It's the community, stupid! : Why more integration is the best option for Europeans

Hakelberg, Lukas, 2015
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Verfasser Hakelberg, Lukas Wikipedia
Verfasser Lefkofridi, Zoe Wikipedia
Systematik Internet - Internet
Schlagworte european integration
Verlag ÖGfE
Ort Wien
Jahr 2015
Umfang 7 p.
Altersbeschränkung keine
Reihe ÖGfE Policy Brief
Reihenvermerk 31
Sprache englisch
Verfasserangabe Lukas Hakelberg ; Zoe LefkofridiÖsterreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik - ÖGfE
Annotation Policy Recommendations

The Community method should become the norm in EU decision-making.
A European Chamber debating, amending and voting on Eurogroup conclusions should be established to enhance parliamentary control.
National parties must forge trans-national links in order to replace antagonisms between member states by competition between supranational parties.

Abstract

More integration is not only the optimal path for resolving the recent crises of the Eurozone and the accommodation of refugees but also the best response to the challenges posed by globalization: faced with the ascent of emerging economies, only if united can the EU remain an influential player in global affairs and effectively defend Europeans’ interests. EU leaders should thus discard nationalistic discourse, exits or reverse gears; instead, they must enhance unity and empower European citizens. For this purpose, pro-EU party elites must implement a number of institutional reforms. In this regard, public opinion is less of a constraint than typically portrayed due to citizens’ identification with Europe; the real change of attitude, however, needs to occur at the level of party elites: instead of succumbing to the temptation of blame-games, they should transfer their own organizations’ “loyalty” to the community. They must cooperate more closely to provide common visions and raise European solutions to problems and issues concerning all Europeans (e.g. TTIP, migration, consumer protection, labor rights) in political debates and electoral programs – in both national and European elections. As greater power generates greater expectations and responsibility, Germany, the major beneficiary of integration, should take the lead in showing greater solidarity.
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Anhang URL: http://oegfe.at/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/OEGfE_Policy_Brief-2015.31_2.pdf

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