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Europe: Back to the future of a political project

Delve into the evolution of Europe's political landscape, exploring the transition from a single market to the need for a deeper sense of identity and democracy. This analysis touches on the principles of political equality, the role of the European Commission, and the shift towards a more politically engaged European legal community.

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Europe: Back to the future of a political project

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  1. Europe: Back to the future of a political project Prof. Dr. Ulrike Guérot Bruegel - October 23rd, 2018

  2. by Babi Badalov

  3. “You cannot Fall in Love with a Single Market. • Europe needs a Soul.” • Jacques Delors, Presidentofthe European Commission (1985-1995)

  4. “When the old world dies, and the new one isn‘t born yet, we live in the • times of a monster.” • Antonio Gramsci

  5. „loud minority“

  6. „silent majority“

  7. Principle of political equality means: Electoral equality  Equal fiscal policy  Equal access to social rights

  8. One market (1992) One currency (2002) One democracy (2032?) One Euro (2002) One IBAN/SEPA (2016) One European Social Security Number (ESSN) (2022?)

  9. one market – one democracy industry / banksasymmetric admission strong economic driver democracy: no political & economic driver

  10. Commission • which is no • Government • … but has • “Court Functions”: • Guardian of the Treaties • No real opposition  no reversibility of politics • Governance is ownership for everybody but responsibility for none! Council which is driven bynational interest Parliament with no right of legal initiative European Trilogy

  11. Armin von Bogdandy (2017): • „Die technokratische EU- Rechtsgemeinschaft sollte zu einem politisierten europäischen Rechtsraum weiterentwickelt werden.“ • European legal community should become one legal space • European Law of Associations? • European Foundation Law? • European Electoral Register (Rosanvallon: Le sacre du citoyen)? • European Citizenship?

  12. Divided elites or divided people?

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