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IS THERE AN EUROPEAN IDENTITY ?

IS THERE AN EUROPEAN IDENTITY ?. WHICH EUROPEAN UNION CONSTITUTION?. Clement Serge, FRA Martin Jencik, CZE Gregor Kopriva, SLO Anders Lindahl, SWE Alessandro Valer e , ITA. DEFINITION OF “EUROPEAN IDENTITY”. European-in this case we will consider the European Union (the 25 countries).

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IS THERE AN EUROPEAN IDENTITY ?

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  1. IS THERE AN EUROPEAN IDENTITY? WHICH EUROPEAN UNION CONSTITUTION?

  2. Clement Serge, FRA Martin Jencik, CZE Gregor Kopriva, SLO Anders Lindahl, SWE Alessandro Valere, ITA CIM - November 2005

  3. DEFINITION OF “EUROPEAN IDENTITY” • European-in this case we will consider the European Union (the 25 countries) • Identity- the spirit of this community. The very source of cohesion. What do we share? CIM - November 2005

  4. TWO POINTS OF VIEW • “Não sou nem Ateniense nem Grego, mas sim um cidadão do mundo”- Socrates • “No soy Español, pero soy un Basco”-Un basco… CIM - November 2005

  5. THE POLITICAL DEFINITION The European citizenship - Since Maastricht (1992) • Every citizen who is a national of a Member State is also a citizen of the Union • This citizenship vests new rights in Europeans CIM - November 2005

  6. THE SYMBOLS OF EUROPE As a country we have: • The flag • The European hymn • The Euro CIM - November 2005

  7. WHAT MAKES EU MEMBERS SIMILAR“some common roots” • Greek philosophy (way of mind) • Roman Empire (presence) • Christianity (religion and values) • History together (experiences) CIM - November 2005

  8. Greek philosophy: • they first take care about Soul: the human being is the centre of the reality, his essence corresponds with his psyché , therefore with his capacity of want and understand • thinking through concept (conceptualization), allowed the technical and scientific development, instead of the primitive way of thinking through images and myths or legends CIM - November 2005

  9. ROMAN EMPIRE • infrastructures ( cities still alive, urban system, aqueducts, roads still used...) ; • law as a codified system accepted and shared by everybody , still common in the studies of law all over the continent; • language: Latin scattered by Romans through the Europe is the root of many languages. CIM - November 2005

  10. CHRISTIANITY …the concept of human being, not only as an individual being (one in a mass of people), but as a person with his dignity, precious just because a living being, in relation with other ones in a society; only Christianity has conveyed the absolute value of person. CIM - November 2005

  11. HISTORY TOGETHER • trade • migratory flows • wars • epidemic diseases • scientific and technical development CIM - November 2005

  12. Because of this unique mix only in Europe could born and develop: • the occidental way of modern democracy based on law as a codified system accepted and shared by every citizen • our common sense of human rights CIM - November 2005

  13. WHAT MAKES EU MEMBERS DIFFERENT • National issues – temperament • Political issues – expectations of membership CIM - November 2005

  14. NATIONAL ISSUES • Language • Historical experiences • Relations to authorities • Values CIM - November 2005

  15. POLITICAL ISSUES • Foreign affairs • Budget • Importance • Motives for joining CIM - November 2005

  16. HOFSTEDE`S SCALE IN EU CIM - November 2005

  17. EURO-SCEPTICISM • Identity based • Cleavage based • Policy-based • Institutionally based • National interest-based • Experience-based • Party-based • Atlantic-based • Practice-based CIM - November 2005

  18. CREATING AND FOSTERING EUROPEAN IDENTITY (three basic strategies) • to construct a common culturally defined European identity in a similar way as national identities have been constructed • supra-national legal system was built • a new (embryonic) form of European supranational citizenship has been introduced CIM - November 2005

  19. THE EU’S CONSTITUTION “the enlarged Union in search of coherence and solidarity” • The European Constitution is still a relatively large document and consists of four main parts: • Part I; covers the definition and objectives of the Union, fundamental rights and citizenship of the Union, the Union's competences and how they are exercised, its institutions, the democratic life of the Union, the Union's finances, its immediate environment, and membership of the Union.  • Part II; of the Constitution contains the Charter of Fundamental Rights.  • Part III; sets out in detail the Union's policy areas and other technical issues, • Part IV deals with the Treaty establishing the European Constitution, including arrangements for ratification and future amendments. CIM - November 2005

  20. People are frightened but… • All different but “Unity in diversity” Edy Korthales Altes. • In term of identity- “The present identity of the European Union is not robust but rather confusing. It resembles a Picasso Portrait…” Edy Korthales Altes. CIM - November 2005

  21. WHO FEEL THIS UNITY? • Erasmus-We share time together, apartments...We will go back very opened minded. • Erasmus is strongly connected to education, coordination, exchanges of ideas, discoveries… CIM - November 2005

  22. Maybe tomorrow… • We need more time, more coordination, more Erasmus, more information… • And may be we will present our self as European and no as you usually do. CIM - November 2005

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