European Crisis

Μια εξαιρετική γερμανική ιδέα για το 2018 – ΕφΣυν 29 Δεκεμβρίου 2017

Το 2017 ήταν άλλη μια χαμένη χρονιά για την Ευρώπη. Το 2016 ακόμα και οι πιο δύσπιστοι Ευρωπαίοι κατανόησαν ότι το πράγμα δεν πάει άλλο και ότι απαιτούνται ριζικές θεσμικές αλλαγές στην Ευρώπη. Παρ’ όλα αυτά, οι απαιτούμενες αλλαγές εμποδίστηκαν από τη συνήθη διαφωνία ως προς το τι πρέπει να γίνει – μια διαφωνία που ο Μακρόν είχε περιγράψει ως τον «ιερό πόλεμο» μεταξύ των γερμανικών και γαλλικών ελίτ.

One Schulz does not a federation make: Comment on Martin Schulz’s belated federalist speech

Isn’t it remarkable how establishment European politicians speak common sense once they have lost power and are about to begin their long slide into oblivion? Martin Schulz just copied that pattern with his passionate federalist speech and his pronouncement that “the EU cannot afford another four years of German European policy à la Wolfgang Schäuble”.

Keynote on ‘Europe and its Neighbours’, Chatham House event at the Royal Society of the Arts, London – 20th November 2017 (audio), followed by conversation with Quentin Peele

“Britain is a great democracy imperilled by the delusion that it is a great power. The EU is a great power imperilled by the delusion that it is a great democracy. To stabilise our common neighbourhood, in the East, the Middle-East and Africa, both Europe and the UK must overcome their delusions and work toward simulating a federation.”

 
 

In Brussels next Saturday 9/9? Come to the Bozar to discuss with DiEM25’s finest, plus guests including President Rafael Correa of Ecuador, the Real State of the European Union

The weekend before the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, delivers his official ‘State of the Union’ speech in Strasbourg, DiEM25 will be in Brussels, at the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts, to open the lid on the real state of our European Union; and to discuss DiEM25′ plans for 2019 and beyond.

Featuring  former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, Jeff Sachs, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, Philippe Legrain, Lorenzo Marsili, & Yanis Varoufakis, this two-hour event, in Brussels’ best theatre space (the Bozar) will address three questions: