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Klkl. Is the European Union an empire?. >The EU is an empire enlarged by negotiation and consent >The EU is an empire without an emperor >The EU is an empire governed by indirect rule. What did European integration bring?. >Cooperation instead of conflict; Europe a global player. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Is the European Union an empire?> The EU is an empire enlarged by
negotiation and consent> The EU is an empire without an emperor> The EU is an empire governed by
indirect rule
What did European integration bring?> Cooperation instead of conflict; Europe a
global player.> Prosperity through free markets and free
trade> Free space to travel at affordable prices> Monetary stability through the Euro
What does the EU lack? > Connection to the people. Public view is
hostile or distant:> EU: Brussels is a monster, a behemoth> Top EU leaders are unelected; Mandarins
call the shots> EU is felt as a bureaucratic occupation
force
Constitution did the wrong thing> to put the EU on a federal footing> Political elite far ahead; public did not
follow> Constitution strengthened perception
of ‘imperialist empire’> Constitution turned EU into threat to
national identity
New Treaty, does it improve?> Does the text re-connect European
integration to the people? (not aconstitution, but unreadable and elusive)
> Does the Treaty streamline the institutionalframework? (size of Commission,European Parliament, duplicity, agencies)
> Is mission of EU concentrated on limitedpolicy-areas? (CAP, Regional Policy,Energy Policy, Immigration Policy)
Conclusion
> Bureaucratic machinery: streamliningtoo slow; mission unfocused
> Enlargement: enlarge economicconcept EU, not EU itself.
> Estrangement from people: someleading positions should be elected, like EU President, Commission
President and Commissioners.
Thank you!