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In the light of the social and economic convulsions of the last decade, the project for a unified Europe has come increasingly under attack. Our analysis, however, bears out that the picture may be more complex than many suppose, that membership of the European club is still valued by most of the electorates of Europe and that the region has strengths to help endure its manifold challenges. We review the two key issues of the debt crisis and the “democratic deficit” and look at the need, demands and possibilities for change.
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Ivan Krastev, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017.
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https://ec.europa.eu/news/management, 4 December 2018.
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Over 50% of those eligible to vote took part in the EU Parliamentary elections—the highest turnout in 20 years.
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Jean-Claude Junker@JunkerEU (28 June 2019).
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It was never the intention of the founders of the European Economic Community to create a “super state”.
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A central issue in the UK Brexit campaign.
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MEPs are elected by proportional representation.
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MEPs sitting in transnational grouping based on political affiliation/ideology.
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The new appointments of EU Commission president (Ursula von der Leyen), President of the European Council (Charles Michel) and President of the European Central bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde are to take effect in the autumn of 2019.
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In a recession, Eurozone members should be allowed to spend more to help counter the downturn and rein in spending when the economy is doing better.
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Ursula von der Leyen secured approval with 383 votes—only 9 more than needed to secure the EU Parliamentary majority.
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Statement by Ursula von der Leyen on her confirmation as President of the EU Commission by the EU Parliament, 16 July 2019.
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Theodore, J. (2019). Conclusion. In: Survival of the European (Dis) Union. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31214-5_8
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