Integration

The Green Observatory provides a round-up of perspectives on a current political issue from the Green European Journal’s partners around Europe. This edition focuses its lens on the so-called ‘refugee crisis’: how is this crisis perceived and does the perception at all correlate to facts? Are the new EU proposals responding to the situation and are EU member states willing to shoulder each other?

Since the outset, the ‘Franco-German engine’ has been the driving force in the European construction process.

The Left must put the question of capitalism squarely on the table.

Is there an optimal amount of countries, after which an organisation becomes dysfunctional?

There is a kind of nationalism in Europe that is not only progressive, but has the potential to reinforce European integration.

Today, the debate surrounding the Eurozone focuses essentially on two questions: whether it would be preferable or even unavoidable to break up the euro area, at least in its current form, and whether it would be possible to fulfill the necessary political and economic conditions for a more resilient, prosperous and integrated EMU.

In order to regain momentum, a vision of European integration infused with bold notions of European sovereignty should be put forward.

The imbalance and lack of solidarity between Member States is such that the project is running out of political energy, bringing adverse consequences for us all.

To what extent are the values we ascribe to Europe today rooted in religion?

Victory seems to be in sight for the movement against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).