Phoenix Europe. How the EU Can Emerge from the Ashes

The old European Union didn't work, that much has been made clear by the ongoing eurozone debt crisis. But many in Europe think there is now a clear path to a new, more integrated -- and smaller - bloc. What must happen first? Greater democracy and less nation-state sovereignty. Major feature.

In the article from De Volkskrant (see related url hyperlink) Dutch historian Dirk-Jan van Baar writes that economic power is not the only criterion for global power. What matters is how political systems respond to new crises. And from this perspective, the EU is still in with a chance.

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De Volkskrant, 5.12.11: It’s too early to write Europe off (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1249431-it-s-too-early-write-europe

ESO: Background information: EU needs fewer presidents and a new budget 'tsar', say Finns http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-needs-fewer-presidents-and-a-new-budget-tsar-say-finns/

ESO: Background information: An EU architect writes: Time for a two-speed union http://www.europeansources.info/record/an-eu-architect-writes-time-for-a-two-speed-union/

ESO: Background information: A return to the world of Hobbes http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-return-to-the-world-of-hobbes/

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