The German EU Presidency, from January to June 2007, will face numerous challenges among which th... more The German EU Presidency, from January to June 2007, will face numerous challenges among which the most important consists in helping Europe emerge from the deep Constitutional crisis in which it is embedded and of re-energising the enlargement project. Furthermore, it will be necessary to tackle several dossiers linked to the Lisbon Agenda energy policy and re-launching the Constitutional project, as well as issues relating to Justice and Home Affairs, immigration policy, the struggle against terror and a wide array of topics including the European Neighbourhood Policy. The agenda is, therefore, both heavy and complex. Unfortunately, the threat of an international crisis and the French elections will significantly reduce the policy options for Germany, because Germany's European policy can only be discussed within the framework of its relationship with France. To re-energise the European project, the traditional Franco-German engine will have to act in close cooperation with ot...
En los ultimos anos se ha afirmado en multiples ocasiones que la estrecha relacion entre Francia ... more En los ultimos anos se ha afirmado en multiples ocasiones que la estrecha relacion entre Francia y Alemania, motor de la integracion europea en la segunda mitad del siglo pasado, habia pasado a mejor vida. No obstante, ha quedado demostrado que las necrologicas fueron prematuras. De nuevo, en un contexto de ampliacion de la Union Europea a un minimo de 25 miembros, la relacion se enfrentaba a retos sin precedentes. Sin embargo, la llegada de una repentina avalancha de importantes acuerdos lograra quizas insuflar nueva vida a la asociacion entre estos dos viejos socios. Con motivo de la celebracion del 40 aniversario del Tratado del Eliseo, celebrado en enero de 2003, los dos paises parecian dispuestos a buscar formas de reafirmar la validez de su amistad estrategica. Los recientes signos de dinamismo de esta relacion deberan, sin embargo, marcar el principio de un nuevo acuerdo fundamental si Francia y Alemania quieren desempenar su papel tradicional como impulsores de la unificacio...
Rarely has Germany been as important in Europe – or as isolated – as it is today. Germany has had... more Rarely has Germany been as important in Europe – or as isolated – as it is today. Germany has had Europe’s biggest economy since integration began, but since the beginning of the euro crisis last year, there has been a kind of “unipolar moment” within the eurozone: no solution to the crisis was possible without Germany or against Germany. At the same time, from Greece to Libya, Germany has been seen as increasingly evasive, absent and unpredictable. Although Germany has now signalled that it will do whatever it takes to save the euro, much of Europe is worried about the way that this will be done and is even resentful about where Germany seems to be heading.1 To many, it appears that an increasingly powerful and independent Federal Republic is renegotiating the two fundamental principles that have guided its foreign policy for decades: European integration and the western alliance. Some even suggest that Germany is laying the foundations for a new Sonderweg, or special path. While G...
At the end of January, European leaders agreed the wording of the new treaty aimed primarily at t... more At the end of January, European leaders agreed the wording of the new treaty aimed primarily at tightening fiscal policy in the euro area that was agreed in principle by 26 EU heads of government at last December’s European summit. The treaty reflects German positions rather than collective compromise. In particular, the treaty centres on a “fiscal compact” that compels all eurozone countries to incorporate into their constitutions a deficit limit modelled on the German Schuldenbremse, or “debt brake”. In addition, European leaders once again ruled out the possibility of using European Central Bank (ECB) funds to “leverage” the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) or European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and there was no mention of ECB bond purchases to help stabilise bond markets.
Desde el estallido de la crisis del euro en 2010, Alemania se ha situado en el centro de todas la... more Desde el estallido de la crisis del euro en 2010, Alemania se ha situado en el centro de todas las decisiones y todas las criticas. Quien fuera el principal motor de la Union Europea se muestra hoy esceptico y decepcionado. ?Como atraer de nuevo a los alemanes? Rara vez ha tenido Alemania tanta importancia en Europa �o ha estado tan aislada� como en la actualidad. Alemania ha tenido la mayor economia europea desde que se inicio el proceso de integracion pero, desde el comienzo de la crisis del euro en 2010, ha habido una especie de �momento unipolar�: ninguna solucion a la crisis era posible sin Alemania o contra Alemania.
working program will have a special focus on energy security, counter-terrorism, immigration and ... more working program will have a special focus on energy security, counter-terrorism, immigration and trade.
... Wird es ihm gewachsen sein? Literatur Blair, Tony/Aznar, Jose Maria 2002: Joint Statement bet... more ... Wird es ihm gewachsen sein? Literatur Blair, Tony/Aznar, Jose Maria 2002: Joint Statement between Tony Blair, MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and HE Jose Maria Aznar, President of Spain: , The Union Institutions' vom 27.2. ...
This is a wake-up call. It points to the most imminent critical issues for the European Union’s p... more This is a wake-up call. It points to the most imminent critical issues for the European Union’s peaceful survival and suggest a new vision. It is addressed to the leaders of the European Union.The authors distance themselves from the host of tenuous condemnations of the European project.The publication is based on a recent The Global Round Table discussion and takes the outcome of the 2014 European Parliament election into account.The authors and supporters of the wake-up call include experienced national leaders at the highest level, civil society leaders and academicians.
Depuis le sommet de Nice, l'Union européenne est entrée dans une nouvelle phase de son histoi... more Depuis le sommet de Nice, l'Union européenne est entrée dans une nouvelle phase de son histoire. Après la primauté longtemps accordée à l'intégration économique sur l'intégration politique, le déficit démocratique dont souffrent les institutions de l'Union et l'émergence de mouvements visant à re-nationaliser les politiques communes font du débat sur la Constitution européenne un enjeu au moins aussi essentiel et difficile que celui de l'élargissement. Essentiel, car une Constitution permettrait à l'Europe, d'une part, de redéfinir l'équilibre des compétences au sein de l'Union, et, d'autre part de mieux répartir les pouvoirs entre l'Union, les Etats-membres et les citoyens ― en donnant à ceux-ci, enfin, les conditions d'exercer de façon démocratique la souveraineté qui leur revient; difficile, car l'élaboration d'une Constitution doit répondre aux aspirations d'Etats aux traditions politiques et institutionnelles fort ...
French-German Relations, which since decades have been the pillar of European integration, are no... more French-German Relations, which since decades have been the pillar of European integration, are now in a state of confusion. The 1989 continental geopolitical upheaval constrained the two countries to redefine the “raison d’être” of the French-German duet and its mission in Europe. The new challenges that have appeared since the 9/11 attacks against New York and Washington are also raising the issue of the geopolitical dimension of an enlarged Europe and of its role on the international stage. In recent years, France and Germany have not succeeded to propose a precise design for the great Europe to come, while Eastern enlargement, planned since 1997, is strongly calling for a reform of the Union. In this respect, the European Union needs strong and sustainable concepts in order to ensure its action capacity after the adhesion of 10 new members (or more). Five essential areas are concerned: the reform of the institutions (1); the financing of an enlarged Europe (2); the co-ordination ...
The German EU Presidency, from January to June 2007, will face numerous challenges among which th... more The German EU Presidency, from January to June 2007, will face numerous challenges among which the most important consists in helping Europe emerge from the deep Constitutional crisis in which it is embedded and of re-energising the enlargement project. Furthermore, it will be necessary to tackle several dossiers linked to the Lisbon Agenda energy policy and re-launching the Constitutional project, as well as issues relating to Justice and Home Affairs, immigration policy, the struggle against terror and a wide array of topics including the European Neighbourhood Policy. The agenda is, therefore, both heavy and complex. Unfortunately, the threat of an international crisis and the French elections will significantly reduce the policy options for Germany, because Germany's European policy can only be discussed within the framework of its relationship with France. To re-energise the European project, the traditional Franco-German engine will have to act in close cooperation with ot...
En los ultimos anos se ha afirmado en multiples ocasiones que la estrecha relacion entre Francia ... more En los ultimos anos se ha afirmado en multiples ocasiones que la estrecha relacion entre Francia y Alemania, motor de la integracion europea en la segunda mitad del siglo pasado, habia pasado a mejor vida. No obstante, ha quedado demostrado que las necrologicas fueron prematuras. De nuevo, en un contexto de ampliacion de la Union Europea a un minimo de 25 miembros, la relacion se enfrentaba a retos sin precedentes. Sin embargo, la llegada de una repentina avalancha de importantes acuerdos lograra quizas insuflar nueva vida a la asociacion entre estos dos viejos socios. Con motivo de la celebracion del 40 aniversario del Tratado del Eliseo, celebrado en enero de 2003, los dos paises parecian dispuestos a buscar formas de reafirmar la validez de su amistad estrategica. Los recientes signos de dinamismo de esta relacion deberan, sin embargo, marcar el principio de un nuevo acuerdo fundamental si Francia y Alemania quieren desempenar su papel tradicional como impulsores de la unificacio...
Rarely has Germany been as important in Europe – or as isolated – as it is today. Germany has had... more Rarely has Germany been as important in Europe – or as isolated – as it is today. Germany has had Europe’s biggest economy since integration began, but since the beginning of the euro crisis last year, there has been a kind of “unipolar moment” within the eurozone: no solution to the crisis was possible without Germany or against Germany. At the same time, from Greece to Libya, Germany has been seen as increasingly evasive, absent and unpredictable. Although Germany has now signalled that it will do whatever it takes to save the euro, much of Europe is worried about the way that this will be done and is even resentful about where Germany seems to be heading.1 To many, it appears that an increasingly powerful and independent Federal Republic is renegotiating the two fundamental principles that have guided its foreign policy for decades: European integration and the western alliance. Some even suggest that Germany is laying the foundations for a new Sonderweg, or special path. While G...
At the end of January, European leaders agreed the wording of the new treaty aimed primarily at t... more At the end of January, European leaders agreed the wording of the new treaty aimed primarily at tightening fiscal policy in the euro area that was agreed in principle by 26 EU heads of government at last December’s European summit. The treaty reflects German positions rather than collective compromise. In particular, the treaty centres on a “fiscal compact” that compels all eurozone countries to incorporate into their constitutions a deficit limit modelled on the German Schuldenbremse, or “debt brake”. In addition, European leaders once again ruled out the possibility of using European Central Bank (ECB) funds to “leverage” the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) or European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and there was no mention of ECB bond purchases to help stabilise bond markets.
Desde el estallido de la crisis del euro en 2010, Alemania se ha situado en el centro de todas la... more Desde el estallido de la crisis del euro en 2010, Alemania se ha situado en el centro de todas las decisiones y todas las criticas. Quien fuera el principal motor de la Union Europea se muestra hoy esceptico y decepcionado. ?Como atraer de nuevo a los alemanes? Rara vez ha tenido Alemania tanta importancia en Europa �o ha estado tan aislada� como en la actualidad. Alemania ha tenido la mayor economia europea desde que se inicio el proceso de integracion pero, desde el comienzo de la crisis del euro en 2010, ha habido una especie de �momento unipolar�: ninguna solucion a la crisis era posible sin Alemania o contra Alemania.
working program will have a special focus on energy security, counter-terrorism, immigration and ... more working program will have a special focus on energy security, counter-terrorism, immigration and trade.
... Wird es ihm gewachsen sein? Literatur Blair, Tony/Aznar, Jose Maria 2002: Joint Statement bet... more ... Wird es ihm gewachsen sein? Literatur Blair, Tony/Aznar, Jose Maria 2002: Joint Statement between Tony Blair, MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and HE Jose Maria Aznar, President of Spain: , The Union Institutions' vom 27.2. ...
This is a wake-up call. It points to the most imminent critical issues for the European Union’s p... more This is a wake-up call. It points to the most imminent critical issues for the European Union’s peaceful survival and suggest a new vision. It is addressed to the leaders of the European Union.The authors distance themselves from the host of tenuous condemnations of the European project.The publication is based on a recent The Global Round Table discussion and takes the outcome of the 2014 European Parliament election into account.The authors and supporters of the wake-up call include experienced national leaders at the highest level, civil society leaders and academicians.
Depuis le sommet de Nice, l'Union européenne est entrée dans une nouvelle phase de son histoi... more Depuis le sommet de Nice, l'Union européenne est entrée dans une nouvelle phase de son histoire. Après la primauté longtemps accordée à l'intégration économique sur l'intégration politique, le déficit démocratique dont souffrent les institutions de l'Union et l'émergence de mouvements visant à re-nationaliser les politiques communes font du débat sur la Constitution européenne un enjeu au moins aussi essentiel et difficile que celui de l'élargissement. Essentiel, car une Constitution permettrait à l'Europe, d'une part, de redéfinir l'équilibre des compétences au sein de l'Union, et, d'autre part de mieux répartir les pouvoirs entre l'Union, les Etats-membres et les citoyens ― en donnant à ceux-ci, enfin, les conditions d'exercer de façon démocratique la souveraineté qui leur revient; difficile, car l'élaboration d'une Constitution doit répondre aux aspirations d'Etats aux traditions politiques et institutionnelles fort ...
French-German Relations, which since decades have been the pillar of European integration, are no... more French-German Relations, which since decades have been the pillar of European integration, are now in a state of confusion. The 1989 continental geopolitical upheaval constrained the two countries to redefine the “raison d’être” of the French-German duet and its mission in Europe. The new challenges that have appeared since the 9/11 attacks against New York and Washington are also raising the issue of the geopolitical dimension of an enlarged Europe and of its role on the international stage. In recent years, France and Germany have not succeeded to propose a precise design for the great Europe to come, while Eastern enlargement, planned since 1997, is strongly calling for a reform of the Union. In this respect, the European Union needs strong and sustainable concepts in order to ensure its action capacity after the adhesion of 10 new members (or more). Five essential areas are concerned: the reform of the institutions (1); the financing of an enlarged Europe (2); the co-ordination ...
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