FM Arouet

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Eine Antwort auf Daniel Cohn-Bendit und Guy Verhofstadt

Daniel Cohn-Bendit und Guy Verhofstadt haben « Für Europa ! Ein Manifest » veröffentlicht. Die beiden Föderalisten fordern den europäischen Bundesstaat. Ihr Anliegen ist gut und ihre Antworten sind pragmatisch. Doch für die alten Schwächen des Föderalismus finden sie keine Lösung.

mercredi 7 novembre 2012

For Europe !

Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Guy Verhofstadt released a “Manifesto for a postnational revolution in Europe”, pushing for a federal Europe. This very good initiative is daring and pragmatic. However, their approach – and its shortcomings – remains desperately the same.

samedi 20 octobre 2012

Well-deserved and timely : the EU receives the Nobel Peace Prize

The EU has unexpectedly been attributed the Peace Prize from the Nobel Institute. This is great ; for it reminds us that Europe is much more than an imperfect monetary union : it remains a model of long-term peace and stability for the rest of the world. The EU’s greatest achievement The EU (…)

mercredi 17 octobre 2012

Let the Future of Europe begin…

The Future of Europe group, composed of 11 EU foreign ministers, released a paper with groundbreaking integrationist proposals and a very realistic approach : when History is calling upon you, don’t wait for the others. All in Considering that Europe is at “a decisive juncture” where it can (…)

mercredi 26 septembre 2012

Mario Draghi : the last man standing ?

The European Central Bank could end the crisis today. But the political consequences and the long-term implications of such a radical move can be potentially disastrous, even worse than the current short-term stress. Two sides of the war The 1996 movie “Last Man Standing” (in which Bruce (…)

mercredi 5 septembre 2012

Euro crisis : Is banking union the way out ?

The policy drive towards banking union – as opposed to mutualisation of sovereign debts – has a fair chance of breaking negative feedback loops between sovereigns and banks, and not only because euro area leaders seem to agree on it. However, this is not a long-term fix. A potentially radical (…)

lundi 16 juillet 2012

Séparer l’islamisme de l’Islam en Europe

Le meurtre de sept personnes, dont trois enfants, par un terroriste se revendiquant d’Al Qaida en France va probablement changer le débat sur l’Islam en Europe. Les États membres de l’UE doivent chacun définir comment l’Islam se conjugue avec leur société, comment réprimer l’islamisme et (…)

lundi 14 mai 2012

Separating ‘Islamism’ and ‘Islam’

The assassination of seven people, including three children, by an Al-Qaeda terrorist in France is likely to change the debate on Islam in Europe. EU member states need to individually define how Islam fits with their society, repress Islamism and prevent far-right movements from utilising (…)

mardi 17 avril 2012

The EU’s incomplete path to economic governance

The current path to economic governance set by EU leaders is the right one and needs to be consolidated. However, it is insufficient when it comes to ensuring the long-term sustainability of the euro and European economic growth. As the crisis seems to ease, the EU’s long-term problems strike (…)

jeudi 16 février 2012

Fiscal union : Europe moves ahead

The proposed new Treaty will constrain Eurozone members’ ability to run a budget deficit. This is a crucial first step towards fiscal union. However, since it is truly the tipping point in European integration, European peoples should not be left aside. A new Treaty to finish the construction (…)

dimanche 11 décembre 2011

Nuclear energy in Europe : with or without you ?

We should eventually phase out of nuclear energy. The real question however is about how to optimize the production and consumption of energy in Europe, in order to reach a low-carbon economy. The answer is the Single European Market for Energy. The consequences of the Fukushima trauma The (…)

vendredi 7 octobre 2011

Sauver la Grèce : acte II

La tragédie grecque continue : alors que la dette souveraine de la Grèce atteindra selon les estimations 157 % du PIB national cette année, et que les taux d’intérêt appliqués par ses détenteurs atteignent des sommets à 17 %, le prochain sommet de l’UE qui se tiendra les 23 et 24 juillet est (…)

jeudi 7 juillet 2011
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