The Eu Between Federal Union and Flexible Integration: Interdisciplinary European Studies

ISBN-13: 9783031223969 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 235 str.

Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt; Per Ekman; Anna Michalski

Opis

Against a backcloth of tumultuous events in Europe, the EU faces once again the fateful question of moving towards federal union or let flexible integration guide the Union. The sixth volume in Interdisciplinary European Studies explores the coexistence of deepening political integration and flexible patterns of integration in the EU. The book brings together scholars from economics, law, and political science to provide insights into issues with a bearing on the future of the EU: the crisis of rule of law and political values, the move towards a European defence union, the power of the new European public prosecutor’s office, the prospects of financial stability through the Recovery and Resilience facility, and the state of European parliamentary democracy. The chapters are based on up-to-date research findings and succinct assessments of the current state of affairs and ongoing debates. They conclude with policy recommendations for decision-makers on European and national levels.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. The road ahead for the European Union: between federal union and flexible integration (Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Per Ekman, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim). - Chapter 2. Enlargement and the watering down of democracy: A Union in existential crisis (Daniel Silander). - Chapter 3. The state of rule of law in Europe: The EU in a limbo between federalism and flexible integration (Anna Södersten). - Chapter 4. Parliament as an arena for political opposition to EU policy: wasteland or conflict zone? (Christer Karlsson, Moa Mårtensson and Thomas Persson). - Chapter 5. Stability in public finances in the EU after the COVID-19 pandemic: between federalism and flexible integration? (Fredrik NG Andersson and Lars Jonung). - Chapter 6. The EU’s policy on state subsidies: An essential engine of integration or a hidden transfer of competence? (Jörgen Hettne). - Chapter 7. Are demands for federal taxes leading the EU away from flexible integration towards a revolt against taxation? (Krister Andersson). - Chapter 8. The federal European public prosecutor’s office: From vision to reality? (Jacob Öberg). - Chapter 9. The European defence policy between flexible integration and a future defence union (Malena Britz). - Chapter 10. A more equal Europe: A precondition for federalism or a consequence thereof? (Jesper Roine). - Chapter 11. The state of European integration: Where does the EU stand and in what direction is it heading? (Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Per Ekman, Anna Michalski and Lars Oxelheim)

O autorze

Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt is Professor of European Law at the Faculty of Law of Stockholm University, Sweden.

Per Ekman is a researcher in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Anna Michalski is Associate Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University and Senior Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

Lars Oxelheim is Professor of International Business and Finance at University of Agder, Norway, Professor Emeritus at Lund University and affiliated with the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Sweden.

Blurb

“Putin’s barbaric war in Ukraine tests the EU as never before. Since the invasion in February 2022, we have witnessed unity among EU member states and staunch solidarity with Ukraine. It is important that this continues. But what are the options for the next steps in the EU’s future: increased federalism or flexible integration? This volume offers valuable answers and insights across a wide range of key issues from the rule of law to economic, security, industrial policies, and income inequality. The volume provides a rich source of essential knowledge on the state of the EU.”

—Anders Ahnlid, Director General of National Board of Trade Sweden. Formerly Sweden’s ambassador to Finland, the EU and the OECD, and Director General for Trade in the MFA

Against a backcloth of tumultuous events in Europe, the EU faces once again the fateful question of integrating in federal union or pursuing flexible integration. The sixth volume of Interdisciplinary European Studies explores changes to the EU’s policies, institutions and political structures to assess patterns of integration and cooperation. It brings together scholars from economics, law, and political science to provide insights into issues with a bearing on the EU’s future, including the rule of law, the European defence union, the European public prosecutor’s office, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and European parliamentary democracy. It presents up-to-date research and offers succinct assessments of the current state of affairs, including policy recommendations for decision-makers on European and national levels.

Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt is Professor of European Law at the Faculty of Law of Stockholm University, Sweden.

Per Ekman is researcher in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Anna Michalski is Associate Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, and Chair of the Swedish Network for European Studies in Political Science.

Lars Oxelheim is Professor of International Business and Finance at University of Agder, Norway, Professor Emeritus at Lund University and affiliated to the Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Sweden.