The Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals

ISBN-13: 9783319930459 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 133 str.

Johannes Pollak; Paul Schmidt; Michael Kaeding

Opis

With a Foreword by the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani. This book sheds light on the political dynamics within the EU member states and contributes to the discussions about Europe.

Spis treści

Why this book?

Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt, Michael Kaeding

Foreword

Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament

Austria in Europe: Size matters – But so do ideas

Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt

Belgium in search of a stance on today's EU integration dilemmas

Nathalie Brack, Amandine Crespy

Bulgaria: More Europe in Domestic Politics

Daniel Smilov

Croatia: Finally in the EU but still in search for a place under the (EU) sun

Jakša Puljiz

A future Europe for Cyprus: a struggle to overcome the utopianism of the 1990s and come to terms with the tough pragmatism of the 2020s

Giorgos Kentas

Czech Republic – a paradise for Eurosceptics?

Petr Kratochvíl, Zdeněk Sychra

The Schizophrenic Danes

Marlene Wind

Has the Estonian e-Tiger been caught napping?

Viljar Veebel

Bridging the EU’s political dividing lines is in Finland’s security interest

Juha Jokela

France: Supporting the jobless – a job for Europe

Xavier Ragot, Olivier Rozenberg

Germany and the EU: Managing differentiation to avoid structural segregation

Andreas Maurer

Greece: Of “Future of Europe” plans and political honesty

Xenophon Yataganas, A.D. Papagiannidis

Hungary: Becoming Pioneers Again

Péter Balázs

Active participation, an Icelandic-German alliance and united Nordic front

Baldur Thorhallsson

Ireland and the EU: A Pragmatic Approach to Integration

Cian McCarthy

Italy and the EU: A Relationship with Uncertain Outcomes

Sergio Fabbrini

Latvia’s Future in a Deepened EU: Fine with the Right Wine

Karlis Bukovskis, Aldis Austers

Lithuania and the EU: pragmatic support driven by security concerns

Ramūnas Vilpišauskas

Luxembourg and the EU: How to Integrate in the Face of Diversity

Anna-Lena Högenauer

Malta: Small and Peripheral but Aiming for the Core of Europe

Mark Harwood

The Netherlands and the EU: Strengthening but not centralising the EU

Adriaan Schout

Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Norway's Options

Ulf Sverdrup

Solidarity with Poland but not from Poland

Zdzisław Mach

The bell has rung: Portugalʼs main bet is on the conclusion of the EMU

Alice Cunha

The EU’s young and restless democracy – Romania’s lessons and contribution

Bianca Toma

Being European – the Slovak Way

Oľga Gyárfášová, Lucia Mokrá

Slovenia: From high enthusiasm to frustrating indifference

Maja Bučar

Spain in the EU: eager to regain centrality

Ignacio Molina

Managing the risk of periphery – Sweden and the future of the EU

Göran von Sydow

Towards a «reset» of EU-Swiss relations?

Frank Schimmelfennig

Like a Candle in the Wind? Insights and Recommendations on the Turkish Accession to the EU

Başak Alpan

The Union after Brexit: Disintegration, differentiation or deepening?

Brendan Donnelly

O autorze

Michael Kaeding is Chairman of the Board of the Trans European Policy Studies Association. He is Professor of European Integration and European Union Politics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, and holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chair.

Johannes Pollak is Director of and Professor of Political Science at the Webster Vienna Private University, Austria. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, and Lecturer at the Universities of Salzburg and Vienna.

Paul Schmidt is Secretary General of the Austrian Society for European Politics in Vienna. Previously, he worked at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, both in Vienna and at their Representative Office in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union.

Blurb

With a Foreword by the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani.

This book sheds light on the political dynamics within the EU member states and contributes to the discussions about Europe. Authors from all member states as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey assess how their country could get more involved in the European debate, taking the reader on a journey through various political landscapes and different views. The chapters cover issues ranging from a perceived lack of ambition at the periphery to a careful balancing act between diverse standpoints at the geographical centre. Yet, discussions share common features such as the anxiety regarding national sovereignty, the migration and border discourse, security concerns as well as the obvious need to regain trust and create policies that work. The book contributes vigorously to the debate about Europe in all capitals and every corner of the continent, because this is where its future will be decided.

Michael Kaeding is Chairman of the Board of the Trans European Policy Studies Association. He is Professor of European Integration and European Union Politics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, and holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chair.

Johannes Pollak is Director of and Professor of Political Science at the Webster Vienna Private University, Austria. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, and Lecturer at the Universities of Salzburg and Vienna.

Paul Schmidt is Secretary General of the Austrian Society for European Politics in Vienna. Previously, he worked at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, both in Vienna and at their Representative Office in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union.