The fruits of the work of the The secession of the British was an undoubted blow to constitutional Convention in 2002-03 did not enter into the EU’s internal morale and international credibility. [...] In the context of the EU, the application of deprived of the regulatory arm of Brussels. [...] Here loyalty to the centre? The uniform application of the the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice rule of law across such a large and diverse Union relies makes a vital contribution in enforcing the value- on the collaboration of impartial national courts and riven constitutional order of the Union. [...] It should also have the self-confidence to agree periphery? The recent invention by President Emmanuel to the accession of the EU as an entity to the European Macron of the wider pan-European conference of Convention on Human Rights, as Article 6(2) TEU the European Political Community may be welcomed indeed ordains. [...] What follows is the need for a powerful executive based in the Commission, the extension of QMV in the Council, and democratic reform through the European As the Treaty of Lisbon already provides, the size of Parliament.25 Expansion of the membership of the Union the Commission should be cut by a third.26 This would to 30+ makes action imperative.
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Table of Contents
- DISCUSSION PAPER 1
- EUROPEAN POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMME 1
- Keeping the Promise Reform of governance in the enlarged European Union 1
- Table of contents 2
- Executive summary 3
- Introduction 4
- Progress report 4
- In terms of political and institutional reform the Union tends to do too little too late and then retreats from implementation. 5
- Von der Leyen II 5
- Going federal gradually 6
- The method has evolved over time but on such a foundation is the federal republic of Europe being steadily built. 6
- Pre-enlargement jitters 7
- The Union gets ready to defend itself 7
- Vladimir Putins full frontal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 not only electrified the debate about EU enlargement but also unlocked EU defence policy. 7
- Who pays 8
- Budgetary reform would be good for EU democracy too enhancing the efficacy of EU spending and boosting solidarity. 8
- Imperial stretch 9
- Treaty change 9
- Expansion of the membership of the Union to 30 makes action imperative. 9
- A group of people who know what they are talking about could be charged outside the conventional interinstitutional format with preparing options for treaty change. 10
- Britain 10
- NOTES 13
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- NOTES 15
