The State of European Integration : Where Does the EU Stand and in What Direction Is It Heading?
(2023) p.263-277- Abstract
In the concluding chapter, the editors take stock of the state of integration seventy years after the EU’s inception. In the early 2020s, the EU faces once again the fateful question of whether integration should proceed in a federal direction, or whether varied flexible solutions to concrete problems should guide its development instead. The stock-taking is seen against the acute challenges that the current situation in the world underline, not least the war in Ukraine, the energy and cost of living crises, with impact on how the EU and its member states tackle the long-standing climate crisis. In this ominous context, it is important that the member states hold together and find strength in their common endeavours. Nonetheless,... (More)
In the concluding chapter, the editors take stock of the state of integration seventy years after the EU’s inception. In the early 2020s, the EU faces once again the fateful question of whether integration should proceed in a federal direction, or whether varied flexible solutions to concrete problems should guide its development instead. The stock-taking is seen against the acute challenges that the current situation in the world underline, not least the war in Ukraine, the energy and cost of living crises, with impact on how the EU and its member states tackle the long-standing climate crisis. In this ominous context, it is important that the member states hold together and find strength in their common endeavours. Nonetheless, certain member states are challenging the Union’s fundamental values in a way never seen before and which have clear implications for further integration. The authors argue that political leadership is needed to stake out the way ahead. The EU’s institutions have a role to play, but they cannot act without legitimacy and support from the member states.
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- author
- Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva ; Ekman, Per ; Michalski, Anna and Oxelheim, Lars LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023-01-01
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Crisis, EU, European integration, Flexible integration, Political leadership
- host publication
- The EU between Federal Union and Flexible Integration : Interdisciplinary European Studies - Interdisciplinary European Studies
- pages
- 15 pages
- publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85160480846
- ISBN
- 9783031223969
- 9783031223976
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-031-22397-6_11
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 791d41fe-fc6f-4cb1-936c-bfdcbf0fd10f
- date added to LUP
- 2023-09-15 14:27:27
- date last changed
- 2024-04-19 00:58:06
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abstract = {{<p>In the concluding chapter, the editors take stock of the state of integration seventy years after the EU’s inception. In the early 2020s, the EU faces once again the fateful question of whether integration should proceed in a federal direction, or whether varied flexible solutions to concrete problems should guide its development instead. The stock-taking is seen against the acute challenges that the current situation in the world underline, not least the war in Ukraine, the energy and cost of living crises, with impact on how the EU and its member states tackle the long-standing climate crisis. In this ominous context, it is important that the member states hold together and find strength in their common endeavours. Nonetheless, certain member states are challenging the Union’s fundamental values in a way never seen before and which have clear implications for further integration. The authors argue that political leadership is needed to stake out the way ahead. The EU’s institutions have a role to play, but they cannot act without legitimacy and support from the member states.</p>}},
author = {{Engelbrekt, Antonina Bakardjieva and Ekman, Per and Michalski, Anna and Oxelheim, Lars}},
booktitle = {{The EU between Federal Union and Flexible Integration : Interdisciplinary European Studies}},
isbn = {{9783031223969}},
keywords = {{Crisis; EU; European integration; Flexible integration; Political leadership}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{01}},
pages = {{263--277}},
publisher = {{Springer International Publishing}},
title = {{The State of European Integration : Where Does the EU Stand and in What Direction Is It Heading?}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22397-6_11}},
doi = {{10.1007/978-3-031-22397-6_11}},
year = {{2023}},
}