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The conference on the future of Europe: obstacles and opportunities to a European reform initiative that goes beyond crisis management
Die Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas: Herausforderungen und Erfolgsbedingungen für einen Reformimpuls, der über Krisenmanagement hinausreicht
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Abstract Since the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union (EU) has been struggling to implement structural reforms. New steps towards integration have only been possible under intense pressure during crises, and treaty change has become taboo. The Conference on the Future of Europe is supposed to open a new pa... view more
Since the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union (EU) has been struggling to implement structural reforms. New steps towards integration have only been possible under intense pressure during crises, and treaty change has become taboo. The Conference on the Future of Europe is supposed to open a new path and generate new ideas for the development of the Union through a hybrid format of interinstitutional negotiations and citizen participation. However, its launch has been delayed considerably – and not only by the Covid-19 pandemic; the aims, level of ambition, and structure of the Conference have also been the subject of controversy among the EU institutions. To create the momentum for lasting reform, the Conference must overcome four obstacles: the scepticism of many member states, the taboo of treaty change, interinstitutional rivalries, and past difficulties that the EU has had with citizen participation. (author's abstarct)... view less
Keywords
EU; European integration; structural reform; political reform; democracy; political participation; citizens' participation
Classification
European Politics
Free Keywords
Internationale Konferenz; Ziele und Programme internationalen Akteurs; Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten/Entwicklungsalternativen; Entwicklungspotential; Revision von völkerrechtlichem Vertrag; Szenario; Epidemie/Pandemie; COVID-19
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 19/2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C19
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications