I don't think that European circles are actually lacking the awareness that Member States need to work together and coordinate their efforts to cope with the current world. Even some eurosceptic would subscribe the principle. What our leaders refuse to acknowledge it's that such coordination cannot arise from intergovernmentalism. Until the real power lies in a summit of national governments there will be always some national interest conflicting and overcoming the European one. Sadly enough, time is running low and Europe is getting more and more irrelevant to world affairs and challenges.
I don't think that European circles are actually lacking the awareness that Member States need to work together and coordinate their efforts to cope with the current world. Even some eurosceptic would subscribe the principle. What our leaders refuse to acknowledge it's that such coordination cannot arise from intergovernmentalism. Until the real power lies in a summit of national governments there will be always some national interest conflicting and overcoming the European one.
ReplyDeleteSadly enough, time is running low and Europe is getting more and more irrelevant to world affairs and challenges.
Igor,
ReplyDeleteIn my view, when the scale of the problems facing us is global or European, the European Union needs real powers to act.
But real EU level powers require real EU level democracy: elections, parliament and government.