Europe

PD Dr. Matthias Waechter; Jean-Claude Vérez

doi:10.5771/9783748909767

Summary

In the years before the Covid-19 crisis confronted the world with unprecedented challenges, the EU showed two sides of itself: On the one hand, it gave cause for hope, having overcome several crises and presenting itself to the world as a defender of multilateralism and a stronghold of democracy. On the other hand, however, its weaknesses remained visible: its lack of coherence in foreign and security policy; its insufficient influence in its neighbouring regions; and its internal contradictions with regard to upholding the rule of law among its member states. The essays gathered here offer a review of two years of EU politics. With contributions byLaurent Baechler, Anna Dimitrova, Mohamed Ane, Sebastian Franzkowiak, András Inotai, Gabriel N. Toggenburg, Arnaud Leconte, Kyriakos Revelas, Hartmut Marhold, Jean-Claude Vérez, Jean-Marie Rousseau, Susann Heinecke, Florent Marciacq, Tobias Flessenkemper, Magda Stumvoll, Marta-Claudia Cliza, Laura-Cristiana Spataru-Negura, Claude Nigoul, Pinar Selek, Yvan Gastaut.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-6881-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-0976-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Denkart Europa | Mindset Europe
Volume: 33
Language: English
Pages: 198
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
Preface No access Pages 9 - 10
1. Sebastian Franzkowiak
  1. The Liberal Order: A Western Construct No access Sebastian Franzkowiak
  2. Restorationists, populists, revisionists No access Sebastian Franzkowiak
  3. Europe as the saviour of the liberal order? No access Sebastian Franzkowiak
  4. Caring for China and the US No access Sebastian Franzkowiak
  5. The German Problem and Macron’s vision No access Sebastian Franzkowiak
  6. References: No access Sebastian Franzkowiak
2. Gabriel N. Toggenburg
  1. 1. Is it indeed the EU’s “main goal” to defend its values as opposed to trade, economic growth and human development? No access Gabriel N. Toggenburg
  2. 2. Do the EU values really aim at furthering European integration and unity? No access Gabriel N. Toggenburg
  3. 3. Are the EU values a tool to impose values held by elites against the will of EU populations? Or are they about something else? No access Gabriel N. Toggenburg
  4. 4. Instead of conclusions: so what is indeed wrong with the EU values? No access Gabriel N. Toggenburg
  5. References No access Gabriel N. Toggenburg
3. András Inotai
  1. 1. New developments challenging democracy No access András Inotai
  2. 2. Two key challenges No access András Inotai
  3. 3. Selected policy areas requiring strategic thinking and programmes No access András Inotai
  4. 4. Some policy recommendations No access András Inotai
4. Arnaud Leconte
  1. A new European governance beyond Maastricht No access Arnaud Leconte
  2. Solidarity: to go beyond the limits of solidarity No access Arnaud Leconte
  3. Responsibility: fight against moral hazard No access Arnaud Leconte
  4. Establish European independence No access Arnaud Leconte
  5. The European Union for greater risk sharing and a no-bailout rule No access Arnaud Leconte
  6. Overcoming the virtual and inapplicable Maastricht rules No access Arnaud Leconte
  7. Converging in productivity, unemployment and commercial balance No access Arnaud Leconte
  8. The European Union for greater risk sharing No access Arnaud Leconte
  9. References No access Arnaud Leconte
1. Kyriakos Revelas
  1. Introduction No access Kyriakos Revelas
  2. The PESCO framework No access Kyriakos Revelas
  3. Beyond dilemmas No access Kyriakos Revelas
  4. The broader picture No access Kyriakos Revelas
  5. Conclusion No access Kyriakos Revelas
  6. References No access Kyriakos Revelas
2. Hartmut Marhold
  1. The general setting No access Hartmut Marhold
  2. International Regional Organisations No access Hartmut Marhold
  3. Banks No access Hartmut Marhold
  4. Projects: The Chinese “Silk Roads” and the European “Connectivity Strategy” No access Hartmut Marhold
  5. Comparative Aspects: Asymmetries No access Hartmut Marhold
  6. Conclusions: Improvement on the European Side No access Hartmut Marhold
3. Jean-Claude Vérez
  1. Des disparités économiques No access Jean-Claude Vérez
  2. Des partenariats évolutifs No access Jean-Claude Vérez
4. Mohamed Ane
  1. Des enjeux européens relatifs à la régulation du cannabis No access Mohamed Ane
  2. Panorama des législations internationales hors UE sur le cannabis No access Mohamed Ane
  3. Les législations en Europe sur le cannabis No access Mohamed Ane
  4. Des enjeux pour une politique harmonieuse en Europe No access Mohamed Ane
  5. Les implications en termes de politiques publiques No access Mohamed Ane
  6. Bibliographie No access Mohamed Ane
5. Anna Dimitrova
  1. The good old transatlantic bargain No access Anna Dimitrova
  2. “America first”, NATO last No access Anna Dimitrova
  3. Containing Trump’s NATO bashing No access Anna Dimitrova
  4. The power asymmetry debate again No access Anna Dimitrova
  5. Towards a new transatlantic bargain? No access Anna Dimitrova
  6. References No access Anna Dimitrova
6. Quelles perspectives pour la Défense européenne ? No access Pages 99 - 104 Claude Nigoul
7. Jean-Marie Rousseau
  1. From “the nature of things” to “the “quietness of mind and soul” No access Jean-Marie Rousseau
  2. Wishful thinking of a world infinitely “renewable”... No access Jean-Marie Rousseau
  3. Global Climatic Warming versus Cold-Feet Attitude of a Hibernating Europe No access Jean-Marie Rousseau
1. Susann Heinecke
  1. Introduction: EU-Russia relations in crisis No access Susann Heinecke
  2. Perceptions matter No access Susann Heinecke
  3. Russian attempts to keep the post-Soviet space together No access Susann Heinecke
  4. Securing authoritarian rule No access Susann Heinecke
  5. Polarising Western societies No access Susann Heinecke
  6. Conclusion: Enduring alienation or temporary crisis? No access Susann Heinecke
  7. References No access Susann Heinecke
2. Magda Stumvoll, Tobias Flessenkemper
  1. China’s rising interest for the Western Balkans No access Magda Stumvoll, Tobias Flessenkemper
  2. Chinese investments in the Western Balkans No access Magda Stumvoll, Tobias Flessenkemper
  3. How much do the Western Balkans benefit from Chinese investments? No access Magda Stumvoll, Tobias Flessenkemper
  4. Outlook No access Magda Stumvoll, Tobias Flessenkemper
  5. References No access Magda Stumvoll, Tobias Flessenkemper
3. Florent Marciacq
  1. Abstract No access Florent Marciacq
  2. No magic formula in politics No access Florent Marciacq
  3. The Western Balkans have become more inextricably linked with the EU than ever; but they are still not catching up No access Florent Marciacq
  4. The European Union certainly remains committed… but to what exactly? No access Florent Marciacq
  5. Conclusion: squaring circles… or waiting for circles to be squared? No access Florent Marciacq
  6. References No access Florent Marciacq
4. Yvan Gastaut
  1. L’Europe, un continent géographiquement situé ? No access Yvan Gastaut
  2. La fin des frontières entre Européens ? No access Yvan Gastaut
  3. Renforcer les frontières externes No access Yvan Gastaut
  4. Le mur comme seul horizon ? No access Yvan Gastaut
5. Susann Heinecke
  1. Political and security relations – between bilateral and multilateral formats No access Susann Heinecke
  2. Cultural and educational projects in a difficult surrounding No access Susann Heinecke
  3. High economic potentials, but… No access Susann Heinecke
  4. Promising opportunities in a region in transition No access Susann Heinecke
  5. References No access Susann Heinecke
1. La crise de la zone euro est-elle derrière nous ? No access Pages 159 - 168 Laurent Baechler
2. Hartmut Marhold
  1. A look back: Political Parties in the “Bundestag” since 1949 No access Hartmut Marhold
  2. Coalition governments, the rule in (West-) German history No access Hartmut Marhold
  3. 2017, a turning point: Indications of a “new German instability” No access Hartmut Marhold
  4. The underlying social reality: ‘splits and spreads’ in society No access Hartmut Marhold
  5. References No access Hartmut Marhold
3. Règlement Général de l'Union européenne sur la Protection des Données : tout le monde est-il prêt ? No access Pages 177 - 184 Marta-Claudia Cliza, Laura-Cristiana Spataru-Negura
4. Le déclin démographique de l’Europe à l’horizon 2050 puis 2100 No access Pages 185 - 190 Jean-Claude Vérez
5. Pinar Selek
  1. Migration féminine dans Alpes-Maritimes : multiplicité et clandestinité No access Pinar Selek
  2. Les indésirables ou esclaves modernes, en Europe No access Pinar Selek
  3. Bibliographie No access Pinar Selek