Alternatives to the EU Consitution
25 January 2007 - “There is no alternative to the EU Constitution!” This is the mantra of leading EU politicians and high ranking civil servants. For them it is no question that the street will lead down to more and deeper EU integration. But actually there are alternative ideas, proposals and solutions concerning the future of Europe. During the so called ‘reflection-period’, and even before, many concepts for the future of Europe have been submitted, but yet none of them has been really debated or even considered. Politicians, think-tanks, professors or activists tried to high-light their views how to shape a fair and democratic Europe, that makes a difference for the well-being of the citizens. But their opinions obviously are not conform with the objectives and interest of leading politicians.
Here are some of these alternatives:
Flexible Europe
Bruno S. Frey's FOCJ
The basic idea is that there should be the possibility of a partial entry into the European Union. Read more
Multi-speed Europe
Multi-Speed Europe
The vision denotes the wish of some Member States not to join the process of a deeper integration among the other sates but to join them at a later stage. Read more
Liberal Europe
Vaclav Klaus on ''What is Europeism?''
Vaclav Klaus does not agree with the advocates of the harmonization (a homogenization) integration model which is based on unification. Read more
Federalist Europe
Joschka Fischer's Europe of nation-states
A European Union of nation-states would have to create a Parliament that would resemble the US Congress in some respects. Read MoreNewropeans political movement
In their view, a ''Euroring''of institutions in a circumference of 500 km around Brussels staking account of the specificity and advantages of each selected town. Read more
Social Europe
ETUC Social Europe
The European Social Model is a vision of society that combines sustainable economic growth with ever-improving living and working conditions. Read more
