The #ConferenceOnTheFutureOfEurope ends tomorrow with a final plenary adopting recommendations for changing 🇪🇺
The process has been marred by institutional infighting, lack of attention and lowered expectations because leaders are scared of treaty change. futureu.europa.eu/?locale=en
The process has been marred by institutional infighting, lack of attention and lowered expectations because leaders are scared of treaty change. futureu.europa.eu/?locale=en
The original idea was to be something like the EU constitutional convention of 2003, with a greater emphasis on ground-up citizen involvement.
But national leaders, still scarred by the constitution-turned-treaty experience of 2005-09, nixed both C words. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventio…
But national leaders, still scarred by the constitution-turned-treaty experience of 2005-09, nixed both C words. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventio…
Instead we got a new C word, a "conference".
From the start, the exercise had to move forward a year ago with one hand tied behind its back. Once it started having problems, Macron - who had come up with the idea - effectively abandoned his baby.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conferenc…
From the start, the exercise had to move forward a year ago with one hand tied behind its back. Once it started having problems, Macron - who had come up with the idea - effectively abandoned his baby.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conferenc…
We were expecting recs to be ignored. But a lot's changed over the past year.
Now that there's momentum for ambitious 🇪🇺changes because of the Russian invasion, could de facto EU leader Macron decide to embrace recommendations and push for treaty change?
worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/30…
Now that there's momentum for ambitious 🇪🇺changes because of the Russian invasion, could de facto EU leader Macron decide to embrace recommendations and push for treaty change?
worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/30…
Despite the best efforts of the Council to discourage them from doing so, the members of the Conference are recommending things that would require treaty change.
These include the right of initiative for the European Parliament and ending the remaining national veto abilities.
These include the right of initiative for the European Parliament and ending the remaining national veto abilities.
The Ukraine War has changed the equation in a lot of areas.
The timing of the adoption of #COFE recommendations could suddenly thrust this exercise into the spotlight and serve as the basis for Macron-initiated 🇪🇺 treaty change.
Watch this space.
The timing of the adoption of #COFE recommendations could suddenly thrust this exercise into the spotlight and serve as the basis for Macron-initiated 🇪🇺 treaty change.
Watch this space.
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