Ritzen, Jo (Hrsg.). A Second Chance for Europe - Economic, Political and Legal Perspectives of the European Union. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
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A Second Chance for Europe

Economic, Political and Legal Perspectives of the European Union
  • Springer International Publishing
  • 2018
  • Taschenbuch
  • 280 Seiten
  • ISBN 9783319862330
Herausgeber: Jo Ritzen

This book calls upon us to rethink and reboot the European Union. The authors dissect the EU¿s many vulnerabilities: how some Member States are backsliding on the rule of law, freedom of the press, and control of corruption ¿ and how globalization¿s ¿discontents¿ are threatening the liberal international order. It examines the need for a common immigration policy; the need to rethink the unsustainable debt overhang of some Eurozone countries; and the need to use education to foster a European identity. Given the sum total of these vulnerabilities, the book argues, the EU may not survive beyond 2025 in its present form ¿ that is, unless

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decisive action is taken. In turn, the book puts forward a number of workable solutions: a European economic model to secure full employment; a stronger European Court of Human Rights to counter systemic violations; a points-based immigration policy; clear exit options for the Eurozone; and an Open Education Area with a common second language. These solutions may reduce the number of EU countries, but would increase cohesion and overall survivability.

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