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French far right vows to re-write EU treaties, fight ‘Vonderleyenism’

Thursday afternoon (29 February) in Paris, the head of the Rassemblement National's list for the European elec

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AkshayOct 4, 2023

Former PMs and other VIPs mince no words in calling for #EUReform:

“European leaders must acknowledge that the EU’s current socio-economic, institutional and, ultimately, political model is not sustainable…

a decision-making process that only produces notable advances during major crises…

political tensions are bound to increase and lead to paralysis of the EU as it faces the prospect of enlargement to 35+ members”

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https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/former-prime-ministers-officials-call-for-gradual-eu-federalism/

Former prime ministers, officials call for "gradual" EU federalism

32 former high-level politicians and EU officials published a manifesto, calling for a central fiscal capacity

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AkshayOct 4, 2023

Good overview on EU Treaty Change and the coming Enlargement, by Kribbe and van Middelaar.

We need to discuss 1) decision making rules 2) Budget 3) impact of single market and four freedoms 4) Rule of Law 5) Security 6) Public support

I hope the EU Reform debate will move wider than specialist circles.

Enlargement seems likely now: all non-decisions on how to deal with it are (risky) decisions.

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Show threadAkshaySep 19, 2023

Anyway, the report is a very useful overview of debates which will happen in the coming years.

The big problem is communication and citizen's involvement.

You can't just cook something up among diplomats, and then dump it on surprised citizens in a high-bullshit media environment.

Sadly, the CoFEU momentum seems gone...

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Show threadAkshaySep 19, 2023

EU voting rules: current QMV is kinda copied from the USA: 55% of member states, representing 65% of population.

Half the rule (population) gives massive power to the big member states, and the other half (number of countries) to citizens of micro-states. Sure we want to increase the latter (60%/60% rule)?

Math nerd view: having a degressively proportional function of population determine your voting weight might actually work more smoothly.

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Show threadAkshaySep 19, 2023

On concentric circles of EU integration: sounds good in theory, but will it work in practice?

If the inner circle is useful, all will want to join.

If the inner circle requires some (short-term) cost or risk, with altruistic benefits, all will want to free-ride.

Perhaps that's why we have rather few inner circles in the EU.

(I think € and Schengen are, in spirit, intended as universal with opt-outs)

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Show threadAkshaySep 19, 2023

One question I would have as a non-lawyer:

What does it mean concretely to move "policy" to QMV voting generically (except foreign policy and defence), but change "competences "separately (and modestly)?

Which concrete decisions would be easier by "moving to QMV" and which type of decisions would require changing the competences of the Union?

Is there a list?

(In my head, "not EU competence" and "requires unanimity" gets mixed up as "hopeless")

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AkshaySep 19, 2023

The report on EU Treaty Reform by 12 French and German experts, sponsored but not endorsed by DE and FR.

They want Rule of Law measures with teeth, a Europe of concentric circles with differentiated integration, much more use of voting by member states rather than unanimity, voting rules favouring small member states more, a smoother enlargement process, a bigger budget, and various smaller reforms.

It's a lot to digest!

https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/blob/2617206/4d0e0010ffcd8c0079e21329bbbb3332/230919-rfaa-deu-fra-bericht-data.pdf

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