In its overwhelming majority, the European press and in particular welcomes the French reaction to the European Union over the crisis in Greece and its plan of 750 billion euro to stabilize financial markets and save the single currency . We admit the success economically. But politically it is quite different, because we can equally consider that the monetary difficulties of the euro area have pointed out, more acutely than ever the political impasse is now Europe . We propose to retain the "European disease" three recent symptoms: the example of Ukraine, the German example, the British example. These failures are even more significant for Europe than they inflicted on him by the popular vote.
The first of these failures has played in Ukraine in February, during the presidential election which saw the victory of Viktor Yanukovych, the pro-Russian and Euro-skeptic, near the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin in particular, on Yulia Tymoshenko - the former muse of the "Orange Revolution " pro-European. All is in fact: since 2004, the press, politicians, media and especially the academic literature across Europe had made the Orange Revolution of 2004 the symbol of the efficiency of European soft power, the attractiveness of EU, a new kind of power adapted to the stage of international century. On this blog in October 2009 there was reference in these terms: " the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in December 2004, supported by the EU, saw protesters demand a European future .
6 years later, the reverse is more painful that hope had been carrying. It's the same actor anti-European, Victor Yanukovich, who becomes president after being removed from power. The outgoing president, Victor Yushchenko, who wanted to open his country to the west and exit the Russian fold, has not passed the first ballot because of its slide into corruption. This shows the immense disappointment of Ukrainians who, by their votes, make return of Ukraine into the Russian sphere of influence. This was followed some months later, an incredible fight scene in the Ukrainian Parliament between pro-European MPs and pro-Moscow by a vote endorsing the extension of the presence of the Russian Black Sea fleet. The observation is this: to the east, Europe is no longer a dream .
the West, the United Kingdom, Europe missed an opportunity. While for the first time in this electoral system was strictly bipartisan organized a series of televised debates, the Liberal Democrat candidate Nick Clegg has exploded between the Conservative and Labour David Cameron Gordon Brown, and triggered an unprecedented electoral dynamic in this country since it involved a politician Europhile, profile very European (former MEP, former EU Commissioner, speaking several languages, and the story married to English) - an anomaly in Her Majesty. He even went so far as to suggest abandoning the pound sterling for the euro it is the first British politician to have so clearly put on the table. A week later, the € uro markets tumbled.
6 years later, the reverse is more painful that hope had been carrying. It's the same actor anti-European, Victor Yanukovich, who becomes president after being removed from power. The outgoing president, Victor Yushchenko, who wanted to open his country to the west and exit the Russian fold, has not passed the first ballot because of its slide into corruption. This shows the immense disappointment of Ukrainians who, by their votes, make return of Ukraine into the Russian sphere of influence. This was followed some months later, an incredible fight scene in the Ukrainian Parliament between pro-European MPs and pro-Moscow by a vote endorsing the extension of the presence of the Russian Black Sea fleet. The observation is this: to the east, Europe is no longer a dream .
the West, the United Kingdom, Europe missed an opportunity. While for the first time in this electoral system was strictly bipartisan organized a series of televised debates, the Liberal Democrat candidate Nick Clegg has exploded between the Conservative and Labour David Cameron Gordon Brown, and triggered an unprecedented electoral dynamic in this country since it involved a politician Europhile, profile very European (former MEP, former EU Commissioner, speaking several languages, and the story married to English) - an anomaly in Her Majesty. He even went so far as to suggest abandoning the pound sterling for the euro it is the first British politician to have so clearly put on the table. A week later, the € uro markets tumbled.
In other words, the monetary difficulties of Europe were partly sealed the Liberal Democrat campaign and ruined the chances of Nick Clegg come into force in government. While it is now deputy prime minister - a first - having collected more votes than ever for a Liberal Democrat kingmaker in the House of Commons, which is essential to any majority, it is unable to influence the line very Eurosceptic of the new Prime Minister David Cameron, the most europhobic since Margaret Thatcher. In 2005, Cameron had brought out the British Conservative European People's Party, which includes various right-wing parties in Parliament, to join a group dominated by Czechs and Poles Europhobes. The appointment of William Hague, former near Thatcher, a of the most Eurosceptic of the British political class, is very revealing.
Finally, the blow received by election "Europa Frau," as he called him a few months ago the U.S. magazine Time is equally worrying for Europe. Angela Merkel was delayed as she could to help Greece, listening to his electoral base tires that Germany is the European nation to lend his efforts and make more concessions to the European level, to be one who receives the least. In short, Germany seemed to enjoy the refusal Chancellor to attend a European solidarity to save the " Teuro (the € uro that is so expensive - teuer - and which we had to sacrifice the deutsche mark, the best currency for German History ). After protracted, it had aligned with the position of its European partners in terms of $ 750 billion. That German voters have punished that day, the shift European Merkel. Losing the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia, the CDU, Merkel is no longer required majority in the Bundesrat - the German equivalent of the Senate. That which was regarded for years as the first political leader of Europe today is very weak politically. This is not good news for European political leadership, she assured de facto for some years. Above all, the vote is indicative of the Rhineland European disenchantment with democracy: Europe is no longer regarded by the Germans in political terms (Germany is by far the country most Europhile, voting en masse to the European elections) but strictly accounting.
The European project has always not win popular support , and this is especially visible for the current monetary difficulties. Further deepening institutional democratization of the EU, the cessation of enlargement, it will be featured on this blog in the coming days the proposals Thierry Chopin and Corinne Deloy to constitute a genuine European political life, as track to solve this' democratic European disease.
Finally, the blow received by election "Europa Frau," as he called him a few months ago the U.S. magazine Time is equally worrying for Europe. Angela Merkel was delayed as she could to help Greece, listening to his electoral base tires that Germany is the European nation to lend his efforts and make more concessions to the European level, to be one who receives the least. In short, Germany seemed to enjoy the refusal Chancellor to attend a European solidarity to save the " Teuro (the € uro that is so expensive - teuer - and which we had to sacrifice the deutsche mark, the best currency for German History ). After protracted, it had aligned with the position of its European partners in terms of $ 750 billion. That German voters have punished that day, the shift European Merkel. Losing the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia, the CDU, Merkel is no longer required majority in the Bundesrat - the German equivalent of the Senate. That which was regarded for years as the first political leader of Europe today is very weak politically. This is not good news for European political leadership, she assured de facto for some years. Above all, the vote is indicative of the Rhineland European disenchantment with democracy: Europe is no longer regarded by the Germans in political terms (Germany is by far the country most Europhile, voting en masse to the European elections) but strictly accounting.
The European project has always not win popular support , and this is especially visible for the current monetary difficulties. Further deepening institutional democratization of the EU, the cessation of enlargement, it will be featured on this blog in the coming days the proposals Thierry Chopin and Corinne Deloy to constitute a genuine European political life, as track to solve this' democratic European disease.
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