Future of Europe conference Archives

26 02, 2021

The European Union: From organisation ‘sui generis’ to democratic regional organisation
The European Union: From organisation ‘sui generis’ to democratic regional organisation
EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust

The European Union: From organisation ‘sui generis’ to democratic regional organisation

By Jaap Hoeksma|2021-02-26T12:08:00+00:00February 26th, 2021|Categories: EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: EU and democracy, EU democracy, EU integration, EU integration democracy, Future of Europe conference|

The author wishes to dedicate the present essay to the memory of the ever inspiring Michael Burgess, in live Founder and Director of the Centre for Federal Studies at the University of Kent. For decades, it has been common practice in academic circles to refer to the EU as [...]

27 10, 2020

Time to get serious about the Future of Europe Conference
Time to get serious about the Future of Europe Conference
Citizens’ rights, EU Policies & Institutions, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust

Time to get serious about the Future of Europe Conference

By Roger Casale|2020-11-14T12:54:54+00:00October 27th, 2020|Categories: Citizens’ rights, EU Policies & Institutions, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: Citizens Take Over Europe, EU and civil society, EU citizens rights, EU democracy, Europe Future Fringe, European civil society, Future of Europe, Future of Europe conference, Roger Casale|

This article was first published by Euractiv with the title "We need to talk about the future of Europe". Our online world lends itself well to a conversation with citizens about the future of Europe. And yet, European leaders have so far failed to reach agreement, even on who should [...]