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Il groviglio di accordi europei suggerito da David Cameron

Feb 4, 2013 Kemal Derviş

WASHINGTON, DC – Il “discorso sull’Europa” pronunciato dal Premier britannico David Cameron il 23 gennaio è stato potente, elegante, con una visione intelligente e ricco di buone argomentazioni. In particolare ha chiarito tre cose. Ma tradurre questi argomenti in realtà istituzionale sarà una sfida quasi impossibile.

Innanzitutto, Cameron fa bene a enfatizzare la necessità di un rinnovo del supporto popolare per l’Unione europea. La percentuale di europei che credono che l’Ue sia “una buona cosa” è in costante calo.

Le democrazie richiedono un dibattito reale. Eppure troppe decisioni sul futuro dell’Europa e dell’Eurozona vengono prese in ambienti altamente tecnocratici, mentre la maggior parte dei cittadini non comprende davvero cosa sta succedendo, né tanto meno che se ne occupano i policy maker. Si può anche discutere se un referendum sia il veicolo più appropriato per chiedere il consenso, ma chiedere è un dovere.

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Celt Darnell Aug 14, 2014

OK, I've read every article in this section and not one was written by a Eurosceptic.

This is why the Europhiles are losing the argument -- they have no awareness of the other side's point of view.

And, come the referendum, that will be their fatal flaw.
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Andrew Man Feb 8, 2013

The EU seems to have developed into something which Americans call ‘overpaid wine tasters’. Just follow the current discussion about salary levels of EU civil servants. What makes an EU civil servant a superior race compared with, say, a civil servant of France when France has the reputation of having the most elitist civil servants in the world? As long as the EU remains something that views itself as something outside of Europe, it has no future.
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Dimitrios Lyridis Feb 7, 2013

Unfortunately for Mr. Cameron and the UK an EU tailor made for the UK is technically difficult and "morally" questionable. And speaking about what belongs in the comfort zone, do you honestly believe that what has happened since the 50s belonged within the comfort zone of Germany (let alone France?). The problem of the Eurozone is basically lack of leadership that could inspire a vision, and not expect the citizens to show them the direction. Europe requires persons with the ability and the will to unite it, leaders not enslaved in their past false decisions, in their political choices, in their party micro-politics, or in their mistaken ideas of economical or other models. It requires leaders of the rank of Jean Monnet, Robert Schumann, and Konrad Adenauer. Those of us citizens who have dreamt of this Union, are very very disappointed.
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Ayse Tezcan Feb 4, 2013

good points!
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