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Jan Techau
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | http://carnegieeurope.eu/
At the end of all this madness, what is the
EU going to look like? This is a question heard a lot these days, in one
form or another. Most observers sense that these are extraordinary
times for Europe, and that political realities might look very different
rather soon. And while it is impossible to predict how the greatest
political project in history will transform under existential pressures
from both within and outside, all of these pressures point in a certain
direction when it comes to Europe’s future.Let’s start by saying that there will never be an end to all this madness. Human affairs never reach an end point, some sort of magic equilibrium of all driving forces at which those affairs can be frozen and preserved. In European integration parlance, this means that there is no such thing as finalité politique, that old canard. The EU serves a purpose, and its workings and its setup will be adapted as this purpose changes. Again and again. So instead of looking at some imaginary final outcome that will be outdated the moment it is reached, let’s look at the forces that shape the union. http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=62445&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvKXNZKXonjHpfsX57uQsW6Sg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YIGRcR0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEIQ7XYTLB2t60MWA%3D%3D
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