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Brilliant and must-read piece on the distinction between European sovereignty and #Europeandemocracy, and the importance of the latter.
By @nicolasleron via @GEG_org (non-French speakers 👉 Deepl). 1/4
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2020/05/25/…
By @nicolasleron via @GEG_org (non-French speakers 👉 Deepl). 1/4
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2020/05/25/…
TL:DR The call for a European sovereignty will not solve the EU's continued problems & crises. Only the construction of a true #Europeandemocracy, based on a real fiscal & budgetary capacity, can give EU citizens the means to decide & act. No representation without taxation. 2/4
This resonates directly with @VoltEuropa's insistence on #Europeandemocracy through thorough #EUreform, with a real EU budget, true European parties, a #EuropeanConstitution, and the end of State vetoes. This is the only viable way forward for the EU. 3/4
volteuropa.org
volteuropa.org
🔥Thread for those not well-versed in #EU topics.
"The EU" (@EU_Commission) proposes a #GreenDeal to make the EU carbon-neutral by 2050, and "the EU" (@Europarl_EN) seems to support it. Now, "countries" (@EUCouncil) need to support it. #IamEuropean
politico.eu/article/the-co…
"The EU" (@EU_Commission) proposes a #GreenDeal to make the EU carbon-neutral by 2050, and "the EU" (@Europarl_EN) seems to support it. Now, "countries" (@EUCouncil) need to support it. #IamEuropean
politico.eu/article/the-co…
So, let's be clear: if this #GreenDeal fails, or passes in a watered-down version that empties it from its substance, it will not be "the EU"'s fault; it will be on "the countries". National leaders, currently attending a Council meeting, are the make-or-break force. #IamEuropean
As often, the #unanimity rule on the @EUCouncil means that any country has the power to oppose a major proposal supported by everyone else — or at least remove key parts of it. This is not #democracy and is not sustainable. We need #EUreform and majority decisions. #IamEuropean
Listening to Foreign Min @TyttiTup explain the Finnish priorities for its presidency of the EU, I can only wonder... how do we continue to tolerate the rotating presidency of the @EUCouncil?! What gives Finland (or any country) the legitimacy to impose... 1/4 #eu2019fi
its priorities on the whole of the EU? These governments may be elected at home, but not at the EU level. Their only claim to these responsibilities is an agreement among Member States that completely bypasses any principle of democracy and accountability. 2/4 #eu2019fi
For #GeorgeWashington, Great Britain waged a tariff war against the US, believing US States "never could unite in opposition to it". Until proven otherwise, the US would remain "in a ridiculous point of view in the eyes of the nations of the earth". Sounds familiar? #EUisthenewUS
In 1783, #Hamilton noted that "the road to popularity in each state is to inspire jealousy of the power of Congress, though nothing can be more apparent that [Congress has] no power." Sounds familiar? #EuroBashing #EuropeanParliament #EUisthenewUS
In 1787, Charles Pinckney of #SouthCarolina had concluded that the "depressed situation of the union is undoubtedly owing" to this "absurd" requirement of unanimous consent for amendments. Sounds familiar? #EUreform #TreatyChange #EUisthenewUS
#EuropeanParliament calls on Council to:
✅ transform into a true legislative chamber for a real bicameral legislature, with the @EU_Commission as the executive
✅ replace consensus with qualified majority
Exactly the #EUReform that @VoltEuropa calls for! #VoteVolt #EP2019
✅ transform into a true legislative chamber for a real bicameral legislature, with the @EU_Commission as the executive
✅ replace consensus with qualified majority
Exactly the #EUReform that @VoltEuropa calls for! #VoteVolt #EP2019
From @VoltEuropa's policies: "In the short term, and in order to bring coherence into the Council’s work, Volt supports abolishing the Council’s system of topic-based configurations and replacing them with a single representative for each State."... #VoteVolt #EP2019
