What political union for Europe?

Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute organised a conference-debate in Paris on 11 December 2012 together with Policy Network and the Polish Institute of International Affairs and in cooperation with the Master Affaires Européennes of Sciences Po under the title “More integration, more politicisation, more differentiation?”. The speakers discussed what kind of European political union we are likely to see emerging from 2013 onwards.

The keynote speech “Towards a democratic macroeconomic union?” was held by Simon Hix, Professor of European and Comparative Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science.

After that Olivier Rozenberg, Associate Research Professor, Centre d’études européennes, Sciences Po moderated a panel discussion between three researchers: Valentin Kreilinger, Research Fellow, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute (Paris) spoke about “More democratic control for the eurozone”; Agata Gostyńska, Analyst, Polish Institute of International Affairs (Warsaw) presented “Pre-ins in a differentiated Europe”; and Renaud Thillaye, Policy Researcher, Policy Network (London) addressed “Federalism by exception, Europeanisation and the UK existential question”.

The conference-debate ended with concluding remarks by Yves Bertoncini, Director, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute on “Institutional issues and the political reality”.