20 March 2019

A discussion with Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the Committee of the Regions

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In this podcast, we discuss the establishment of a European Social Union with Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the Committee of the Regions, one of the official EU advisory bodies and “voice of regions and cities in the EU”.

Photo credits CC Flickr: Congress of local and regional authorities

Political visions
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Myth: Europe is in need of a “Finalité Politique”

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A finalité politique is at odds with the nature of European integration. There is no end goal, and that is how it ought to be. By definition, the Europe of European integration is a volatile and hybrid institution, a temporary fix. A temporary fix that has to prove itself as an appealing and convincing version of that big post-war Western experiment with capitalism and democracy. Capitalism and democracy the European way, if you wish. Key to its attraction is that is never set in definite form, nor believes in such a thing.

Analyses
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Reforming the Dublin Pact and Activating EU Solidarity: The Objectives of the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

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The increase in migratory flows towards the European Union (EU) during the 2014–2016 period was followed by a genuine political–institutional crisis and the paralysis of the Common European Asylum System. In 2020, the European Commission presented the New Pact on Asylum and Migration, a composite policy instrument that promises to deeply reform the common asylum policy.

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