EL 90 | Draghi’s Pragmatic Federalism: the path Europe must follow to escape the impasse
The European Letter is back.
Today, Europeans find themselves, for the first time in recent history, “alone together” in facing a world order that no longer guarantees their prosperity and security. With the United States stepping back and growing pressure from Russia and China, the citizens of the European Union can no longer afford to remain paralyzed by inefficient decision-making mechanisms and by the constraints imposed by the veto right. To overcome this deadlock, the path outlined by Mario Draghi is not to wait for unanimous consensus, but to form a vanguard of countries willing to immediately embrace the path of “pragmatic federalism.” Only through a coherent project led by the most forward-looking countries will Europeans be able to pool resources and sovereignty in vital sectors such as defense, energy, and advanced technologies, ultimately turning the current crisis into a new opportunity to refound their union.
The European Letter is published in 7 languages - from the edition 77 - under the auspices of the Luciano Bolis European Foundation in cooperation with the Union of European Federalists.
The European Letter is a periodical publication started in 1997 with the aim of stimulating political debate in national parliaments and governments, and in the European Parliament.
The European Letter 90 entitled "Draghi’s Pragmatic Federalism: the path Europe must follow to escape the impasse", is sent to parliamentarians in the following legislative bodies:
- European Parliament
- Bundestag
- Parliament of the French Republic
- Parliament of the Italian Republic
- Cortes generales (Spanish Parliament)
- Nationalrat (Austrian Parliament)
- Belgian Federal Parliament
- Hellenic Parliament
- Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland)
- Staten-Generaal (Parliament of the Netherlands)
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