After 1992. The United States of Europe
by Ernest Wistrich, Publication date 1989
AUTHOR
Ernest Wistrich, for 20 years Director of the European Movement in Britain, then served as President of the Commission for European Citizenship of the International European Movement.
ABSTRACT
After 1992 (1989) argues that the changes of 1992 will precipitate the transformation of the European Community into a full political and economic union, organized according to federal principles. In a thorough examination of its responsibilities in the monetary, economic, social and cultural spheres, it traces the European Community’s progress towards its objective of European Union. It suggests further reforms to ensure the Union’s competitiveness, and suggests ways in which national cultural identities can be preserved within a federal structure. In particular, it introduces the principle of restricting federal powers to those matters that need common solutions and management, ensuring maximum autonomy and self-government in local communities and regions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. The Logic of 1992 2. The Emerging Union 3. Managing the Market 4. Technology without Frontiers 5. Policies for Cohesion 6. A People’s Europe 7. A Federal Democracy 8. Common Security 9. The Community and the World 10. Europe’s Future
