15/12/14
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Euroscepticism has spread in the wake of the economic crisis, but it is worth remembering why Europe continues to matter, says John McCormick, a leading US expert on EU politics.
McCormick, the Jean Monnet chair of European Union politics at Indiana University, says it is often easier to identify with the EU’s critics than its supporters, but their arguments are often based on myths and misunderstandings.
The credit crunch has presented the EU with the biggest crisis in its history, but there is the opportunity for a greater understanding of how the EU works and the chance for the bloc to emerge stronger.
“It is time to shake off the gloom, to put the scepticism in context, to remember all the positives that the EU has brought us, and to work creatively at addressing its problems,” he wrote in a comment on EurActive.
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President Barroso welcomed the commitment at European Council to make progress on energy policy and tax evasion and fraud.
Katinka Barysch from the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank, says that many commonly-used arguments used in the debate on Europe are not based on facts.
Charles Grant, director of a London-based think tank, outlines a number of actions to make the EU more accountable.
An article in Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter argues that the economic crisis has pushed European countries to solve some divisive issues.
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission welcomed the agreement by national leaders and MEPs on the EU's budget for 2014-20, which he called the “growth fund for Europe”.
The emergency economic measures put in place in Greece, Ireland and Cyprus in the wake of the sovereign debt crisis have generated long-lasting political damage for the image of the EU, according to a pair of leading EU commentators.
