Stručni rad
The European Union as Superpower: Future or Utopia - Transition of the EU to the United States of Europe
Ivo Josipović
; Profesor emeritus Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Ana Jerković
orcid.org/0000-0001-5869-340X
; Ministarstvo znanosti i obrazovanja, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Sažetak
The European Union is currently undergoing through many challenges and changes, in the context of the pandemic, economic recession, migrant, environmental and security crisis, the UK’s exit from the EU, as well as redefining its fundamental ideas of togetherness, solidarity and strength. In today’s multipolar world, the EU must clearly define its direction and firmly take its rightful place in the geopolitical, economic, military and any other sense. A key factor in this strategic positioning will be the redefinition of governance and structure of the EU, especially in terms of strengthening institutions, consolidating the eurozone, mechanisms for resolving economic and cohesion issues and certainly common foreign, defense and security policy. One of the possible scenarios for its further development is a more compact and efficient connection of states. Today, it seems like a utopia. However, confederalization or federalization, as possible forms of transition to the United States of Europe, is rationally the only choice if the EU wants to take the position of a superpower on the global stage. Certainly this would presuppose the renunciation of a part of sovereignty of nation-states. However, with greater integration and functionality, the EU could become a truly large, strong and relevant global decision-maker at the highest level, managing resources for the benefit of all EU countries, with a clear foreign and security policy and a European army, whose economy can grow steadily and whose institutions are a solid foundation of governing internal and global processes. In this paper, the authors discuss whether and how the EU will use current challenges to take at least a small step in this direction, what are the possible scenarios for its development, and whether there is a chance that the European Union will grow into the United States of Europe.
Ključne riječi
European Union; superpower; United States of Europe; multipolarity
Hrčak ID:
303584
URI
Datum izdavanja:
7.6.2023.
Posjeta: 294 *