THE CHALLENGES OF A FEDERATIVE EUROPE
THE CHALLENGES OF A FEDERATIVE EUROPE

Summary/Abstract: The article offers a quick overlook on the main aspects concerning the development of the European construction. It focuses upon the two fundamental principles which emerged along the adoption of the successive Treaties from Rome to Lisbon. The Article remarks that over more than five decades the European project has found resources to overcome a series of difficulties of institutional matter. Several modalities of exercising the decision at the level of the European institutions are also highlighted – integration, government agreement and federalism. As far as current issues claim special attention from the European leaders, the authors consider that, in the context of a prolonged economic and financial crisis, the pattern of a strengthened Europe should prevail only if coherent policies are formulated. A two speed Europe works against the common benefit of the Member States and does not respect of the spirit of the Founding Treaties.

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