Unia Europejska – próba przedolimpijska
The European Union – A pre-olympic test

Author(s): Paweł J. Borkowski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Political Theory, Political Sciences, International relations/trade
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: European Union;Brexit, Lisbon Treaty; Great Britain; European Parliament; European elections; Euroscepticism; European political parties;
Summary/Abstract: 2018 was a year of substantial internal reconfigurations in the EU. In the article,the author focuses on three processes with the biggest potential for change. There isgrowing awareness of practical difficulties of leaving the EU in an orderly fashion,especially in light of the severe political crisis in Great Britain. Chancellor AngelaMerkel declared her plan to leave (in an orderly way) and the opinion polls beforethe European Parliament elections suggest there is a possibility of a relative successof Eurosceptic parties, which would result in anything but order. The power gamewithin the EU starts with the May 2019 elections and it will take up a better part ofthe year. The consequences of 2018 political decisions are still unknown – growinguncertainty being the only certain factor.

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