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April 2026 “Europe” or “European Union”? When people talk about the EU, they often use the word Europe instead. This is not just a lapsus. People associate it with the region in the world where they live. The map of Europe has been redrawn many times during its history, often by war and violence (see for example https://brewminate.com/regions-of-europe-and-historical-patterns/). At some point it even reached upto the Ural mountains, now part of Russia and as we witness today, the territorial wars never seem to end. At the same time, Europe is not a monolithic block. The diversity in languages and culture, often with historical roots, is vast. |
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On federalism and its variants How can we define “federalism”, “confederalism”, “bounded federalism” and “multi-federalism”? These terms are often used loosely in political discourse, but they have distinct meanings in constitutional theory and practice. Let us define each precisely, then show how they relate to the Schuman2030 proposal. The verdict: Schuman2030 concept advocates for a “Bounded Multi-Federal Europe”. Below a schematic diagram. The new Europe applies a “bottom-up” subsidiarity audit and creates for each supra-national competence domain a Federal Council to which nations can become a member. The unanimity rule is replaced by a general rule to reach 80% consensus for all decisions. For more details see WP6 below. Continue reading on www.Schuman2030.eu More details in the WP6 Working Paper |
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The Schuman2030.eu project was started end of 2025. The approach is to develop a series of Working Papers, starting from how the EU was started and then evolved through a number of treaties, the last one being the Lisbon treaty. From this analysis we are developing a concept for a next Europe. This is Work In Progress and feedback is welcome. Note that Schuman2030 is an apolitical initiative. Working Papers The Schuman2030 project is currently reviewing and completing the working papers. WP1: An in-depth analysis of how Switzerland functions including a comparison with Belgium. Released. WP2: On the foundation of the European Union from Schuman till today. Released. WP3: The power structure of the European Union. Released. WP4: The EU Constitution and the Treaty of Lisbon. Released. WP6: Schuman2030 Post Lisbon reform concept. Released. WP7: On the Draghi Report. Released. Blog: Some relevant and interesting background readings:
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