Bulletin n. 1/2017
June 2017
INDICE
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Ponzano Paolo
    After Brexit, What Should the European Union Do?
    in Federalist Debate (The) , Year XXIX, Number 3, November 2016 ,  2016
    The first statements issued by officials of the European institutions and national governments after the British referendum, beyond their surprise for the result, were expressing the need to react quickly and relaunch the European project. Some European political leaders have suggested a delay of six months for the European Union to take concrete measures to "improve its image" in the eyes of the European citizens and be able to counteract the disaffection towards the European project and the rise of Euro-skepticism and populism. But the European Council meeting in late June has not confirmed the hopes of an immediate wake-up call of the EU, since the Heads of State, while seeking a rapid application by the British Government of the provisions of Art. 50 TEU for initiating the withdrawal procedure, have given themselves appointment on September 16 in Bratislava for their next meeting. Meanwhile, the main British political leaders have many times stated that there is no need to hasten to notify the United Kingdom's political will to withdraw from the EU, a notification necessary to engage in the negotiations under Art. 50 TEU to conclude the withdrawal agreement (which could include also defining new relations between the EU and the UK).
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