The End of Toleranace and the New Populism | Euro Crisis in the Press

The End of Toleranace and the New Populism | Euro Crisis in the Press

The popular mobilizations that have followed the economic crisis in southern Europe contain a new (anti-)political discourse attacking the customs of representative politics. 

George F. Will: The roar of Europe’s protest vote - The Washington Post

George F. Will: The roar of Europe’s protest vote - The Washington Post

EPC : Social Cohesion In Europe After The Crisis

www.epc.eu/documents/uploads/pub_4502_social_cohesion_in_europe_after_the_crisis.pdf

Robert Kaplan of Stratfor, "Europe's Deep Right-Wing Logic"

RealClearWorld - Europe's Deep Right-Wing Logic

In sum, the rise of the right is part of a narrative about the decline of Europe and its place in the world as more demographically and economically vibrant societies in the Greater Indian Ocean and elsewhere continue their rise. Just as the European left has had no solutions to the current crisis, neither will the nationalistic right. Places in relative decline often make headlines. That is the case with Europe now.

Alan Posene at Worldcrunch/Die Welt : "Something Is Rotten In Europe"

Something Is Rotten In Europe

The European establishment has a decade-long listening problem, and it won't be solved by shaming the anti-EU populist parties that scored big in this week's election.

European Parliament election results – our [LSE EUROPP] experts react

European Parliament elections were held from 22 – 25 May. We asked a number of experts to comment on the results and what the elections mean for individual countries across Europe. 

European Parliament elections: a final look at the national campaigns

Stuart Brown – LSE, Public Policy Group

We Need a Europe That is Truly Social and Democratic

The Case for a Fundamental Reform of the European Union November 2013 Social Europe Occasional Paper by Julian Nida-Rümelin, Dierk Hirschel, Henning Meyer, Thomas Meyer, Almut Möller, Nina Scheer, Gesine Schwan and Hermann Schwengel (pdf)

the Glienicker Group "Towards a Euro Union"

Europe has structural problems that require structural solutions. Even though this is not a popular view at the moment, we are convinced that the monetary union needs deeper integration. More particularly, it needs a sufficiently powerful European economic government.  

Bruegel | Towards a Euro Union

Bruegel | Towards a Euro Union

Outi Keranen on "Managing the (EZ) Crisis Through Secrecy

the 2012 Greco-Finnish deal on collateral was metaphorically-speaking negotiated in a dark room. The details of the bilateral agreement on the Greek collateral as a requisite for Finland’s participation in the rescue package were kept from the public on the grounds of a Greek demand for secrecy

Πρός Ομοσπονδιοποίηση της ΕΕ

Σημερινό ρεπορτάζ του Reuters απο το Ευροκοινοβούλιο.

EU lawmakers backed the new powers for the Commission, the EU executive, to further 

strengthen euro zone budget discipline and prevent another sovereign debt crisis.

Μετά την έγκριση του Κοινοβουλίου, τον επόμενο μήνα θα βγεί η "ντιρεκτίβα" για την υποχρεωτική εποπτεία των Εθνικών Προϋπολογισμών απο την Επιτροπή.
Δηλαδή: πρίν την υποβολή στο εθνικό κοινοβούλιο και μέχρι την 15η Οκτ. η κάθε χώρα θα υποβάλλει το Σχέδιο Προϋπολογισμού στην Επιτροπή για ... έγκριση.
Σε αντάλλαγμα το Ευροκοινοβούλιο πήρε την δέσμευση απο την Επιτροπή οτι θα υπάρξει Σχέδιο για την συλλογική εγγύηση του χρέους πάνω απο 60% του εθνικού ΑΕΠ και βοήθειας για την αποπληρωμή του σε 20 χρόνια!
Με αυτή την εξέλιξη ασχολείται και ο Joshua Chaffin στο BrusselsBlog του FT και αναφέρει:

 the heart of the agreement is a commitment by the commission, the EU’s executive arm, to set up a high-level working group to study the feasibility of creating a debt redemption fund for eurozone countries – an idea that some view as a step towards mutually guaranteed eurozone bonds.

Δηλαδή η δέσμευση είναι μόνο για Υψηλού Επιπέδου Ομάδα Εργασίας που θα μελετήσει το θέμα.

Federal Europe; Not just yet, but discussed

A good take on EE, at least EZ, first thoughts on the emerging federal structure is the piece by Dan Corry at the EUROPPBlog of the LSE .
His thesis is that

Europe’s centre left must begin to consider and debate measures that would help struggling regions, such as more progressive taxes and an EU-wide unemployment benefit scheme.