Конференция о будущем Европы как новейшая форма социальной поддержки интеграции

Современная Европа. 2022. № 1. С. 21–34.

Entina E., Entin M.

Institutions of the European Union, leading Member States, political elites of the region, who share the approaches of Euro-enthusiasts, put hope on the Conference on the Future of Europe. They expect that it will launch a deep transformation of the EU, give an impetus to its consolidation and deepening of integration, strengthening the international positions and its competitiveness. The Conference on the Future of Europe has absorbed the best that the EU has tried in organizing similar forums. At the same time, it compares favorably with them, since it is built on a network principle using modern information and communication technologies and thereby opens free access to its work. This allows Brussels to assert that the fate of the EU is now determined not by someone else, but by the EU citizens. In addition, it makes it possible to legitimize in advance steps to restructure the European Union, on recommendations that the Conference will prepare. The authors conclude that the pro-European triumvirate of Germany, Italy and France, formed by the beginning of 2022, will not fail in its intentions taking into account the French presidency of the EU Council and the parallel election campaign in the country.

 

Keywords: Европейский Союз, European Union, Conference on the Future of Europe, political, institutional, regulatory reforms of the EU, deepening integration, Конференция о будущем Европы, политические, институциональные, регулятивные реформы ЕС, углубление интеграции