Кризисы Европейского союза и его будущее

Valdai International Discussion Club Publication. 2016. No. 54. P. 2–15.

Romanova T. A.

At present, five problem areas can be singled out in the EU. These are crises of: internal political leadership and solidarity; the stability of a single currency and economic growth; normative leadership; immigration and the terrorist threat; and finally, legitimacy. The order of their enumeration is not accidental; the first crisis provokes three subsequent ones (in the economic sphere, ideological rivalry and immigration/terrorist threat), which, in their turn, call into question the EU’s legitimacy. Let’s look at the EU’s present situation through the prism of these five crises, analyzing their essence, causes and development dynamics, as well as the presence of a Russian factor in them (if any). In conclusion, we will consider the implications of these crises for Russia’s relations with Brussels.

Keywords: европейская интеграция, European integration

Publication based on the results of: Theoretical and methodological approaches to assessment of the EU systemic transformation in the context of solidarity crisis (2016)