The Future of Europe

With a Foreword by the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani.
This book sheds light on the political dynamics within the EU member states and contributes to the discussions about Europe. Authors from all member states as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey assess how their country could get more involved in the European debate, taking the reader on a journey through various political landscapes and different views. The chapters cover issues ranging from a perceived lack of ambition at the periphery to a careful balancing act between diverse standpoints at the geographical centre. Yet, discussions share common features such as the anxiety regarding national sovereignty, the migration and border discourse, security concerns as well as the obvious need to regain trust and create policies that work. The book contributes vigorously to the debate about Europe in all capitals and every corner of the continent, because this is where itsfuture will be decided.

Michael Kaeding is Chairman of the Board of the Trans European Policy Studies Association. He is Professor of European Integration and European Union Politics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, and holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chair.
Johannes Pollak is Director of and Professor of Political Science at the Webster Vienna Private University, Austria. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, and Lecturer at the Universities of Salzburg and Vienna.
Paul Schmidt is Secretary General of the Austrian Society for European Politics in Vienna. Previously, he worked at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, both in Vienna and at their Representative Office in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union.

Why this book? Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt, Michael Kaeding.- Foreword Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament.- Austria in Europe: Size matters But so do ideas Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt.- Belgium in search of a stance on today's EU integration dilemmas Nathalie Brack, Amandine Crespy.- Bulgaria: More Europe in Domestic Politics Daniel Smilov.- Croatia: Finally in the EU but still in search for a place under the (EU) sun Jak¨a Puljiz.- A future Europe for Cyprus: a struggle to overcome the utopianism of the 1990s and come to terms with the tough pragmatism of the 2020s Giorgos Kentas.- Czech Republic a paradise for Eurosceptics? Petr Kratochvíl, Zdenk Sychra.- The Schizophrenic Danes Marlene Wind.- Has the Estonian e-Tiger been caught napping? Viljar Veebel.- Bridging the EUs political dividing lines is in Finlands security interest Juha Jokela.- France: Supporting the jobless a job for Europe Xavier Ragot, Olivier Rozenberg.- Germany and the EU: Managing differentiation to avoid structural segregation Andreas Maurer.- Greece: Of Future of Europe plans and political honesty Xenophon Yataganas, A.D. Papagiannidis.- Hungary: Becoming Pioneers Again Péter Balázs.- Active participation, an Icelandic-German alliance and united Nordic front Baldur Thorhallsson.- Ireland and the EU: A Pragmatic Approach to Integration Cian McCarthy.- Italy and the EU: A Relationship with Uncertain Outcomes Sergio Fabbrini.- Latvias Future in a Deepened EU: Fine with the Right Wine Karlis Bukovskis, Aldis Austers.- Lithuania and the EU: pragmatic support driven by security concerns Ramnas Vilpi¨auskas.- Luxembourg and the EU: How to Integrate in the Face of Diversity Anna-Lena Högenauer.- Malta: Small and Peripheral but Aiming for the Core ofEurope Mark Harwood.- The Netherlands and the EU: Strengthening but not centralising the EU Adriaan Schout.- Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Norway's Options Ulf Sverdrup.- Solidarity with Poland but not from Poland Zdzisaw Mach.- The bell has rung: Portugals main bet is on the conclusion of the EMU Alice Cunha.- The EUs young and restless democracy Romanias lessons and contribution Bianca Toma.- Being European the Slovak Way Oga Gyárfá¨ová, Lucia Mokrá.- Slovenia: From high enthusiasm to frustrating indifference Maja Buar.- Spain in the EU: eager to regain centrality Ignacio Molina.- Managing the risk of periphery Sweden and the future of the EU Göran von Sydow.- Towards a reset of EU-Swiss relations? Frank Schimmelfennig.- Like a Candle in the Wind? Insights and Recommendations on the Turkish Accession to the EU Baak Alpan.- The Union after Brexit: Disintegration, differentiation or deepening? Brendan Donnelly.