SCHUMAN REPORT ON EUROPE STATE OF THE UNION 2012 Springer Paris Berlin Heidelberg New York Hong Kong London Milan Tokyo SCHUMAN REPORT ON EUROPE STATE OF THE UNION 2012 by the Robert Schuman Foundation for Springer Verlag Publication edited by Thierry Chopin and Michel Foucher Publication edited by Thierry Chopin and Michel Foucher Translated by Rachel Ischoffen and Helen Levy ISBN 978-2-8178-0318-0 Springer Paris Berlin Heidelberg New York © Springer-Verlag France, Paris, 2012 Printed in France Springer-Verlag France is a member of the group Springer Science + Business Media Original title: “Le Rapport Schuman sur l’Europe 2011, l’état de l’Union" © Éditions Lignes de Repères, 2012 3, rue de Téhéran - 75008 Paris Site internet: www.lignes-de-reperes.com ISBN9 78-2-915752-66-3 This work is subject to copyright. 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The European Parliament and the Centre for European Studies assume no responsibility for facts or opinions expressed in this publication or their subse- quent use. Sole responsibility lies with the author for this publication.” Table of Content Preface Jean-Dominique Giuliani ......................................................................................... 19 1. The European Union and the Crisis: Between Doubt and Necessity Governance of the European Union, two years after the Lisbon Treaty (Jean-Dominique Giuliani) ............................................................................... 21 Europe – Afterwards. From Crisis Federalism to Pragmatic Federalism (Thierry Chopin and Jean-François Jamet) ....................................................... 29 After Fukushima, is a European Energy Policy still Possible? (Joachim Bitterlich) ........................................................................................... 35 Does Germany still see Europe through the Franco-German Prism? (Frank Baasner) .................................................................................................. 39 Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is still the Best Hope in an Insecure Age (Steven Hill) ........................................................................... 43 2. Facing the Economic and Financial Crisis: Regulation, Investment, Solidarity The Euro, Markets and Politics (Christian de Boissieu and Olivier Passet) ......... 51 For a Political View of Financial Regulation (Jean-Pierre Jouyet) ........................ 59 Aviation, Defence and Security Industries Want a Strong Europe (Jean-Paul Herteman) ........................................................................................ 63 The Budget: For a European Solidarity Pact (Alain Lamassoure) ......................... 69 An Investment Strategy in EU: A Means to Compensate for the Lack of Fiscal Transfers (Stefaan De Corte) ........................................... 73 The Emerging European Social Model, an Asset to Face the Crisis (Yves Barou) ....................................................................................................... 79 3. Europe and the New World (Im) Balances European Times: From One Crisis to Another (Michel Foucher) ........................ 85 The Euro: Spectator or Player in the World’s Financial Imbalance? (Mathilde Lemoine) .......................................................................................... 89 What European “Power”? (Pierre Hassner) .......................................................... 95 Has the Euro Crisis Sounded the Death Knell of the Union’s Strategic Ambitions? (Nicole Gnesotto) .............................................................................................. 99 8 – SCHUMAN REPORT ON EUROPE Europeans and the Arab Revolutions: What Role Is there for the EU in the Southern Mediterranean? (Luis Martinez) ............................................. 103 European Values in the New Global Context (Wilfried Martens) ....................... 107 4. Interview There Are More Reasons Today For Europeans to Unite Closely Jean-Claude Trichet, Former President of the European Central Bank ............... 111 5. A Summary of Political and Legal Europe The Economic Crisis Rocks the European Governments but the Supremacy of the Right Continues to Grow (Corinne Deloy) ............ 117 Gender Balance, a European Model (Pascale Joannin) ........................................ 125 Moderate Legislative Output, Marked by Financial Governance and the Internal Market (Pierre-Antoine Molina) ............................................ 133 European Opinion and the Crisis (Bruno Aguilera Barchet) ............................... 139 6. The European Union in Statistics (Franck Lirzin and Sebastian Paulo) .......... 143 List of Maps 1957-2012: European Integration Territories of Europe Energy Resources Europe Wide Energy in the EU States France – Germany, 2011 USA – EU Crisis in Europe, 2011 Euro Map Aeronautical, Defence and Security Industries in Europe and in the world Unemployment and Activity in the EU Member States Working Time and Union Membership in the European Union Member States The Arc of Crises Euro in the world World Security: European Union Intervention and Participation European External Action Service The EU and the Arab Revolutions Political Europe in 2012 Populism in Europe Women’s Europe European Public Opinion and the Crisis (1) European Public Opinion and the Crisis (2) Intra community trade, 2010 The EU and World Trade in Goods : Trade in Merchandise, 2011 The European Union in the World: trade agreements Population of the EU Member States Internal migrations External migrations The EU and Asylum Requests Public Debt Research and Innovation in the European States Industry in the EU Member States EU Budget, 2011 Use of the Structural Funds by the European Union Member States SCHUMAN REPORT ON EUROPE The State of the Union 2012 Publication edited by Thierry CHOPIN and Michel FOUCHER Contributors to this book: Bruno Aguilera Barchet, Frank Baasner, Yves Barou, Joachim Bitterlich, Christian de Boissieu, Stefaan De Corte, Corinne Deloy, Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Nicole Gnesotto, Pierre Hassner, Jean-Paul Herteman, Steven Hill, Jean-François Jamet, Pascale Joannin, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Alain Lamassoure, Mathilde Lemoine, Franck Lirzin, Wilfried Martens, Luis Martinez, Pierre-Antoine Molina, Olivier Passet, Sebastian Paulo, Jean-Claude Trichet.