One of the most anticipated European
Council has passed, but the main conclusion was "postponement of a new
European Summit." The leaders of the EU countries do not yet have
solutions for the European leadership of the next 5 years.
Instead of defending "European
democracy," Spitzenkandidaten has tangled it even harder. Just to clarify
an element, I'm a fan of the Spitzenkandidaten mechanism, but only if it is
preceded by real European
primary elections. I even proposed in
2010 a potential calendar for primary elections. The slogan of these
appointments in congresses / "election pockets" does not give the
Spitzenkandidaten legitimacy in the current formula of the European elections.
I do not even believe in the so-called solution of the transnational lists.
This would lead to a stronger European public sphere, but only to the
quasi-elitist, transnational component. I believe in the Europeanization of
national public spheres, not in the addition of a new "European
sphere" that is not connected with the national reality, and too
generalist to agree by citizens from member states.
Let’s see the developments in the following
days. Citizens believed in the thunderous European reform, which is needed especially
because of Brexit, but now they seem to be fooled. Yes, be fooled again by
leaders who, like conjectural elite, decide about the future behind closed
doors. The story of the leaders who decide on the night watch and press
conference with Juncker at 2 o'clock does not look good. It takes a lot of
maturity to save the European moment. Let us focus on the facts emerging from
the reality of the European elections, the Council’s majority and the trust in
the current European political figures.
The only viable person is undoubtedly
Angela Merkel, and the EU's top institution is the Council. So Angela
Merkel - President of the European Council. And as the Head of the European
Commission, there is a need for a person with a national executive experience.
Mark Rutte is my favourite.
Let's see what we’ll have on June 30, 2019...
Dan LUCA / Brussels
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