The case for a European Social Union

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Authors
Publication date 2014
Host editors
  • Egmont - The Royal Institute for International Relations
Book title The European elections: what is at stake for the citizen? An analysis of the EU's legitimacy and policy challenges
ISBN
  • 9789038223629
Pages (from-to) 107-122
Publisher Gent: Academia Press
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract This article discusses the notion of a ‘European Social Union’, in which European countries would cooperate with an explicit social purpose. A European Social Union should not be seen as an idealistic bridge too far. Instead, a Social Union is both desirable and necessary for the eurozone and wider European integration.
Document type Chapter
Language English
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