En Schuman-erklæring for det 21. århundre
Av Haakon Gunnerud - 8.5.2010 13:56Søndag 9. mai er det 60-årsjubileum for Schuman-planen, som ledet frem til Det europeiske kull- og stålfellesskapet. En gruppe medarbeidere ved European Policy Centre har i anledning jubileet utarbeidet en Schuman-erklæring for det 21. århundre. Europeisk integrasjon har i deres syn vært en lang suksesshistorie frem til nå, med fred, solidaritet og velstand. Men nye utfordringer krever nye tiltak:
“In global terms, the EU and all its members are in relative decline – politically and economically. (…) Without change, the old continent is doomed to gradual marginalisation and irrelevance. Economically, the members of the EU have promoted and profited from market integration and globalisation. But Europe’s economic and social model is threatened. The effects of the global crisis, growing competition from developed and developing countries, resource scarcity, the increasing complexity of national and transnational security risks, demographic trends, public finance imbalances and climate change can only be effectively addressed at the EU level.”