Schuman Report on Europe

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-22

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2. The European Union in the Crisis: between National Imperatives and European Interest

   1. The European Union and Crises the Albatross Syndrome

      • Jean-Dominique Giuliani

      Pages 23-27

   2. Germany 20 Years after its Reunification: which Role and Place does it occupy in Europe?

      • Joachim Bitterlich

      Pages 29-32

   3. Europe and the Need to Decide: Is European Political Leadership Possible?

      • Thierry Chopin

      Pages 33-37

   4. European Public Opinion and the Crisis: which impact on the European Union?

      • Magali Balent

      Pages 39-43

   5. The Germans and the crisis: which perceptions?

      • Michael Borchard

      Pages 44-45

   6. The Rise of Populism in Europe : Which Answers?

      • Roland Freudenstein

      Pages 47-49

3. The Financial Crisis: What kind of Recovery is Possible?

   1. The Economic and Financial Crisis by the European Union: Lessons to be learned Upheaval and Rescue

      • Jean-Marc Daniel

      Pages 51-54

   2. Towards a new Framework for Monetary Policy

      • Jacques De Larosière

      Pages 55-59

   3. An Outlook on the European Budget: From Financial Solidarity to Budgetary Solidarity?

      • Alain Lamassoure

      Pages 61-64

   4. Europe’s Industrial Ambition

      • Philippe Camus

      Pages 65-67

   5. The Price of Uncertainty: the European Economy and Speculation

      • Jean-François Jamet

      Pages 69-72

   6. Filling the Sustainability Gap in the EU after the Crisis

      • Roel Beetsma, Raymond Gradus

      Pages 73-77

4. The EU, a World Player

   1. European Trade Policy: Countering Protectionism and Dumping

      • Anne-Marie Idrac

      Pages 79-82

   2. The Common Security and Defence Policy: Decline or Transition?

      • Arnaud Danjean

      Pages 83-87

   3. The Europeans, their Defence and their External Action: Structural Disarmament or Strategic Re-Engagement?

      • Michel Foucher

      Pages 89-91

   4. The European Union and the Threat of Al-Qaeda

      • Jean-Pierre Filiu

      Pages 93-96

5. Interview

   1. Herman VAN ROMPUY President of the European Council

      • Thierry Chopin, Michel Foucher

      Pages 97-103

6. Overview of Political and Legal Europe

   1. European Voters Confirm the Decline in European Social Democracy and the Rise of Populism

      • Corinne Deloy

      Pages 105-110

   2. Elections in the European Union and the Candidate Countries in 2011

      • Thierry Chopin, Michel Foucher

      Pages 111-111

The Schuman report 2011 on European union is both a reference and a tool on European affairs: A reference book: gathering contributions from best experts, it helps the readers to build their own point of view on key issues: European politics, State of the economies in the current crisis, Europe in the world and challenges on international security. A tool book: with around 30 original maps, it gathers a full set of key information: Synthesis of political life in Europe, Key figures on Europe, with comments and analysis.

• Elections in Europe
• Euro
• European Economies
• European Institutions
• European Union

The Schuman 2011 Report on the State of the Union is both a reference and a tool.

A reference: bringing together contributions from leading specialists, including an interview with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.
This Report proposes a novel analytical framework, so that everyone can form his/her opinion on a series of key questions:
•The European Union in the crisis: balance between national and European interests
•Ways out of the financial crisis
•The European Union, an actor in a changing world.

A tool: with its thirty original colour maps it brings together essential information.
•The summary of political Europe: analysis of European elections 2010, calendar of the elections in 2011, political and economic representation of women in Europe, normative production of the Union in 2010, protection of Human Rights in 2010
• Europe in Figures: a new series of statistics and maps, covering all major current issues (growth, purchasing power, economic policy, demography, immigration, energy, environment, globalization, European policies, ...).

The key to understanding the European dynamic.

Under the direction of T. Chopin and M. Foucher, the following people have contributed to this book: H. Van Rompuy, J. de Larosière, A-M. Idrac, A. Lamassoure, J. Bitterlich, P. Camus, W. Martens, J-D. Giuliani, A. Danjean, J-M. Daniel, J-P. Filiu, R. Beetsma, R. Gradus, P. Joannin, O. Dord, J-F. Jamet, M. Balent, M. Borchard, R. Freudenstein, C. Deloy, P-A. Molina, F. Lirzin, S. Paulo.

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