Integration
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In Britain, the idea of a European Security Council looks like a repeat of traditional reflexes: the British do not like the process of political
integration
in Europe, and repeatedly imagine that they can persuade other members that an inter-governmental system is better.
They too can see that an enlarged EU will not work without more
integration.
The situation could become even more complicated, because some leaders in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia would like to join the "hard core" of European
integration
should some European states one day decide to create a two-speed Europe.
If these countries join the hard core of European integration, while others, Poland in particular, opt to stay out, it would create a dividing line between them, burying Visegrad cooperation.
German-French relations, once the cornerstone of European integration, are at their lowest point in decades.
A one-size-fits-all approach to
integration
is simply unsustainable.
Despite the Kremlin’s escalation, the US and the EU have refused to acquiesce to the negotiation Russia wants, and continue to support Ukraine’s
integration
with the EU and NATO.
Global cooperation and
integration
have been critical to the impressive expansion of wellbeing and opportunities that we have witnessed over the past 70 years.
When Merkel’s new government is in place, Germany will assume an even more important role in the pursuit of greater European
integration
– a process that will demand additional sacrifices, including the ceding of national sovereignty.
But political
integration
is feasible.
The institutional
integration
of Russia into greater Europe will require strong commitment from both sides.
They were brutally suppressed, but the sanctions nonetheless provoked an internal battle within Qadaffi’s coterie that pitted hard liners committed to the anti-Western crusade against pragmatists who promoted
integration
into the global economy.
EU financial
integration
began in earnest in the 1980’s, and the European Commission and European Council made great strides in financial-sector reform.
Meanwhile, the Commission’s steadfast defense of competition in the banking sector – particularly in Portugal, Germany, Italy, and Poland – ended an era of protectionism in the guise of prudential control; this helped to spur cross-border financial
integration
to an extent unprecedented in developed economies.
If we are to avoid sleepwalking into a highly troublesome future, we must recognize that failed integration, not terrorism, is the main danger we face.
But if national unity, based on shared commitment to democracy, ultimately prevails, Turkey’s political climate will improve, allowing for a resumption of the Kurdish peace process, further progressive political reforms, and new hope for future
integration
with Europe.
These included advances in technology (especially in transportation and communications), management innovation in multinational companies, and
integration
of these companies’ supply chains.
Integration
in the oil, gas, and other energy industries, along with the interconnection of national power grids, could follow.
Yet, the 15 member states may compensate for their collective failure of nerve by opening up easier options for flexible or multi-speed
integration.
Whether this would really be a desirable procedure is hotly debated; but the fact is that multi-speed
integration
already exists in the sense that Britain and Denmark are not now, and may never be, members of the euro.
Economic
integration
has advanced so far that a return to the national rivalries that twice led the continent into suicidal warfare is unthinkable.
Late in his life Jean Monnet said that, were he to begin European
integration
again, he would start with culture.
And Margaret Thatcher signed the Single European Act, which created the single market – one of the most important steps in European integration, and one that owed much to British inspiration.
Fearing political fallout, even leaders who genuinely supported European
integration
hesitated to defend the EU in a bold or inspiring manner to their constituents.
Other recommendations relate to trade and regional integration, leveraging domestic and external finance, and promoting what it calls the “New Industrial Revolution.”
Economically, politically, institutionally, Turkey needs the "anchor" of the European
integration
process.
A more effective approach, spearheaded by the US and Japan, would focus on integration, with a hedge against uncertainty.
The euro crisis has given rise to a consensus that, in order to function effectively, the eurozone must pursue further
integration.
Clearly, the need for much greater eurozone
integration
must be balanced against some countries’ strong desire to preserve more national sovereignty than is feasible in the monetary union.
Inclusion in one or the other would be based not on the potential “speed” of integration, but on a country’s permanent (or at least long-term) decision on adopting the euro.
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