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Unger, Anna
ungarische Politologin
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Anna Unger sees need for EU economic government
The debt crisis in Greece and other member states is a test of endurance for the EU. A common fiscal policy is the only solution, concludes political scientist Anna Unger in the left-liberal weekly Magyar Narancs: "It is common knowledge that preserving the economic and monetary union is crucial for Europe's survival. ... The creation of a common market was also at the time an indispensable step for ensuring Europe's growing prosperity. The lasting success of this common market is inconceivable without the monetary union. Even when the idea of the euro was still in conception it was already clear that a sustainable common currency had to be based on a common budgetary policy, or at least one founded on rules that applied to everyone. In principle, the conditions for this are already stipulated in the Maastricht Treaty's convergence criteria and also in the Stability and Growth Pact that guarantees the common currency. ... Notwithstanding, many member states have violated the Maastricht criteria with impunity. Consequently there is no alternative but to restrict the autonomy of the member states regarding budgetary policy. In addition, the governments, which are often inclined to take independent action, must be institutionally brought to heel."
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The EU as a federation
In the liberal-left weekly Magyar Narancs political scientist Anna Unger sees the future of the EU in a federalist structure: "In the past eight years political integration in the EU has come to a standstill. The last major reform was carried out under the auspices of the 'Treaty of Nice' (2000). Apparently the current system for decision-making within the EU is unable to provide adequate responses to global problems, and this only fuels Euro-pessimism. European integration has reached its limits under the current system. In its present form it cannot progress any further. ... The system of EU institutions is appallingly complex and lacking in transparency, and EU citizens are quite right to reject it. ... The time has come to make a great leap forwards. The current political UFO should be transformed into a genuine federation. ... German or US federalism could serve as a model: it must be clear which powers lie with the federal government and which belong to the states. .... It is indispensable that we create a federalist system if we want a competitive EU. .... Europe's citizens have rejected both the so-called 'constitutional treaty' and the 'Treaty of Lisbon. Why should they say yes to a federal Europe? Because there is no alternative."
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