Katarína Mallok on solidarity within Europe

Katarína Mallok, a Slovak political scientist living in Germany, writes a commentary about Eurosceptics in the ongoing debate on the EU constitution. "Critics of the constitution portray Brussels as a monster that is liquidating national politics. It's true that many social issues are no longer dealt with at a national level, but require consensus at a higher level nowadays - issues like international terrorism, consumer protection within the European market and climate change. Not everyone sees the need for this. Many decisions are perceived as an infringement of national sovereignty, and the fact that everyone has to make compromises is often overlooked. No one expects Europe to become a monolithic block. Nonetheless, a little more solidarity and reciprocal trust would do our society good - preferably before we start hatching megalomaniacal plans for the expansion of the EU towards Asia."

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