State of the Union 2010 : Schuman Report on Europe

The Schuman report 2010 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. Cover......Page 1 STATE OF THE UNION 2010......Page 4 ISBN: 9782817801742......Page 5 Table of Contents ......Page 7 List of Maps......Page 9 STATE OF THE UNION 2010......Page 10 Texts......Page 11 Maps......Page 16 Translations......Page 17 Preface......Page 18 The True Nature of the Lisbon Treaty......Page 20 The Real Needs of the Union......Page 22 Which Reforms for the Union?......Page 23 “Does Europe intend to shape the 21st century or merely endure it?”......Page 26 European Defence: Enhanced Progress with the Lisbon Treaty......Page 27 Limits to be Overcome, Shortcomings to be Remedied......Page 28 The conditions for reviving European Defence......Page 29 The European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: From Law to Practice?......Page 31 Lisbon, a Change of EU Governance for an Enlarged Europe......Page 33 A Reform that Mustered Up a lot of Energy: Are We Heading Towards a New Political System for the Union?......Page 34 After Lisbon? From Law to Practice.........Page 35 20 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Freedom is the New Common Narrative of Europe......Page 38 The Need for a New Common Narrative......Page 39 How can we write this New Narrative at 27?......Page 40 Freedom, Europe must engrave your name.........Page 42 The EU Must Affirm its Leadership......Page 45 Which Priorities for Which Leadership?......Page 47 What Economic Policy for the Euro Areaafter the Financial Crisis?The Path Towardsa New Franco-German Compromise......Page 50 Strategic Decisions with a Long-Term Impact......Page 51 The Political Landscape in the EMU in the Current Crisis......Page 52 The Political Impact and Economic Weight of Germany and France......Page 53 Problems to Overcome: the Costs of Disagreeing......Page 54 What Economic Policy for the Euro Area after the Financial Crisis? The Path Towards a New Franco-German Compromise......Page 57 Post-Crisis Issues in the Euro Area......Page 58 The Need for a New Franco-German Compromise......Page 60 Are We Heading Towards a European Tax?......Page 63 What are the Possible Solutions?......Page 64 The Transformation of the Global Economy after the Financial CrisisIn......Page 66 The Roots of the Financial Crisis......Page 68 Asia’s Successful Development Strategy......Page 70 Regional Asian Integration......Page 72 Adjustment Policies......Page 73 Can Europe Delink from the World Economy?......Page 75 Global Macroeconomic Policy Coordination......Page 76 What European Model to Preserve the Planet?......Page 78 Collective Responsibility......Page 79 A New Growth Model that is ‘Green’ through its Investments and Restrained through its Emissions......Page 80 Going Green – Challenge, Opportunity or In-Between?......Page 82 Investing in Green......Page 83 Does the Green Economy have Real Growth Potential?......Page 85 The Green Brick Road to Recovery......Page 87 History and Memory: a few terminology definitions......Page 90 National History as a Challenge to Memory......Page 92 Ukraine: a Challenge to itself......Page 96 Ukraine, a Challenge for Russia (and conversely)......Page 97 Ukraine challenges Europe......Page 98 What Status for Ukraine?......Page 99 The Balkans: an Up-date......Page 102 The Magnetism of the European Union: a Realistic Promise of Happiness......Page 103 The Accession Dynamic......Page 104 Visa-free Travel and Regional Cooperation......Page 106 European Union layering / Countries in the Enlargement /Neighbouring Countries......Page 107 Towards a New Neighbourhood Policy......Page 111 External Policy and Common Defence – a Mitigated Image......Page 115 The European Union – a Unique Power?......Page 117 The European Union – an Attractive Model......Page 119 What Results for what Prospects after Lisbon? We have to get our Priorities Right......Page 148 Russia......Page 150 The Near East......Page 151 Defence Policy......Page 152 Future International Structures......Page 153 Convergence and Confusion......Page 154 A Conditional Partnership......Page 156 Relations between the European States and the Middle East......Page 159 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict......Page 160 Iran’s Challenge......Page 161 Yemen......Page 162 Europe and Disarmament: a Major CFSP Theme – an Incomplete Agenda......Page 163 Europe and the Return of the Nuclear Debate......Page 164 2. Re-Establishing the Credibility of Non-Proliferation Regimes......Page 166 6. Controlling the “Nuclear Revival”......Page 167 8. Thinking together about the Role of Dissuasion and the Prospects for Disarmamentand even the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century......Page 168 2. In your opinion will the next appointments in two and a half year’s time be decided inthe same way and according to the same procedure?......Page 169 7. Does the question of the Union’s borders seem inevitable to you in order to recover European support for the construction of the Community?......Page 170 11. Every Member State has its own national interests at heart. The construction of Europe relies on the convergence of these interests, in certain areas at least. In your opinion what are these common European interests? How can they be defined?......Page 171 14. Is it possible to build a lucid, cooperative relationship with Russia? If so what wouldthe means be for a realistic partnership between the European Union and Russia?......Page 172 15. What do you believe the European Union represents in the world?......Page 173 Clear Victory for the Right, Defeat for Social Democracy......Page 174 Eurosceptics on the Decline......Page 175 A Political Balance that is still Relatively Stable......Page 176 A Political Offer in or out of Line with the Economic and Social Context?......Page 177 How can Citizens’ Interest in the European Parliament be Raised? By Revealingand Fostering Differences within the European Parliament......Page 178 Offer a Uniform Voting System in all Member States......Page 180 Speed up the Formation of Real European Political Parties......Page 181 Increase the Politicisation of European Issues......Page 183 Success for the Right, Notably for Angela Merkel......Page 184 The Left, Victorious in the South......Page 186 Women’s Europe......Page 191 Women in Economic Life......Page 192 Women in Political Life......Page 193 The Last Year of the 2004-2009 Legislature......Page 199 A Maturing in the Community’s Legal Order......Page 201 2009, a Year of Transitions......Page 202 Contents of the statistical appendix......Page 206 1.1.1. Comparative GDP in the EU, the United States, Japan and China (1957-2009)......Page 210 1.1.2. Breakdown of world GDP, at purchasing power parity (2009)......Page 211 1.1.3. GDP of EU Member States at purchasing power parityand world ranking (2008)......Page 212 1.1.4. Actual GDP growth rates (in%) in 2008, 2009 and 2010: international comparisons......Page 213 1.1.5. Actual GDP growth rates in EU countries (2009)......Page 214 1.2.1. Stock market capitalization of the world’s main financial centres (2007-2008)......Page 215 1.2.2. Worldwide distribution of managed funds (2008) (%)......Page 216 1.2.3. Exchange reserves of the main central banks (June 2009) and growth over one year......Page 217 1.3.1. Population......Page 218 1.3.2. Population of working age in 1950, 2008 and 2050......Page 220 1.3.3. Share of migration balance in population growthin EU Member States (1997-2008)......Page 221 1.4.1. EU military spending......Page 222 1.4.2. Defence Industry and Arms Trade......Page 223 2.1.1. European Union competitiveness: summary indicators......Page 226 2.1.2. Labour productivity: international comparisons......Page 228 2.2.1. Economy and job structure......Page 229 2.2.2. Fall in industrial jobs (2000-2008)......Page 231 2.2.3. Production specialisation in the EU, the United States, China and Japan (2005)......Page 232 2.2.5. Evolution of EU foreign direct investments (2004-2008)......Page 233 2.3.1. R&D spending in the European Union by sector as a% of GDP (2007)......Page 234 2.3.2. EU innovation indicators......Page 235 2.3.3. Patents......Page 236 2.3.4. Annual spending on education per studentin higher education (2006)......Page 237 2.3.5. Education and professional training......Page 238 2.4.1. Global evolution of world trade (January 2005 – January 2009)......Page 239 2.4.2. Main exporters of goods and commercial services(excluding intra-EU trade)......Page 240 2.4.3. Exports and trade balance (2008)......Page 241 2.4.4. Where do European imports come from? Main EU suppliers in 2008......Page 242 2.4.5. Evolution of main EU imports (1999-2008)......Page 243 2.4.6. Where do European exports go? Main customer countries of the European Union in 2008......Page 244 3.1.1. Evolution of real property prices in the euro zone......Page 245 3.2.1. Distribution of world growth in 2009......Page 246 3.2.2. GDP growth in EU Member States (2007-2009)......Page 247 3.2.3. Investment and consumption in the EU......Page 248 3.2.4. Industrial production index......Page 249 3.2.5. Evolution of long term risk-free interest rates (10 years)and maximum spread in the Euro Area......Page 250 3.2.6. Developments on stock markets (1995-2009)......Page 251 3.2.7. Inflation rate evolution (2000-2009)......Page 252 3.2.8. Inflation rates in EU Member States (2009)......Page 253 3.3.1. Evolution of unemployment rates in EU Member States (2008-2010)......Page 254 3.3.2. Evolution of unemployment rates in the United States, Japan and the EU (1995-2010)......Page 255 3.4.1. Summary of stimulus plans and IMF aid (mid 2009)......Page 256 3.4.2. Current deficits in EU Member States (2007-2009)......Page 257 3.4.3. Balance and public debt in EU Member States (2009)......Page 258 3.4.4. External debt of EU Member States and their governments (2009)......Page 259 3.4.5. Deterioration in public finances......Page 260 4.1. Energy dependency of EU Member States: net energy imports......Page 261 4.2. Evolution in the price of the barrel of Brent, in dollars (2005-2009)......Page 262 4.3. Prices of electricity, gas and petrol in EU Member States (2009)......Page 263 4.4. Greenhouse gas emissions (2007)......Page 264 4.5. Share of electricity produced from renewable energy sources......Page 265 4.6. Revenue from environmental taxation (2008)......Page 266 5.1.1. Unemployment rates in the EU (2008)......Page 267 5.1.2. Structure of the active population (2008)......Page 268 5.1.3. Structure of the labour market (2008)......Page 269 5.1.5. Unemployment rate according to level of education (2008)......Page 270 5.2.1. GDP per inhabitant (2008) and average annual growth rate of GDP (2000-2008)......Page 271 5.2.2. Evolution of the purchasing power and household consumptionin Euro Area (1999-2009)......Page 272 5.2.3. Prices that have most/least increased in the Euro Area (January 2001 and July 2009).......Page 273 5.2.4. Inequalities and poverty (2007)......Page 274 5.2.5. Inequalities between growth rates and unemployment rates in the EU (1999-2009)......Page 276 5.2.6. Average income, median income and inequality of salaries between men and women (2007)......Page 277 5.2.7. Is there any economic convergence between the regions of the EU 27?......Page 278 5.3.1. Levels and structure of obligatory contributions (2008)......Page 279 5.3.2. Taxation in EU Member States: implicit tax rate on consumption, capital and work and low income tax rates......Page 280 5.3.3. Company tax rates (1995-2009)......Page 281 6.1.1. Euro exchange rates against the main currencies (1999-2008)......Page 282 6.1.3. Euro share in exchanges on currency markets......Page 283 6.2.1. Evolution of money supply in the Euro Area and the United States......Page 284 6.2.2. Evolution of key Interest rates of the ECB, the Fed and the Bank of England(1999-2009)......Page 285 7.1. Financial framework 2007-2013......Page 286 7.3. Budget devoted to agricultural policy, the environmentand rural development (2009)......Page 287 7.4. Budget for Cohesion policies (2009)......Page 288 7.5. The EU as a global partner (2009)......Page 289 7.7. EU budget financing – breakdown by type of revenue (2009)......Page 290