Future of Europe

Michael Kaeding is Chairman of the Board of the Trans European Policy Studies Association. He is Professor of European Integration and European Union Politics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, and holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chair.Johannes Pollak is Director of and Professor of Political Science at the Webster Vienna Private University, Austria. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, and Lecturer at the Universities of Salzburg and Vienna.Paul Schmidt is Secretary General of the Austrian Society for European Politics in Vienna. Previously, he worked at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, both in Vienna and at their Representative Office in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union.

• Why this book? Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt, Michael Kaeding.- Foreword Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament.- Austria in Europe: Size matters – But so do ideas Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt.- Belgium in search of a stance on today's EU integration dilemmas Nathalie Brack, Amandine Crespy.- Bulgaria: More Europe in Domestic Politics Daniel Smilov.- Croatia: Finally in the EU but still in search for a place under the (EU) sun Jakša Puljiz.- A future Europe for Cyprus: a struggle to overcome the utopianism of the 1990s and come to terms with the tough pragmatism of the 2020s Giorgos Kentas.- Czech Republic – a paradise for Eurosceptics? Petr Kratochvíl, Zdeněk Sychra.- The Schizophrenic Danes Marlene Wind.- Has the Estonian e-Tiger been caught napping? Viljar Veebel.- Bridging the EU’s political dividing lines is in Finland’s security interest Juha Jokela.- France: Supporting the jobless – a job for Europe Xavier Ragot, Olivier Rozenberg.- Germany and the EU: Managing differentiation to avoid structural segregation Andreas Maurer.- Greece: Of “Future of Europe” plans and political honesty Xenophon Yataganas, A.D. Papagiannidis.- Hungary: Becoming Pioneers Again Péter Balázs.- Active participation, an Icelandic-German alliance and united Nordic front Baldur Thorhallsson.- Ireland and the EU: A Pragmatic Approach to Integration Cian McCarthy.- Italy and the EU: A Relationship with Uncertain Outcomes Sergio Fabbrini.- Latvia’s Future in a Deepened EU: Fine with the Right Wine Karlis Bukovskis, Aldis Austers.- Lithuania and the EU: pragmatic support driven by security concerns Ramūnas Vilpišauskas.- Luxembourg and the EU: How to Integrate in the Face of Diversity Anna-Lena Högenauer.- Malta: Small and Peripheral but Aiming for the Core ofEurope Mark Harwood.- The Netherlands and the EU: Strengthening but not centralising the EU Adriaan Schout.- Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Norway's Options Ulf Sverdrup.- Solidarity with Poland but not from Poland Zdzisław Mach.- The bell has rung: Portugalʼs main bet is on the conclusion of the EMU Alice Cunha.- The EU’s young and restless democracy – Romania’s lessons and contribution Bianca Toma.- Being European – the Slovak Way Oľga Gyárfášová, Lucia Mokrá.- Slovenia: From high enthusiasm to frustrating indifference Maja Bučar.- Spain in the EU: eager to regain centrality Ignacio Molina.- Managing the risk of periphery – Sweden and the future of the EU Göran von Sydow.- Towards a reset of EU-Swiss relations? Frank Schimmelfennig.- Like a Candle in the Wind? Insights and Recommendations on the Turkish Accession to the EU Başak Alpan.- The Union after Brexit: Disintegration, differentiation or deepening? Brendan Donnelly.