The Next Stage of Federalization of the European Union

Abstract

Today, from the distance of time, it is clear that during the last 15 years, the European Union and Euro-Atlantic unity have been under attack from the revived nationalist movements in the member-states. It is difficult to name their direct “sponsor”, but the external and internal threats to the European Union are certainly growing, most visibly after the barbarian attack of Russia over Ukraine a year ago.

The manuscript analyses some aspects of European federalism in comparison with the American and Canadian models and what is the way forward for the EU. After the United Kingdom’s departure became obvious that the economic convergence of a member-state is insufficient for sustainable European integration.

The process of Europeanisation of Europe is been analyzed with the view of the EU enlargement and the achievements of the first phase of federalization of the European Union. The main questions for the author are what the political future of the EU is and how to strengthen its unity to deal more efficiently with today’s challenges.