Gros, Daniel, (2017), “Can the EU survive in an age of populism?”, CEPS, 9 January
Despite the formidable threats currently facing the EU, Daniel Gros offers reassurances that its multi-level democracy and open economy will become more attractive again once the populists fail to deliver and weakened checks and balances lead to excesses.
Another year has passed and another threat to the existence of the European Union is looming. The good news is that the greatest disruption of 2016, namely Britain’s vote to exit the EU, appears manageable. The bad news is that both France and Italy face the prospect of a populist political victory this year, which could well spell the end of a process of nearly 60 years of European integration.
Relevant Posts
- Świeboda, P. (2015) “What Will Populism Do To Europe?”, Social Europe Journal, 15 January.
- Rooduijn, M. (2015) “Populist arguments have become more pervasive in Western European countries”, LSE EUROPP, 29 January.