Is the European Union more national than supranational ? – an economic and political perspective of EU

Abstract

Introduction

During its evolution, the European Union faced a series of challenges, both in terms of economic aspects as well as political and ideological aspects. During the last decades, a new challenge for the European construction has resided in the rise of nationalism. The elections for European Parliament revealed that new ideological approaches have become increasingly important in the European decisional architecture. Even though the autonomy of the member states is recognized as a fundamental value, there are some situations where giving up part of sovereignty become a real aspect that must be faced. In these circumstances, the relation between the national and over-national levels of governance becomes a real challenge to deal with by the European institutions and the member-states.