Maastricht treaty tested to destruction

Commentary feature by Andrew Duff, MEP and President of the Union of European Federalists, who argues that this week (leading up to the European Council summit on the 8-9 December 2011) the EU must agree on a serious prospectus for change. He analyses the latest eurozone crisis stances of Germany and France and explains the necessity of a new Convention to consider the new fiscal model for Europe, how to combine stability and growth, how to balance discipline with solidarity, and how to constitute a legitimate economic government. This week the EU must agree on such a serious prospectus for change, the author concludes.

Union of European Federalists: Press Release, 1.12.11: Andrew Duff launches Convention Agenda http://www.federalists.eu/uef/news/andrew-duff-launches-convention-agenda/

Andrew Duff MEP website: Andrew Duff launches Convention Agenda, 1.12.11 http://andrewduff.eu/en/article/2011/538248/andrew-duff-launches-convention-agenda

EurActiv, 9.12.11: Federalists want 'people agora' to decide EU future http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/federalists-want-people-agora-de-news-509583

Spinelli Group: Press Release, 8.12.11: Against the temptation of a Franco-German “coup de chefs d’Etat http://www.spinelligroup.eu/2011/12/08/against-the-temptation-of-a-franco-german-coup-de-chefs-d%E2%80%99etat/#more-1292

ESO: Background information: Clash of styles in race to save single currency http://www.europeansources.info/record/clash-of-styles-in-race-to-save-single-currency-battle-of-wills-rages-over-european-fiscal-rules/

ESO: Background information: Find other Commentary Features in ESO on Challenges facing EMU http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=commentary%20feature%20emu%20challenges%20&searchOption=all

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