Throwing the EU Off Balance

<p>The battlefield after the European Council summits is still coated with dust, but damages to Central and Eastern Europe and more specifically the Polish and Hungarian government are already visible. There will be no representative of the new Member States (those that entered the EU in and a...

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Main Author: Klaus Bachmann
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
Series:Verfassungsblog
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/throwing-the-eu-off-balance/
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Summary:<p>The battlefield after the European Council summits is still coated with dust, but damages to Central and Eastern Europe and more specifically the Polish and Hungarian government are already visible. There will be no representative of the new Member States (those that entered the EU in and after 2004) among the top jobs. This result is also the consequence of the Spitzenkandidaten model which works to the detriment of smaller Member States and parties and undermines the EU’s basic pillars.</p>
ISSN:2366-7044