Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
The European Union is one of the strongest political unions in the world, based on shared values. Today, there are over 500 million people living in the member states of the EU. Yet the EU is mired in crises – immigration, Brexit, and the misfortunes of the Euro.
In this provocative lecture, Dr Anna Prinz contends that reform in Europe must go beyond narrow economic parameters and instead address the issue of a stronger, but also more flexible Union. Ambassador Prinz looks at proposals to strengthen the EU, without weakening its neighbours, who are halfway integrated already in a complex system of interdependencies, but do not want to proceed with integration at the same speed as others for various valid reasons.
The European Union is one of the strongest political unions in the world, based on shared values. Today, there are over 500 million people living in the member states of the EU. Yet the EU is mired in crises – immigration, Brexit, and the misfortunes of the Euro.
In this provocative lecture, Dr Anna Prinz contends that reform in Europe must go beyond narrow economic parameters and instead address the issue of a stronger, but also more flexible Union. Ambassador Prinz looks at proposals to strengthen the EU, without weakening its neighbours, who are halfway integrated already in a complex system of interdependencies, but do not want to proceed with integration at the same speed as others for various valid reasons.
