By Constantine Arvanitopoulos

Within the 2009 elections, the ecu centre-right emerged triumphant, hence maintaining its political domination in modern ecu politics. the purpose of this ebook isn't really to supply an research of the standards that contributed to the EPP’s political occurrence. as a substitute, it's to assist this massive political family members continue its energy of political suggestion and coverage prescriptions. The e-book offers a discussion board for sought after centre-right thinkers to discuss the foremost eu difficulties of our occasions, with specific emphasis at the administration of the monetary hindrance and the following institutional steps in regards to the ecu integration undertaking. It assembles the perspectives of politicians, teachers and think-tank fellows from diverse nationwide backgrounds and numerous ideological views, who spread their imaginative and prescient for Europe’s destiny. total, the booklet makes an attempt to either spotlight and stimulate the centre-right contribution to the dialogue of Europe’s major modern demanding situations.

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The EU asserted itself in a The Centre-Right for a New Europe very short period of time. It must now show what it can do in an urgent situation. We can rest assured that the creation of a new world economic order will lead Europe to unify its positions. No one is safe, from the richest to the poorest, from the systemic effects of the financial crisis; four EU Member States have already received aid from the IMF10 and also from the European Commission. It is highly likely that solidarity between Member States will apply again.

The desire for a common European foreign policy, the will to fight climate change and to develop renewable energy sources together with the need to face the economic and financial crisis with European policies – these are all EPP ideas that are now shared by all of the major European political movements. However, the Christian Democrats of the EPP do not hesitate to introduce the security dimension into their proposals as well as their desire for a family policy – a specific innovation – that can rise to the demographic challenge we face.

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