Globalization and economy make States not free to play State role, warned Bruegel think tank
by Emanuele Bonini
«National sovereignty is a myth», said yesterday an ALDE Member of the European Parliament during the annual conference of Bruegel held in Brussels. In time of independence claims by governments and far-right parties, in Sylvie Goulard's opinion it has to be said such claims have no reason to be. As shown by the Apple case «Ireland pretends to have sovereignty, but the Irish government is in the hands of the same companies they have granted profitable tax rulings». Thus, fiscal policies clearly show how the national independence doesn't exist in practice. And globalization suggests single States alone can do very few.
«What people can't understand is that the State can't play a national role in a globalized world», stressed Romano Prodi, former president of the European Commission. So Brexit is not the answer. Asking for less Europe in order to get more sovereignty means nothing but lose power. Reintroducing national currencies, symbol of national independence, would be a mistake. «If the Euro falls, then the EU becomes just a weak trade area».
«National sovereignty is a myth», said yesterday an ALDE Member of the European Parliament during the annual conference of Bruegel held in Brussels. In time of independence claims by governments and far-right parties, in Sylvie Goulard's opinion it has to be said such claims have no reason to be. As shown by the Apple case «Ireland pretends to have sovereignty, but the Irish government is in the hands of the same companies they have granted profitable tax rulings». Thus, fiscal policies clearly show how the national independence doesn't exist in practice. And globalization suggests single States alone can do very few.
«What people can't understand is that the State can't play a national role in a globalized world», stressed Romano Prodi, former president of the European Commission. So Brexit is not the answer. Asking for less Europe in order to get more sovereignty means nothing but lose power. Reintroducing national currencies, symbol of national independence, would be a mistake. «If the Euro falls, then the EU becomes just a weak trade area».
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