FLORENCE, ITALY – European Parliamentary elections 2014: European (Dis)integration? This conference will explore the current political dynamics in the EU in the lead up to the May 25 parliamentary elections and will reflect on how the outcome of the elections is likely to impact the future of Europe.
The debate will be on April 29, 2014 11 AM – 4.00 PM at Villa La Pietra, NYU Florence Via Bolognese 120, Florence, Italy.
At the conference European politics 2014 the EU in focus will talk Robert Ladrech, Keele University Luciano Bardi, University of Pisa Maurizio Cotta, University of Siena Roberto D’Alimonte, LUISS Guido Carli Rome and NYU Florence Nicolò Conti, Unitelma La Sapienza and NYU Florence Alexander Trechsel, European University Institute.
The European Union is in a crucial moment of its history, in both political and economic terms. It has been facing one of the largest economic crises since World War II and a rise in Euroscepticism across the continent.
Some European citizens and political leaders have increasingly expressed doubts about the future of the Union.
A series of measures over the last few years have attempted to make the European Union more democratic, accountable and responsive to its citizens. Have they been sufficient to close the ‘democratic deficit’ and bring the EU closer to its citizens?