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The European Union’s existential crisis: current challenges from populism to Donald Trump

UNIO - EU Law Journal, Vol. 4 (2018), No. 1, 3-15

Rita de Sousa Costa, Tiago Sérgio Cabral

Sinopse:

2016 was marked by the rise of populism and isolationism around the world. The European Union is losing a Member State for the first time, after the British voted to leave in their “Brexit” referendum. Across the Atlantic, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, causing concern amongst European leaders. In the remaining Member States, populist and Eurosceptic political forces are becoming more relevant, further endangering the integrity of the European Union. In this paper, we analyse the motives behind the European Union’s “existential crisis”, which is arguably, one of the most significant challenges the EU will face in its near future. We conclude that the European Union must reform in order to regain their citizens’ trust and reinforce democracy. [...]


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financial crisis brexit trump european integration populism european union
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Título: The European Union’s existential crisis: current challenges from populism to Donald Trump

Outras informações: UNIO - EU Law Journal, Vol. 4 (2018), No. 1, 3-15

Autor(es): Rita de Sousa Costa, Tiago Sérgio Cabral

Instituição: Universidade do Minho

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