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The importance of being at the margin
Author(s) -
Vaubel Roland
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0270.00005
Subject(s) - margin (machine learning) , voting , resizing , european commission , political science , commission , european union , margin of appreciation , council of ministers , power (physics) , law , international trade , economics , politics , fundamental rights , human rights , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science
The fundamental defects of the European Union cannot be overcome unless the Intergovernmental Conference is replaced by an Interparliamentary Conference. Eastern enlargement does not justify a transition to widespread majority voting but it calls for a reform of the Court and the Commission. The marginal members of the European Council have the largest power. Britain's role is to be at the margin, not the heart, of Europe.