New “Europe of Six”

To circumvent the obstacles to the European project and the impasse of treaty reform, some political leaders on the continent are proposing a “federal vanguard” of a few member states, capable of making progress on key issues. While avenues exist for improving the functioning of European institutions, their implementation is highly complex: treaty reform would require the unanimous agreement of 27 states, and a constituent assembly would need to be convened after the 2029 European elections, among other things. Faced with these difficulties, another path is emerging: that of a core federal entity, through which a small number of willing states would establish an effective and democratic European government to advance the major projects of the decade.

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New “Europe of Six”: Federation should not be the prerogative of “large” states – Le Taurillon