Mattelaer, Alexander (2018) State of the Union Commentary: From political to indispensable Commission? Egmont Commentary, 12 September 2018. [Policy Paper]
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Abstract
Earlier today, European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker delivered his fourth and final State of the Union in the European Parliament. Somewhat contrary to previous editions, Juncker delivered a highly personal speech, calling on European citizens to take charge of their own fate. Four years into the legislative term, the achievements of this much-vaunted ‘political Commission’ fall short of much that the high-winded rhetoric of previous editions had suggested. Yet at the same time, this State of the Union address offered a timely reminder about the importance of strong democratic institutions, and the indispensable role played by the European Commission.
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| Item Type: | Policy Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | EU institutional affairs, European Affairs, Internal EU policies |
| Subjects for non-EU documents: | EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > European Commission EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > institutional development/policy > general |
| Subjects for EU documents: | UNSPECIFIED |
| EU Series and Periodicals: | UNSPECIFIED |
| EU Annual Reports: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Series: | Series > Egmont : Royal Institute for International Affairs > Commentaries |
| Depositing User: | Phil Wilkin |
| Official EU Document: | No |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2019 12:59 |
| Number of Pages: | 4 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2019 12:59 |
| URI: | http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/97530 |
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