The European Union had last sunday (may the 26th), its electionary process which turns out to be out of the usual. Instead it has become the signal that although european voters are in a good mood about the current affairs, they expect a deeper focus on new challenges such climate change, inmigration and decentralization. The surprise cames along the right wing forces whose leaders in France, Italy and Germany made a strong effort to improve both its parlamentary visibility and influence. This particular outcome , indicates that they have a message which ignited voetrs,and on the other hand, it is time to take seriously this voters preference.After all its slogan is "Europe for the europeans" and at the same time deeply oriented toward better jobs for the average workers. It all goes to have a more "Human Europe".-
So, it looks like the European Union current leaders; so far mainly focused on the economics recovery and stabilization programs, need to have a broader picture of what the voters both need and expect.
Quite on the contrary to Latin America and somehow in the USA, socialism does not seems to be a project capable of building up a reliable future.This comes out as the natural result of getting the whole European Union integration process close to a mature stage, which mean it can process differences and alternatives to contingency policies,without risking its whole foundation.
To understand what this mature stage means ,it is important to keep in mind the goals of the European Union which are(1993):
Promote peace, its values and the well-being of its citizens
Offer freedom, security and justice without internal borders
Sustainable development based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive market economy with full employment and social progress, and environmental protection
Combat social exclusion and discrimination
Promote scientific and technological progress
Enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among EU countries
Respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity
Establish an economic and monetary union whose currency is the euro.
Besides, The EU has delivered since 1993, more than a quarter of a century of peace, stability and prosperity, helped to raise living standards and launched a single European currency: the euro, a key currency on global economic and financial affairs. More than 340 million EU citizens in 19 countries, now use it as their currency . Moreover, the abolition of border controls between EU countries, people can travel freely throughout most of the continent. And it has become much easier to live, work and travel abroad in Europe. All EU citizens have the right and freedom to choose in which EU country they want to study, work or retire.
The EU's main economic engine is the single market. It enables most goods, services, money and people to move freely.
So, the election outcomes does not means a refoundations of the EU, rather it is a call to check key issues of its goals out, making a fine tunning with actual timwes.-
