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Should Flexibility and Multi-speed Europe Become the Norm in European Integration?

Prague European Summit 2022 In the past several years, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz as well as leaders of other member states proposed their visions for the future of European integration as well as the wider European region. Some speak of creating a European political community as a framework for EU members and democratic, non-members of the EU to discuss shared interests. The first meeting of the European Political Community is set to take place in Prague in early October. Other arguments concern more efficient policymaking in the EU foreign and security policy via the introduction of majority voting or allowing the group of EU member states to act on behalf of others in this field. 1) Should the EU, with a view of possible prospective enlargements, go in the way of promoting multi-speed integration? 2) Can forms of flexible integration, such as lead groups in which several member states act on behalf of the EU in foreign policy, enable a European response in the context of urgent challenges and thus drive the EU into common action? Or does multi-speed Europe spur fragmentation and lead to disintegration? 3) Should majority voting be gradually introduced in the fields currently decided by unanimity? Hosts: Steven Blockmans, Director of Director of Research at the Centre for European Policy Studies Marek Havrda, Deputy Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Government Tyyne Karjalainen, Researcher at the European Union research programme of FIIA Jan Kovář, Deputy Research Director of the Institute of International Relations of Prague Orsolya Ráczová, Deputy Director, GLOBSEC Policy Institute Moderator: Zdeňka Trachtová, Czech Radio