L'Europe prochaine. Regards franco-allemands sur l'avenir de l'Union européenne

A l'occasion du 50e anniversaire de la signature des traités de Rome, des auteurs français et allemands font le point sur la construction européenne. Si ce sont Paris et Bonn/Berlin qui, en commun, ont donné les impulsions décisives pour faire avancer la CE/UE, aujourd'hui, suite aux événements de 1989/1990, l'Europe a acquis une autre dimension et le rôle de ce tandem s'est qualitativement transformé. L'ouvrage ne constitue pas une nouvelle présentation du poids des relations franco-allemandes dans différents domaines touchant les affaires européennes. Les chercheurs et universitaires, tous français et allemands, s'expriment de leur point de vue sur des problématiques bien précises qui ont trait au processus d'intégration européenne et au rôle et à la place de l'Europe dans le monde. Pour chaque sujet les auteurs procèdent à une analyse de la problématique et développent, dans la mesure du possible, un argumentaire prospectif intégrant des scénarios et/ou des recommandations.
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