Einleitung -- Alexander Rüstow und die Vitalpolitik -- Rüstow als Vertreter des Ordoliberalismus und des "soziologischen Liberalismus" -- Die Vitalpolitik -- Relevante Einflüsse auf Rüstow -- "Liberaler Interventionismus" -- Vitalpolitik als Ansatz der Befähigung -- Jenseits...

The present issue contains 14 papers produced during my term in office as EESC Vice President responsible for Communication. It forms an attempt to make EESC’s opinions on current policy issues more clear and more easy to grasp.It has always been my conviction that players in the European...

"The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are well-known cases of consensus politics. Decision-making in the Low Countries has been characterized by broad involvement, power sharing and making compromises. These countries were also founding member states of the European Union (EU) and its...

"Britain's part in the future of European integration remains at the forefront of political debate, with the prospect of a European Union exit referendum a real possibility. For EU membership to be so contentious for a long-standing member-state rules out problems of adjustment and...

How we got here : the remorseless logic of Conservative division on the European question -- The shifting renegotiation agenda -- Will our EU partners deliver what Cameron needs? -- The politics of a 2017 referendum -- The uncertainties of the May 2015 general election -- What would be different...