Europe is at a crossroads. It might take a course towards a more integrated European Union or closer to a community of sovereign nations. New Direction looks to promote an in-depth debate on how to reform the EU and its institutions in order to allow for a more flexible Europe with overlapping circles of engagement.

Topics include:

• Europe 2030—what does a flexible and competitive EU could look like?
• To what extent is the European Court of Justice a federalising institution?
• Keeping the EU out of areas of national competence
• A community of sovereign nations as alternative to an integrated European state
• Any need for direct EU Taxes?
• Troubled Partnerships
• Resolving issues of intellectual property rights in the EU
• The impact of EU institutions on individual freedoms

Studies

50:50 for 2020 - How the European Union's budget  could be cut by half

Ending Excess - Cutting the Costs of the European Parliament

Schluss mit der Verschwendung: Wie man die Kosten des Europaischen Parlaments reduieren kann

Ending Excess - Cutting the Costs of the European Parliament [Kindle version]