El “ideal realista” europeo. Lo que está en juego en las elecciones al Parlamento europeo

Abstract

Some elections as the of the 25 of may of 2014, convened to elect a new European Parliament for next years (2014–2019), are essential in any democratic organization time. The European Parliament exercises a ‘democratic’ control over the Commission and, for the first time formally elect the President of this Commission. These elections manifests the existence of European citizenship, with their achievements and also with all the difficulties and delays for its construction. On the other hand an important part of those citizens, or they are skeptical or they militate against the Europeanism, but, surprisingly, they vote and achieve some perhaps quite important, parliamentary representation. Next to citizenship is the existence of some European politicians and the bureaucracy that serves them, as well as the economic dimension at stake in relation to the single currency. The editorial concludes with a world view from a European perspective. Until recently Europe was a global reference model, and probably for many it still is, which requires that a political reflection on today’s Europe should always be done in a global perspective.