The final publication of the Building Bridges Project has now been published, to which our Director Vladimír Bartovic as one of the 28 contributors represented the view of the Czech Republic.
The final publication of the ‘Building Bridges between National Perspectives on the European Union’ project gathers articles from all across the Member States, with each chapter following the same structure of answering five questions:
“What does your country hope to gain from its membership to the European Union?”
“Do you think that the European Union appears to be a clear project in your country? If not, what are the main reasons?”
“Which degree of integration seems adequate to the position and ambitions of your country both politically and economically?”
“According to you, how could we strengthen the idea of belonging to a common European public sphere among your national citizens?”,
and “Which policies would you deem essential to conduct at the EU level in order to better legitimise the European project?”.
Enabling an easier comparative reading, the papers aim to provide a solid analysis on each of the 28 Member States in a way that is accessible to the wider public.
One of the initial objectives was to see whether one or two main political initiatives could emerge at the European level, which might refresh the EU’s image and credibility in the eyes of the citizens. The short answer is: none could instinctively revitalise the EU across all Member States.
However, three main trends have emerged across the chapters:
The publication was originally published on IFRI's website, and is downloadable through the PDF button on the left of this article.
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