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SРOУБCРIEИTКYА
pean national political options. Similar the only European market: goods and ser-
agenda of the UK Independence Party can vices, labor, capital, and knowledge.
also be observed according to the results
in the last presidential elections in Aus- Fourth, increased democratic respon-
tria (which should be repeated, however sibility of the EU institutions and clos-
primarily the most votes were obtained er communication with the citizens in
by a candidate from the far-right option), terms of design of the EU policies. This
the victory of the conservatives in the is particularly expressed lately through
last parliamentary elections in Poland, the migrant policy of the EU, as well as
as well as the elections that just finished the coping with the migrant crisis which
in Spain, and similar mood is observable showed a lack of consensus in the ap-
from the support that the Populist Move- proach by the EU member states, and at
ment obtained, five stars in the local elec- the same time this affected the increase
tions in Rome, where the people request of the social insecurity of the citizens in
a referendum for the euro in Italy after specific member states.
the effects they felt on the financial mar-
kets, with a reduction of 10 percent of the Fifth, consistent implementation of
value of the securities. “Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustain-
able and inclusive growth” adopted in
SURVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANIZATION 2010 by the European Union as a strat-
First, the European Union should show egy for healing after the economic crisis.
Similar effects should be achieved in the
unity and solidarity between the member support of the economic growth of the
states, there should be no space for the in- EU and the implementation of the three-
dependence, because this would directly year investment plan of the EU, adopted
affect the EU credibility. In this direction, in 2014, which is aimed to generate about
the messages from the last summit of the 315 billion of investments in the next
European Council at the end of June were three years in the EU.
clear, with a confirmation of the decisive-
ness to cope with the new condition, as Sixth, the external security policy
well as definition of a strategy to face the should focus on strengthening of the co-
challenges from economic, political, and operation with NATO in order to more
security point of view. efficiently cope with the challenges, and
support of peace at global level, as well as
Second, preparedness for a credible increase of the financial support through
and fair process of negotiations between development programs for the least de-
the EU and the United Kingdom in an veloped countries and regions, which will
event of activation of the article 50 of the simultaneously affect the reduction of
Lisbon Treaty of the European Union for the influx of refugees and migrants in the
exit of a member state. Scenarios that are EU.
already being mentioned, in an event of
activation of Brexit, could be the alterna- Seventh, the continuation of the expan-
tives according to the example of Switzer- sion policy of the European Union, which
land for specific sectors and industries to from the viewpoint of the Western Bal-
have free access in the Common Euro- kan would mean more stable, democrati-
pean Market or the Norwegian example cally more advanced and economically
through membership in the European more developed region, which actually
Free Trade Association (EFTA). would be a value for the European Union
in this period of global economic and se-
Third, reforms should follow in terms curity challenges. The last migrant crisis
of strengthening of the EU institutions, showed that the region de facto is part of
that is, stronger banking union within Europe, thereby part of the problems and
the Eurozone, increased flexibility and the solutions within the European Union.
harmonization of the fiscal policy within
the Eurozone, as well as appropriate poli- Finally, the European Union should
cies within the freedom of movement in continue to realize its goal of creation of
a union that will live in welfare and peace
through promotion of the European val-
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