ISSUES TO CONSIDER:
Crisis in the Euro Zone (Greece, currency, etc.). Possible items to consider:
Euro – will it break up? Stay together? Will Greece be kicked out? Leave voluntarily? For a country like Greece: can competitiveness be restored without currency devaluation? Should EU leaders listen to the protestors? Or, follow through on tough reforms? Can the EU afford it social welfare model?
EU enlargement crisis related to the UK and their referendum on EU membership (BREXIT). Possible items to consider:
Why did the UK going to hold this referendum? What are the likely outcomes after the BREXIT vote? What is the risk for the UK / for the European Union? If this is just a negotiating tactic, what is the UK hoping to achieve? Do you think the UK will be able to get other...
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ISSUES TO CONSIDER:
Crisis in the Euro Zone (Greece, currency, etc.). Possible items to consider:
Euro – will it break up? Stay together? Will Greece be kicked out? Leave voluntarily? For a country like Greece: can competitiveness be restored without currency devaluation? Should EU leaders listen to the protestors? Or, follow through on tough reforms? Can the EU afford it social welfare model?
EU enlargement crisis related to the UK and their referendum on EU membership (BREXIT). Possible items to consider:
Why did the UK going to hold this referendum? What are the likely outcomes after the BREXIT vote? What is the risk for the UK / for the European Union? If this is just a negotiating tactic, what is the UK hoping to achieve? Do you think the UK will be able to get other European countries to offer them any additional concessions (or exemptions) as it relates to European rules? If the UK were to really drop out of the EU, what impact would that have on businesses located in the UK?
Immigration Crisis in Europe (as it relates to asylum, tolerance, integration, assimilation etc.). Possible items to consider:
Why has there be a massive increase in the number of immigrants coming across the Mediterranean over the past few years? Is this the majority of immigration into the EU? When boats capsize in the Mediterranean, who is to blame? What should be done to avoid this problem in the future? Is there a pan-European policy for immigration (asylum, and economic refugees)? Is it fair? What could be done to improve? With regards to assimilation of immigrants in Europe, how well do you think different European countries do (in comparison to each other)? Why are some European countries better at it than others? With regards to tolerance, do you think Europeans are more or less tolerant of immigration (than the country/ culture where you come from)?
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