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1. The Conference on the Future of Europe and the Reform of the EU
(Roberto Castaldi/Editorial)

... after the German and French elections.  ...

2. De Gaulle, the “Empty Chair Crisis” and the European Movement
(Paolo Caraffini/Essay)

... the so-called “empty chair crisis”. This crisis between the French government and the other Community partners was triggered by proposals made ​​in March 1965 by the Commission of the European Economic ...

3. National parliaments and governmental accountability in the crisis: theory and practice
(Diane Fromage/Essay)

This contribution studies the question of governmental accountability in the crisis. It looks at how three Member State’s parliaments – French, German and Spanish– have exchanged on European Council meetings ...

4. Refocusing Europe on growth and employment: the citizens’ initiative for an extraordinary European plan
(Paolo Ponzano/Editorial)

Following the European elections, which confirmed the expected increase in support for the Eurosceptic parties in most European Union countries, both President Hollande and the French Prime Minister, Manuel ...