The Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa (IDM) invites to the online discussion
Pushbacks, vetoes, boycotts …
What will the Schengen dispute mean for CEE?
Wednesday, 14th December 2022, 11.00 CET
online
Last Thursday, Austria blocked EU members Romania and Bulgaria from joining the Schengen area, quoting fears of uncontrolled irregular migration as a main explanation. In response, in both countries, calls for a boycott of Austrian companies followed. What lies behind Austria’s veto and what consequences will it have for the EU and the region? Why can individual states block decisions of that magnitude for other EU members? Do we witness another face of Euroscepticism, in which »vetoism« is a tool of countering supranationalism? Finally, what measures should be taken to improve the decision-making processes at the EU-level?
Panel:
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, former Prime Minister of Romania
Vladislava Gubalova, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Global Europe, GLOBSEC
Daniela Apaydin, Research Associate, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe
Sebastian Schäffer, Managing Director, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe
Moderation:
Malwina Talik, Research Associate, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe.
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