In Search of a New Institutional Dimension of European Integration

Abstract

In the European institutional model, the identity crisis is not about economic integration or border security or a structured plan of integration. The insecurity touches on fundamental values such as respect for human dignity, freedom, democratic pluralism, the rule of law, equality and fundamental human rights. The process of integration is in crisis and as a consequence touches upon peace, development, security, legal cooperation, the protection of human rights, the free movement of people, the creation of a common market and the creation of an economic and monetary union. This is in accordance with some basic principles such as the allocation of powers, subsidiarity, proportionality and sincere cooperation between the Member States and the Union. These principles cannot withstand the impact of post-globalization. The way forward is by recovering the European identity.