http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/euroscepticism_save_europe Comments for "Can euroscepticism save Europe?, " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/euroscepticism_save_europe <p> <strong><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1082/1466305933_f8ad140648_o.jpg" alt="The Berlaymont, Brussels" title="The Berlaymont, Brussels" width="600" height="200" /></strong> </p> <p> <strong>Giles Merritt</strong><em>, Secretary-General of the Brussels-based think tank <a href="http://www.friendsofeurope.org/">Friends of Europe</a> and Editor of the policy journal <a href="http://www.europesworld.org/">Europe&#39;s World</a>, looks at the chances for the kind of wide-ranging debate on the EU&#39;s future that was <a href="/blog/dliberation/preconditions_taboos">called for last week</a> by Commissioner Wallström, and that the Tomorrow&#39;s Europe poll aims to create in microcosm:</em> <br /> <br /> What Europe needs is more &quot;euroscepticism&quot;, not less. With the 50th anniversary of the European Union&#39;s founding Rome Treaty now behind it, its smart next move should be to invite rather than avoid criticism of its activities. <br /> <br /> In early October, the European Commission is to unveil its new ideas for &quot;selling&quot; Europe. The chances are that while these will reflect a greater willingness to listen to public opinion, the commission&#39;s eurocrats won&#39;t go so far as to welcome uncomfortable opinions. <br /> <br /> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/euroscepticism_save_europe" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/euroscepticism_save_europe">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/euroscepticism_save_europe#comment dLiberation Giles Merritt Public debate Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:45:35 +0100 Giles Merritt 34662 at http://www.opendemocracy.net