Adesão à Europa e Política Europeia

The Internal as the External in Europe, por Álvaro de Vasconcelos

The third chapter of An Open Europe in a Multipolar World, the author discusses the “internal as external” or “inter-mesticity”, given that the Union’s global influence largely depends on its internal configuration. In fact, it is said, the magnetism of the Union is a vital aspect of its soft power, and explains the high level of international interest in what happens within the Union; indeed, what happens within the Union is largely responsible for how it behaves outside its own borders, for the success or failure of its foreign policies. For the Union, domestic matters are primus inter pares among the factors shaping its foreign policy. Bearing this in mind, in this document the issue of European identity and immigration are addressed and paired with the issue of EU’s foreign and international policies.