31 min

Sovereignty Within the EU The European Union in the New Millennium

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Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) talks to Professor Dieter Grimm (former German Constitutional Court Judge) about the legal and political nature of sovereignty within the European Union.

The discussion explores the tensions between EU treaties and current EU actions taken to address the economic and financial crisis of the Eurozone. The conversation also deals with the future of the European Union, the idea of a European federation and whether it is possible and desirable to create a European demos.

Recorded at the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin.

Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) talks to Professor Dieter Grimm (former German Constitutional Court Judge) about the legal and political nature of sovereignty within the European Union.

The discussion explores the tensions between EU treaties and current EU actions taken to address the economic and financial crisis of the Eurozone. The conversation also deals with the future of the European Union, the idea of a European federation and whether it is possible and desirable to create a European demos.

Recorded at the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin.

Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

31 min

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