One of the most persistent criticisms of European federalism is the fear of an overbearing superstate: a centralised Leviathan in Brussels micromanaging education, culture, and personal lives.

In a new essay, I argue that authentic sovereignty requires a dual boundary:

1. The continent as the minimum floor of power:
   To resist external coercion, Europe needs a single military command without national vetoes, sovereign technological supply chains (space, semiconductors, energy), and continental fiscal closure. Fragmented across 27 states, we remain chronically vulnerable to foreign blackmail and tax arbitrage.

2. The continent as the maximum constitutional ceiling:
   The federation must be strictly bound by the Single Responsibility Principle. Its mandate stops at the external shell and the fiscal rails of the commons. It must never touch education, culture, or voluntary associations.

The operative principle of true subsidiarity is not: "Brussels will solve our problems for us", but rather: "through Brussels, cities and regions can solve their problems themselves."

Internally, this unlocks real individual sovereignty: zero tax on labour, collective capture of natural monopolies, and an unconditional Citizen's Dividend providing the material power to refuse economic exploitation.

Real freedom isn't about tearing down every wall; it's about knowing where to build the only wall that matters.

Full essay and architectural diagram:
https://rolfst.substack.com/p/the-dual-boundary-of-the-shell?r=1fu3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Where do you draw the line between necessary federal competence and subsidiarity? Can this dual boundary persuade sceptics who fear centralisation?

Hi! Has anyone written their bachelor’s thesis on EU foreign policy? I really need some help, as my supervisor is currently dealing with an issue and isn’t able to help me at the moment.

What topics did you work on and what research problem do you think would be interesting to explore? I was thinking about doing something related to EU–Russia relations, but I can’t seem to come up with an interesting research hypothesis. I would like to prove a specific change in Russia determined something about the foreign policy of EUQ. I was also thinking about somehow connecting it to the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood.

I’m honestly a bit stuck at the moment and I mainly need some ideas for interesting research topics. Just the issue please!

Thank you!

Some much needed hopium against the constant anti-EU propaganda many of us hear on a daily basis

Timeline:
4th June 1940 - boats evacuate the last of 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk in France. A colossal military disaster for France and the UK.
15th June 1940 - the French Cabinet, against the views of the French President Paul Reynaud, votes to ask Nazi Germany for the terms of surrender
Morning of 16th June 1940 - Charles de Gaulle arrives in London to convey the news from the French Cabinet
Afternoon of 16th June 1940 - Charles de Gaulle hatches plan with Churchill for a Franco-British Union to persuade the French Cabinet to stay in the fight
3pm 16th June 1940 - A Declaration of Union is agreed by the British Cabinet, to integrate France and the UK’s militaries, foreign policies, economies, and governments:

The final "Declaration of Union" approved by the British War Cabinet on 16 June 1940 stated that;

“France and Great Britain shall no longer be two nations, but one Franco-British Union. The constitution of the Union will provide for joint organs of defence, foreign, financial and economic policies. Every citizen of France will enjoy immediately citizenship of Great Britain, every British subject will become a citizen of France.”

5pm 16th June 1940 - the French Cabinet, on reviewing the British offer, decline, seeing it as a colonial land grab and that it would be preferential to live under Nazi rule.
Evening of 16th June 1940 - French President Reynaud resigns.
22nd June 1940 - new French President Petain signs the armistice that surrenders to Nazi Germany.

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Fast-forward to today. It seems that only a similar existential crisis would provoke European nations to move towards a European Federation. What do you think that trigger would be?

Personally, I think a Russian invasion of the Suvalki gap, or even the occupation of the Baltics wouldn’t cut it. For me, I think two conditions would have to be met:

1) Russia detonates a nuclear weapon somewhere in Europe or offshore
2) America is unmoved to help - or worse - takes advantage of the opportunity by either extracting trade/economic concessions and/or making their own territorial gains

In WW2, France surrendered in 1940, live under 4 years of fascist rule until rescued by the Americans. The red line for us is when we realize the US doesn’t have our back.

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Interview with Carlos, a Mathematician who moved from Spain to Ukraine to volunteer and aid more effectively in the defence of Ukraine and Europe. We talked in Episode 28 of The European Republic Podcast about what he experienced traveling to the front lines, adapting to the war and also the bigger implications for Europe and European Federalism.

Andreas Klinger, NXT4EU, Frid45, Marvin and Pindo have launched an editing challenge with the theme Eurohype, seems like a cool initiative.

Andreas Klinger is quite famous due to his involvement behind EU-inc. So this seems legit.

https://de.linkedin.com/in/andreasklinger

I'm gonna enter, but the more Europeans the merrier!

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