Europe - more, less or two speeds ?

For several years there has been a lot of talks of a Europe with two speeds. The idea is that different parts of the EU should integrate at different levels and pace depending on the political situation in each individul country. A "core Europe" consisting of the most europhile countries could be acting as a front runner.

And a multispeed Europe is already a reality: EU, EEA, Schengen and the Eurozone all have a different stock of membership countries. A more systematic construction of integration would not represent av novelty, but build on the current situation in Europe.

There are arguments for and against a two-speed Europe. But what should be focused is that the EU represents countries coming together voluntary in a supranational cooperation. They are doing so because they believe this will give them an added value compared to acting alone or cooperate on an intergovernmental basis. To develop a union with multiple speeds is hardly the way to go. Then there will be no longer the European Union, but the European Unions and it will be hopelessly complicated to understand and control. The situation to day with a Eurozone-group within the Union is bad enough. 

Polish Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Kaczyński has warned that any moves toward a two-speed European Union would lead to the bloc falling apart. According to him  a two-speed Europe would lead to the “breakdown, and in fact the liquidation, of the European Union in its current sense”.

Kaczyński´s warning should not be dismissed