The Plan for a Multi-Tier Europe Explained

Enlargement of the European Union is high on the agenda, as is potential EU reform. A recent Franco-German report suggest multi-tiered Europe which could cause some countries even in North Africa to work with the European Union on a deeper level. But what is this multi-tiered Europe proposal even about, and how can it help with the expansion of Europe?

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[qdaniele]

My proposal is to call the 4 circles:
1) Core
2) Inner Rim
3) Expansion Region
4) Outer Rim
I would also suggest to add a fifth circle, comprising everything else past the Outer Rim, to be called "Unknown Regions".
On a side note, from now on in official EU documents the United Kingdom shall be known as "Confederacy of Independent Systems" (abbreviated in CIS), at least until successful reintegration of all its members in the -Galactic Republic- European Union.

[maartenaalsmeer]

This is *not a EU plan* but merely an academic report (Sailing on High Seas: Reforming and Enlarging the EU for the 21st Century) which specifically says that it does not represent the views of German or French governments on the cover page. In 60 pages there is only one mention of the UK: 'Associate Members: A first outer tier could allow for streamlining the different forms of association with the EEA countries, Switzerland or even the UK'.

[me]

Maybe I'm missing here, but I feel like a multitier Europe already exists. It's just not formally so. It seems to me that the plurality (not necessarily the majority) of these reforms would just realize such a tiered system that Europeans already perceive. But then again, this is outside my expertise, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[derravensberger]

You missed the Eurozone members Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Due to the upcoming enlargement of the Eurozone with Bulgaria, I can live very well with its adition to the zone right now.

[patrikricci]

These "second hand" memberships are a really dangerous way of integrating countries.The reason why the entry rules are so strict is because once a country becomes member, they have to be on the same standards of other EU nations, or else this inequality will have catastrophic affects on both sides of the population...

[iGleeson]

I don't think the idea is to make a multi-tiered Europe with second- class countries, I think the idea is to restructure and reform the pathway to the full integration so that more resources can be allocated to the whole process. There are a lot of countries that want to join the EU that do not align with EU values and have made no real efforts to change.

[roflmywaffles]

It's a great way to let only those who wish to integrate do so without stripping autonomy from others but other EU members will no doubt start feeling second class

[iss]

There are people which said this would happen years ago. It's something that's been on the agenda for a long time now. You can find reports from 10+ years ago also advocating for a multi-tiered EU. It's one of the things they keep discussing at these endless that those guys keep going to. They really want countries like Turkey or Ukraine to join, but it's pretty difficult to get them to join under the usual rules, so they want to get them to "half join", and once they've half joined that can speed up the process to them fully joining, at least that's the hope. UK Column have been reporting on this since at least 2016. Contact them and they will be able to provide you with a LOT more information if you are interested.

[Alex-dflt]

Perhaps the plan could be simplified further into just two tiers: EU and Hungary.

[martinsto]

this is why TLDR News EU is the most profitable, no major news network ever covers the paperwork foundation of the European Union along with how the EU affects current events.

[amotoz]

The reason ads are so annoying is because its the exact same ad for an entire week on like 5 channels, so by Wednesday I’m sick of it.

[comedyriff]

I think a more flexible EU is more robust. What doesn´t bend, will break. Maybe the UK would still be in the EU if they could´ve just desintegrated one step. There are also always populists in every country that will use the the perception of the EU as this faraway tyrannical force that control their everyday life as reason for leaving. A more flexible EU would undermine that narrative (true or not). Hungary for example could desintegrate and be allowed more autonomacy, whilst simultaneously losing some benefits of course.

[alejandrodetoro]

Could you do a video about the new EU Agency AMLA (Anti-Money Laundering Authority); its implications, competencies, race to host its headquarters, etc. Thank you!!

[prateekbhurkay]

"All members are equal. But some members are more equal than others."

[Portal-Ninja]

This would have been a good idea a few years ago. Would have saved alot of headache between the UK and EU if they had this idea before Brexit

[the.monologue]

I really appreciated the depth you went into in such a short amount of time in this video! Much love TLDR.

[remainertears]

Marcon's vanity project will end when he goes out the door in 18 months.

[pietersrv]

Can we have the link to this Franco-German proposal?

[eruno_]

Baltic states are in Schengen and in Eurozone and should be coloured accordingly in the thumbnail

[slavianalbanovich]

Once again I thank you for putting the subtitles.