The Treaty of Rome was born in a time of deep crisis. After failed attempts at a military union (EDC) and a political union (EPC), the Treaty made the economy the focal point of European unification. Social policies were merely a band-aid to cover the scars caused by the markets. There was no talk of […]
Klaus Hänsch is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He was the president of the European Parliament from 1994-1997 and a Member of the European Parliament from 1979-2009.