https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/eurofed/ Recent content in European Federalism on Matthias Matthiesen Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:43:32 -0400 https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/eurofed/ 144 144 https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/eurofed/bicameral-legislative-reform-proposal-for-the-european-union/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:43:32 -0400 https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/eurofed/bicameral-legislative-reform-proposal-for-the-european-union/ This essay argues that the European Union should replace its current legislative order with a bicameral Parliament of the European Union: a Chamber of Representatives for popular representation and a Senate for member-state representation. In a federal Union, popular and member-state representation should take distinct institutional forms, both chambers should stand on equal footing in ordinary legislation, both should have the power to introduce laws, and member-state representation should be exercised through a legislative chamber rather than by national ministers acting inside the legislature. https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/eurofed/lets-build-the-european-federation-asynchronously/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100 https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/eurofed/lets-build-the-european-federation-asynchronously/ The EU is unlikely to federalize all at once; asynchronous federalization is a more realistic path. https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/eurofed/europes-defense-challenge-is-not-a-quick-chain-reset/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:25:00 +0100 https://matthias.matthiesen.eu/eurofed/europes-defense-challenge-is-not-a-quick-chain-reset/ Transatlantic trust is eroding in ways that demand homegrown European defense capacity.