President of European Council advocates for coordination, solidarity in EU
Paul PhillipsEurope faces the dual challenge of remaining credible while ensuring its own stability, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said at a panel discussion Tuesday. The panel, in addition to Van Rompuy, consisted of Renée Haferkamp, former director general of the European Commission; Peter Hall, a professor of European studies at Harvard; and Andrew Moravcsik, director of the European Union Program at the University. Van Rompuy advocated for more coordination and solidarity between the various constituent members of the European Union while maintaining that each country is ultimately responsible for its own well-being. When asked if the European Union countries which are better off should make fiscal transfers to weaker countries, Van Rompuysaid that they should.
