Europe’s Political Transcendence
This month's European Parliament election marks a small but significant step in the emergence of a transnational political space – a first in European and world history. But, if the European Council fails to respect the results of the public campaign in selecting the European Commission's president, progress could be stifled.
WASHINGTON, DC – This month, European citizens will head to the polls to select the 751 members of the European Parliament to represent 507 million people. The way the election campaign has unfolded marks a small but significant step in the emergence of the first transnational political space in European – indeed, world – history.