Newropeans Magazine
"The European Union and Minority Problems
Written by Walter R Hunziker
Thursday, 11 May 2006
The EU has few subjects that nobody in Brussels likes to talk about, among which we find minority problems. Corsica and the Bask country may serve as examples for many others that are less visible or audible...
Paris and Madrid don’t mind, or actually demand EU subsidies to help the economic development of its regions. However, they would oppose vehemently any questioning by the EU parliament concerning the political situation of these minorities, which they consider to be a purely national affair.
Where democratic representation is involved, there are no national affairs that do not concern the EU. The EU is to be a coherent body, all its members being part of the total living community, like a human body which cannot have totally independent members, legs or hands.
Can it be a real national affair if those concerned do not consider themselves part of that “National”community? In such cases a higher supranational instance such as the EU is the logical place to deal with the matter."
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