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The author contends that official EU democratic reforms are perpetually deferred and insufficient, leaving citizens without political agency. To counter the 'technocratic tide' and intergovernmental governance, the text proposes 'hacking' the 2019 European elections by organizing parallel, unofficial elections for a European Constituent Assembly. This assembly, consisting of approximately 200 representatives and randomly selected citizens, would serve as a civic power to draft a 'wiki-constitution' and initiate a wider process of citizens' assemblies. The goal is to establish a bottom-up democratic infrastructure that forces institutional change and offers a genuine alternative to either submission to powerful Member States or the abandonment of European integration.

The author contends that the current European crisis cannot be solved with less federalism, but rather through a renewed federalist pact that balances autonomy, cooperation, and solidarity. Using Belgium as a model, the text proposes the creation of federal districts for elections to foster a common vision and the implementation of a common industrial policy and the IRENE project to strengthen EU climate policy.

The author contends that the eurozone crisis is not a failure of the euro itself, but a result of inadequate institutional underpinning and systemic problems that cannot be solved by national-level austerity. The text argues that the German government's focus on individual national fiscal discipline is a false diagnosis. To prevent a return to monetary nationalism or a permanent crisis, the author proposes a move toward political union among the 17 EMU member countries, involving collective guarantees for government bonds combined with strict collective control over national budgets. This process should be legitimized through a constitutional convention and public referenda to avoid a top-down 'centralised executive power'. Beyond the immediate crisis, the author suggests that unification is necessary to regulate global financial markets and maintain Europe's political and economic influence in a shifting global landscape.