Festlegung der Liste der gemeinsamen europäischen Interessen (Artikel III, Abschnitt 2)

OK, hier ist eine kurze Liste von Themen, die meiner Meinung nach unter den föderalen Schirm fallen könnten. Verzeihen Sie mir, wenn sie nicht explizit genug ist.

Streitkräfte/Verteidigung
Kommunikationsdienste, postalisch und elektronisch
Verbraucherschutz und Gesundheitsvorschriften
Wirtschaft, einschließlich Währung, Geldmenge sowie Steuer- und Wettbewerbsvorschriften
Beschäftigung und Renten
Schutz der Umwelt
Föderale Besteuerung und Einnahmen
Außenbeziehungen in föderalen Angelegenheiten
Dauerhafte Niederlassung von Ausländern/Zuwanderern
Forschung, Hochschulbildung und Technologie
Sicherheit von Territorium und Bevölkerung
Verkehr in Bezug auf die zwischenstaatlichen Verkehrsnetze

Thank you. Indeed, one of the important points is precisely that of competences. All contemporary federal systems have moved towards a type of cooperative federalism, which not only provides for federal and state competences, but also for shared competences. The model is the German one, with the principle of loyal cooperation being crucial in the coordination between levels of government. Co-operative federalism remedies a problem related to the fact that rigid lists of competences often become outdated after only a few years of existence of federal systems. We can also talk about this with reference to other articles of the constitution, but in my opinion we have to ask ourselves this question. Thank you for your attention. Giuseppe

I would like to add to the list as proposed by Herbert a broadening of his point 1. d/ : the transport of goods and its infrastructure.

I would suggest that both from an economical perspective as from the practical perspective of a citizen within the EF the infrastructure (roads, highways, airlines, ships, future modes of transport) is relevant not only to goods but also to people. Of course, we could leave this a national affair, but a brief glance at our European railway infrastructure will tell the shortcomings of such an approach. A practical example being the width of railroad tracks differing per country as a serious impediment to facilitate travel by train through Europe. Also considering the fact that domain of environmental protection is considered a federal power, and that different modes of transport seriously can affect or spare the environment. I think a federal mandate regarding this topic is relevant looking at some policy domains: trains vs. short distance planes, the necessary infrastructure to enable the transition to electric cars, the free movement of goods and people within the federation, etc..

So the addition would be something like:

1. d/ the transport of goods and people and its infrastructure

I would add a line reading “determination of the basic level of benefits relating to civil and social entitlements to be guaranteed throughout the European territory”. This would avoid asymmetries in the protection of rights