Philippe Lamberts, co-president of The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) urged the European Commission to consider proposing a radical change of direction, so as to halt the explosion of inequality.
"We need the EU institutions and the member states to change. As long as EU policy continues to benefit big conglomerates and not citizens, we will not regain their confidence. Although Jean-Claude Juncker has proposed several scenarios for the organization, it is clear that he wants to continue as before as much as possible. This will not convince people of the future of the European Union," he said.
For the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD), a EU-skeptical political group, UK Independence Party member Gerard Batten said that the white paper recognizes the problems facing the EU, "but fails to understand that many of these were created by the EU in the first place."
Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF) representative Dutch MEP Vicky Maeijer said that the EU is collapsing. "We in the Netherlands said no to the European constitution, no to the trade agreement with Ukraine, and it is time we said no to Europe."
The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled his plans on a "new chaper" of the Europe at the European Parliament plenary.
The so-called "pathways to unity" gives the EU's 27 members -- once Britain leaves in 2019 -- five broad choices to start considering at the March 25 summit in Rome when the EU marks 60 years of the bloc.
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