Open Europe

Timing is not seldom a succesfactor. And now when the European project - and most of all the EURO as it's main symbol - is jeopardized by all kinds of problems, new solutions are being offered. Change is like that, when the crisis is at it's top, the more easier is it to have solucions accepted. People are tired of insecurity.

One of the initiatives to improve the European project I just heard about is this one:
Open Europe. Their vision is serious and innovative:   What would a reformed EU look like? (1) A flexible Union The EU needs to become a two-way street. It must become possible to return powers to the member states, as well as transferring them ... (Source: http://www.openeurope.org.uk/about-us/our-vision.aspx)

A further look shows that the board is fully British, with Lords and former business executives. That on itself is good; they are often leaders whom people might follow.

But the site and project has little credibility. Figure the name of the site: openeurope.org.UK

Normal standardized websites have either extentions like .org, or .com , but not in the UK. They are unique and have to add the .uk extention. In that way there will never be a standard but only exceptions. And that is one of the biggest problem of coping with unions, partnerships, etc. Open Europe will fail.