Kerneuropa

German

Etymology

Kern (“core; nucleus”) +‎ Europa (“Europe”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛʁnʔɔɪ̯ˌʁoːpa/
  • Hyphenation: Kern‧eu‧ro‧pa

Proper noun

Kerneuropa n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kerneuropas)

  1. (politics, European Union) core Europe (the concept of a smaller group of EU member states that integrate more deeply and quickly than the rest of the union)
    Das Konzept eines Kerneuropas wurde 1994 durch das Schäuble-Lamers-Papier bekannt.
    The concept of a core Europe became well-known in 1994 through the Schäuble-Lamers paper.
    Befürworter sehen in einem Kerneuropa den Motor für die weitere europäische Einigung.
    Proponents see in a core Europe the engine for further European unification.

Coordinate terms

  • Kernland (heartland; core land)
  • Zentralraum (central area)

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