Virtually every political order has had to deal with the problem of pluralism. The existence of different groups with their own claims to political autonomy has been a challenge for many states and some have been more successful than others in recognizing the claims of competing groups. This has been in particular a problem for the European Union, which was initially an intergovernmental organization aimed at fostering the national interests of its members. [...] segue https://www.ispionline.it/it/documents/wp_8_2006.pdf