Looking on the bright side of the euro crisis

As the European Parliament elections approach many cite the lack of a European public sphere as the reason for the disinterest in European politics and the inevitable low voters’ turnout.

But is this really so? Or is the pretence of a non-existent European democracy just an excuse for national politicians to keep the nationally focused political system alive?

A certain European public sphere already exists. It exists in the networks of culture, art, sports, movies, pop music, fash...