Blocked for good by the threat of treaty change? : Perspectives for reform in the European Union

Zusammenfassung: The European Union faces a fundamental dilemma. On the one hand, pressure to reform its structures is growing. The hard negotiations with Greece in summer 2015 have revived the debate on deepening the Eurozone, while at the same time London is pushing to roll back integration, at least for itself. On the other hand, national governments reject any moves that would require a treaty change (such as transfer of powers) as politically impossible. Legal options for evading the dilemma and developing the Union by “covert integration” do exist, but these require unanimous political agreement among all the national governments - and would in the medium term require treaty changes to restore transparency and democratic legitimacy. (SWP Comments)

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource (8 S.)
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
SWP Comments ; 50/2015

Classification
Politik
Keyword
Europäische Union
Vertrag von Lissabon
Mitgliedsstaaten
Internationale Organisation
Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion
Regionale Wirtschaftskooperation
Entscheidungsprozess
Handlungsspielraum
Einrichtung
Organisation
Reform
Ausscheiden
Mitglied
Beurteilung
Abschätzung
Großbritannien
Eurozone

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(who)
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
(when)
2015
Creator
Contributor
Dale, Meredith
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024020908530944271684
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