scholarly journals SOCIETY, TRAPPED VALUES AND FUTURE OF HUMANITY IN EUROPE: THE LESSONS FOR UKR

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
T.L. LIAKH ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
European Community ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
European Values

The article is devoted to the formation of European values in Ukraine in the conditions of social transformations. The author defines that values are the system-forming core of activity and inner spiritual life of a person, and the system of values is the link that unites society and the individual, involving them in the system of social relations. It has been found that the main European values, which are distinguished by the profile organizations and on which the European community is based, are the following: respect for human dignity; fundamental rights, including the rights of communities and families; freedom (expression of will, freedom of speech, freedom of the media); democracy; equality of all members of society, including minorities; rule of law; pluralism; non-discrimination; tolerance; justice; solidarity; responsibility; equal gender rights. By signing the Association Agreement with the European Union, Ukraine has committed itself to develop relations with the European Union on common values. European values as fundamental ones are reflected in the Constitution of Ukraine. It has been determined that in the European Union values perform various functions (political, aimed at ensuring democracy, development of the rule of law, anti-discrimination, civil rights and human freedoms; consolidating – the formation of the European community and common social and humanitarian space; society, preservation and dissemination of European values, legal – justice, guaranteed by an ombudsman, protection of human and civil rights, economic – the formation of a socially-oriented market economy, ensuring balanced economic growth, full employment, prosperity, well-being, guaranteed property, overcoming poverty; social – achieving social harmony, social security and social assistance, health care, support for the family, protection of vulnerable groups, cultural – preservation of traditions, freedom of religion, language policy support, development of education, culture; information and communication – providing access to documentation, interaction with citizens.

scholarly journals The formation of legal policy of Ukraine at the present stage.

2021 ◽  
pp. 496-505
Author(s):  
Mykhailo Khodakivskyi
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Legal Policy ◽  
Stage Of Development

Introduction. Legal policy as a means of regulating the political and legal sphere of society is a prerequisite for optimizing political, economic, social and other relations in society. At the present stage, politics is considered through the prism of its governance function, and in turn, law is a means of normalizing and governing public relations. In this approach, legal policy is a strategic means of transforming society, which regulates the complex relationship between society and the state and ensures human and civil rights and freedoms. Most domestic research papers on legal policy cover some of its various aspects and expressions, but focus primarily on its theoretical foundations. The aim of the article. Today there is a certain lack of applied research in legal policy. We shall try to consider the applied aspects of legal policy at the present stage of development of Ukraine, regarding it as a set of governance tasks and political and legal decisions that regulate various social relations by legal means. Results. The process of Ukrainian eurointegration stimulates the development of a civilized legal policy. Its basic characteristics are laid down in the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part. The institutional basis of this policy is the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, which is becoming a national center for the formation of state legal policy. Further steps in this direction include the reorganization of its structure in such a way as to provide an institutional opportunity for the formation of state legal policy in all public spheres, which should be regulated by legal means. Conclusions. The key means of transforming legal policy at the present stage is the commitment made by Ukraine during the signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union. Ukrainian modern legal policy is based on such values as democratic principles, the rule of law, good governance, and so on. The structural elements of modern legal policy are the proper institutional basis for its making and the necessary content of social transformations. At the present stage, the institutional mechanism of introducing and making legal policy is being formed, based on the activity of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine as the single national center for forming state legal policy, integrating structural subdivisions of other central executive bodies. The next stage of the reform of Ukrainian legal policy should be its content, which will also be carried out in the context of Ukrainian eurointegration.

Právně ekonomické aspekty kritéria právního státu jako podmínky pro přidělení prostředků z rozpočtu EU

2021 ◽  
pp. 126-143
Author(s):  
Tereza Čejková
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Financial Framework ◽  
The Impact

After expressing concerns about the state of democracy and civil rights in Poland and Germany in recent years, the European Commission proposed to implement the so-called rule of law condition in the 2021–2027 multiannual financial framework scheme, under which EU budget funding would not be allocated to those Member States which do not comply with the condition. This work will examine the financial and legal aspects of this condition and assess the impact of its application on the economy of the European Union.

ESCB/Eurosystem/National Central Banks

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Langner
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Community ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Structure ◽  
European System

The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the Eurosystem respectively is quite a unique legal structure which is historically unprecedented. As part of the European Union (EU), it is necessarily based on the rule of law and needs to be clearly defined in the primary law as such. Thus, the ESCB was included in the European Union’s constituting Treaties by the Treaty of Maastricht in Articles 8 and 106 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC). However, it reflects a typical European Union compromise.

scholarly journals Análisis Del Comercio De Aguacate De La Unión Europea Con México A Partir Del Acuerdo De Asociación; Comparación Con El Comercio De Chile Y La Unión Europea Del Período 2001 Al 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (25) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
M.C. Carlos Ernesto Luquez Gaitán ◽  
Alma Alicia Gómez ◽  
Stéphan Sberro Picard
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Community ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Commercial Exchange

This paper focuses on analyzing the bilateral aspects regarding avocado; the elimination of import tariffs from the European Union from Chile and Mexico; and the terms under which export tariffs are released. In the middle of the first semester of 2018, Mexico and the European Union negotiated the modernization of the Agreement. The activities that are most beneficial to the association agreement in Mexico are those of the primary sector. The exported volumes, negotiated prices, and the market shares between Mexico and the European Union were collected. The objective of this article is to compare the commercial exchange between the European Union, Chile, and Mexico. It aims to analyze the Chile-European Community Association Agreement, so as to draw conclusions on the evolution of the avocado trade generated from the agreement. It also compares the commercial experience of Chile with the European Union and the experience of Mexico and the European Union. The analysis involves the collection of statistical information in order to appreciate the evolution of exports from Chile to the European Union; exports of avocado from Mexico to the European Union in the period between 2001 and 2016; and the generation of indicators such as the price per average annual ton, export growth rates, and proportions in the European market. The main result shows that despite a similar agreement between both competitors and the European Union, Chile is the country that has experienced the most growth in exports and has a greater market share.

scholarly journals Illiberalism Within: Rule of Law Backsliding in the EU

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 3-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent PECH ◽  
Kim Lane SCHEPPELE
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
European Values ◽  
Legal Strategies ◽  
The Eu

AbstractHow should the European Union cope with Member States that no longer respect the basic values of the Union? This article reviews the responses of the major European Union institutions to Poland and Hungary as their governments removed checks on their power, eliminated the independence of judiciaries and failed to honour their European commitments. As the article demonstrates, the responses of EU institutions have so far been ineffective in bringing these Member States back into line with European values. We examine the various proposals that have been made to do better, concluding that there is promise in some legal strategies that are available now, but have yet to be tried.

Characteristics of the political values of the united Europe in the context of Ukraine's European integration aspirations

2017 ◽  
pp. 302-310
Author(s):  
Ivan Osadtsa
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Integration ◽  
European Community ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
The Political ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Values ◽  
European Values ◽  
Ukrainian Society

The analysis of political values of the European Union and source of their origin are analyzed, and the peculiarity of European values to the Ukrainian society is determined. It is concluded that despite the fact that the orientation towards joining the European Union is legally determined and supported by a large part of Ukrainian society, the transformation of all spheres of his life according to the values of the European community is extremely slow. Keywords: European political values, European integration, self-determination, democracy, freedom of speech

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN UKRAINE AND THE EU: PROSPECTS AND NEW CHALLENGES

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
I. Berezovska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
The Eu

The entry into force of the Association Agreement with the European Union was a fateful event for the contemporary history of Ukraine. Currently, both components of the association: political one, which consists in spreading European values to Ukraine, and economic one, which involves Ukraine's integration into the EU internal market in exchange for legislation approximation, are without exaggeration fundamental factors for further development of Ukraine. The results of the previous years of the Association Agreement implementation testify to both significant achievements and a number of problems in Ukraine's fulfillment of its association with the EU “homework”. The article is devoted to the analysis of dynamics and the recent trends in the process of the Agreement implementation. As a result of the political changes that took place in Ukraine in 2019, including the election of a new president, parliament and government, European integration work on the implementation of the Association Agreement began in the new conditions. The improvement of the national institutional mechanism designed to ensure better coordination of work on the implementation of the Agreement between the competent authorities is among the positive trends in the process of its implementation. The fundamental legal principles and basic directions of work on Agreement updating are analyzed. It is proved that the prospect of updating has become an effective impetus to improve implementation processes. By initiating such an update, in order to strengthen its position in the negotiations with the EU, the Ukrainian side is forced to objectively assess the effectiveness of the Agreement implementation in certain areas and to intensify the completion of processes that are significantly behind. A new challenge in the process of implementing the Association Agreement was the emergence of the pandemic factor in 2020. The introduction of national quarantine and the incidence rate have significantly shifted priorities and affected European integration processes, both within Ukraine and at the EU level. At the same time, it was stressed that the situation to ensure the Rule of law, in particular, the fight against corruption is the main challenge not only to obligations fulfillment under the agreement, but also to the entire European integration policy of Ukraine. It is noted that the decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to repeal a significant part of anti-corruption legislation threatens the further integration of Ukraine with the EU. It was stressed that the future of not only Ukraine but also the region as a whole depends on whether the Association Agreement with the European Union will continue to serve as a transformational force capable of overcoming the weakness of the Rule of law within the country.

scholarly journals Moving in and out of the European cultural space: Southeast European encounters with the Creative Europe programme

2021 ◽  
pp. 136754942110554
Author(s):  
Claske Vos
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Commission ◽  
European Community ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cultural Space ◽  
The Republic

In 2014, the European Commission opened the Creative Europe programme to non–European Union states. In doing so, their intention was to provide cultural actors outside the European Union with the opportunity of engaging in a larger European cultural space, leading to new forms of European belonging. This article examines the functioning of this programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia, and it analyses what forms of belonging emerged in the process. After revealing the reasons behind engaging in the programme and mapping experiences of participation, the article concludes that the programme is not only an opportunity to (re)connect with the larger European community, but for many participants it is also a form of confrontation with persisting inequalities and their marginal position within Europe. Their experience of participating in the European cultural space is directly tied to the overlapping social, cultural and political spaces of which they are part. This confirms Lefebvre’s analysis that spaces are inseparable and that newly created spaces cannot be emptied of traces of social relations in other spaces.

scholarly journals The EU Concept of the Rule of Law and the Procedures de lege lata and de lege ferenda for its Protection

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-130
Author(s):  
Naděžda Šišková
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
European Values ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Eu

Summary The article is dealing with the EU current and future intruments for the protection of the rule of law principles at the level of the European Union. The beginning is dedicated to the EU concept of the rule of law as an integral part of the Common European values and its significant for the smooth functioning of the area of freedom, security and justice. The substantial part of the study is focusing of the analysis of different procedures (infringement, political and administrative), which can be used for the protection of the rule of law principles, including highlighting their certain peculiarities and the limits. The end of the article contains the conclusions about future prospects.

scholarly journals European Normative Power During Ukrainian-Russian Conflict

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Viljar Veebel ◽  
Raul Markus
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Normative Power ◽  
Normative Power Europe ◽  
European Values ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Mutual Relations ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Eu

Abstract During last two decades the European Union as “normative power Europe” has been associated with the export of certain universal norms, rules and practices to the other countries. Rule of law, democracy, strong commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms, and social justice — these principles form the core of the identity of the European Union. Relying on shared political, economic and cultural ties among member states, the EU has sought to promote these norms also in the neighbouring countries, including Russia. However, the outbreak of the violent conflict between Russia and Ukraine at the end of 2013 clearly demonstrates that the EU has failed in its efforts in Russia despite extensive mutual relations and comprehensive financial support provided by the EU. The aim of the current article is to analyse how consistent the EU has been in defending and promoting European values and norms in the international arena and with Russia during the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.

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