(Dis-)integrating Ukraine? Domestic oligarchs, Russia, the EU, and the politics of economic integration

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-126
Author(s):  
Julia Langbein
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
The Eu

The Democratic Costs of Constitutionalization— The European Case

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Grimm
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
European Law ◽  
European Court ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

This chapter examines the democratic costs of constitutionalization by focusing on the European case. It first considers the interdependence of democracy and constitutionalism before discussing how constitutionalization can put democracy at risk. It then explores the tension between democracy and fundamental rights, the constitutionalization of the European treaties, and the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) two separate judgments regarding the relationship between European law and national law. It also assesses the impact of the ECJ’s jurisprudence on democracy, especially in the area of economic integration. The chapter argues that the legitimacy problem the EU faces is caused in part by over-constitutionalization and that the remedy to this problem is re-politicization of decisions with significant political implications.

The Crisis-Induced Developments in the Economic and Monetary Union

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-65
Author(s):  
Menelaos Markakis
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Monetary Union ◽  
Euro Area ◽  
Economic And Monetary Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Legal Principle ◽  
Democratic Control ◽  
Economic Developments ◽  
Eu Economic Governance ◽  
The Eu

This chapter looks at the crisis-induced legal, institutional, and economic developments within the Economic and Monetary Union. It consists of two parts. First, there will be a brief sketch of the crisis-related developments. These include the setting-up of financial mechanisms, the European Central Bank’s interventions to combat the crisis, the enhanced oversight of national fiscal and economic policy, and the increased supervision over the financial sector. Second, there will be a ‘first assessment’ of their constitutional and structural implications. Two sets of issues will be examined here: issues of legal principle; and the bearing of the enacted measures on European economic integration. Three key arguments will be made in this chapter. First, it will be argued that the measures enacted have led to legislative fragmentation and have exacerbated problems of transparency and complexity which already existed in this area. Second, it will be shown that the chosen form of action has consequences for institutional balance in the EU, democratic control, and judicial review. Third, it will be argued that the enactment of measures which are only applicable to Euro area Member States has served to deepen economic integration within the Euro area and to further differentiate it from economic integration in non-Euro area Member States. Further, certain areas of the single market have integrated more deeply in the Euro area. It will be concluded that the various reforms which have been implemented have strengthened the EU economic governance framework from a legal, institutional, and economic perspective.

16. The External Dimension of the European Union’s Internal Security

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Internal Process ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Legal Challenges ◽  
Dynamic Policy ◽  
External Dimension ◽  
The Eu

This chapter examines the external dimension of the European Union's internal security, with particular emphasis on the Justice and Home Affairs that has evolved from a side product of European economic integration to a complex and dynamic policy area. It begins with a discussion of the internal process of constructing both the EU's Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice (AFSJ) and its external dimension, along with the normative, national, institutional, policy, and legal challenges that have emerged from this process. It then considers the policy dynamism and institutional developments that have taken place since the Treaty of Lisbon before proceeding with an assessment of how the EU copes with the global security challenges of counterterrorism, migration, refugees, and cybercriminality. It also explores how the EU pursues its security policy within the international arena and the effect it has at the global level.

Dynamik der realwirtschaftlichen Integration am Beispiel der EU-Osterweiterung / On the Dynamics of Economic Integration: The Case of the EU Eastern Enlargement

1999 ◽  
Vol 218 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Bretschger
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Eastern Enlargement ◽  
Eu Eastern Enlargement ◽  
The Eu

ZusammenfassungIn diesem Beitrag werden die Auswirkungen einer wirtschaftlichen Integration auf das langfristige Wachstum analysiert. Dabei wird von international unterschiedlichen Faktorausstattungen, einer unvollständigen Wissensdiffusion und der Existenz von Umweltproblemen ausgegangen. Als Resultat einer Integration ergibt sich, daß eine für die langfristige Dynamik ungünstige Reallokation der Ressourcen zwischen den Wirtschaftssektoren nicht auszuschließen ist. Dies trifft vor allem dann zu, wenn die Integrationspartner über wenig qualifizierte Arbeit verfügen, die internationale Wissensdiffusion gering ist sowie die Substitutionsmöglichkeiten zwischen den verschiedenen Arbeitsinputs sowie zwischen den natürlichen Ressourcen und dem Faktor Wissen gering sind. Diese Fälle werden am Beispiel der EU-Osterweiterung diskutiert.

scholarly journals Economic Integration and Income Convergence in the EU

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinzia Alcidi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Income Convergence ◽  
The Eu
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