Differentiated Integration in Europe After Brexit: A Legal Analysis
(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2019 4(2), 447-469 | Article | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Two visions of Europe. - II.1. A first cut at the argument. - II.2. An ever closer union. - II.3. A wider and looser union. - III. Institutional mechanis...
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| description | (Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2019 4(2), 447-469 | Article | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Two visions of Europe. - II.1. A first cut at the argument. - II.2. An ever closer union. - II.3. A wider and looser union. - III. Institutional mechanisms of differentiated integration within the EU. - III.1. No "ever closer" monetary integration within the EMU. - III.2. Enhanced cooperation: nature, rationale and impact. - III.3. "Internal" international agreements: the Fiscal Compact. - III.4. A two-speed Europe: concept and issues. - IV. Legal mechanisms of integration beyond the EU. - IV.1. A single market beyond the Union: the European Economic Area. - IV.2. Schengen's mixed membership. - IV.3. A Europe of concentric circles: a "misleading simple idea". - V. Conclusion. | (Abstract) It is self-evident that the European Union has evolved over time and so has the relationship between unity and differentiation. Understanding the nature of this evolution is more difficult. This Article seeks to explicate this development, not by a temporal analysis, but by delineating two opposite political visions of the European construction, that is, the vision that is centred on the "ever closer union among the peoples of Europe" and that which postulates a wide and loose union. The differing solutions provided by these visions are examined with regard, first, to some mechanisms of differentiated integration, which are considered against the twin criteria of clarity and coherence and, second, with regard to other legal mechanisms, which imply an interaction between EU members and third countries. This can be useful for a better understanding of the institutional and legal options that are available for the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfaf60192b22401193237af2a3a529c12022-12-21T21:43:49ZengEuropean Papers (www.europeanpapers.eu)European Papers2499-82492019-11-012019 4244746910.15166/2499-8249/318Differentiated Integration in Europe After Brexit: A Legal AnalysisGiacinto della Cananea0Bocconi University(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2019 4(2), 447-469 | Article | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Two visions of Europe. - II.1. A first cut at the argument. - II.2. An ever closer union. - II.3. A wider and looser union. - III. Institutional mechanisms of differentiated integration within the EU. - III.1. No "ever closer" monetary integration within the EMU. - III.2. Enhanced cooperation: nature, rationale and impact. - III.3. "Internal" international agreements: the Fiscal Compact. - III.4. A two-speed Europe: concept and issues. - IV. Legal mechanisms of integration beyond the EU. - IV.1. A single market beyond the Union: the European Economic Area. - IV.2. Schengen's mixed membership. - IV.3. A Europe of concentric circles: a "misleading simple idea". - V. Conclusion. | (Abstract) It is self-evident that the European Union has evolved over time and so has the relationship between unity and differentiation. Understanding the nature of this evolution is more difficult. This Article seeks to explicate this development, not by a temporal analysis, but by delineating two opposite political visions of the European construction, that is, the vision that is centred on the "ever closer union among the peoples of Europe" and that which postulates a wide and loose union. The differing solutions provided by these visions are examined with regard, first, to some mechanisms of differentiated integration, which are considered against the twin criteria of clarity and coherence and, second, with regard to other legal mechanisms, which imply an interaction between EU members and third countries. This can be useful for a better understanding of the institutional and legal options that are available for the future.https://www.europeanpapers.eu/en/e-journal/differentiated-integration-in-europe-after-brexit-legal-analysiseuropean unioneuropean integrationever closer uniondifferentiated integrationenhanced cooperationeuropean economic area |
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| title | Differentiated Integration in Europe After Brexit: A Legal Analysis |
| title_full | Differentiated Integration in Europe After Brexit: A Legal Analysis |
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