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European Union law and politics
Eszter Karoliny
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Today
• Introduction• About this course• History and evolution of European in-
tegration. Basic terms and concepts
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Where I come from…
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Hungary
• Magyarország
• Magyar + ország
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BUDAPEST
PÉCS
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Pécs
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University of Pécs, Faculty of Law
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English: Eszter Karoliny
Hungarian: Karoliny Eszter
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About this course
What, when, how?
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Syllabus• Class 1: History and evolution of European
integration. Basic terms and concepts. • Class 2: The present EU institutional
framework. Decision-making processes.• Class 3: The EU law. Sources, resources,
significance, methods. • Class 4: The single market. Freedom of
movement. • Class 5: EU policies.• Class 6: EU in the world: foreign relations• Class 7: Mid-term Exam
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Syllabus• Class 8: EU Law in practice: cases of the
Court of Justice of the European Union 1.• Class 9: EU Law in practice: cases of the
Court of Justice of the European Union 2.• Class 10: EU Law in practice: Moot Case 1. • Class 11: EU Law in practice: Moot Case 2. • Class 12: EU Law in practice: Moot Court. • Class 13: EU politics, European politics• Class 14: Democracy, citizenship, a Euro-
pean public sphere• Class 15: Final Exam
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Your textbook…
• The ABC of European Union law• Download it from EU Bookshop
• Use Internet sources, books from the library
• 2009 – major reform of EU institutions, some policies
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Moot court
• Solve a fictional case before the ECJ– You will get the case on Wednesday
• 2 lessons with presentations on ECJ case-law
• 2 preparatory lessons – written arguments: applicants, respondents
• 1 Moot Court lesson – oral proceedings
• Groupwork
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EU Court of Justice case analysis homework
• In groups of 3-4 people, read, analyse and present a case of the ECJ
• Presentations on 12-13 January
• You will get the assigned case on Wednesday
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European culture homework task
• Download United in diversity• Take a country• Identify as many pictures on the map
as you can – who are they, what buildings, which objects
• Why are they significant for the country in question?
• Be prepared to talk about it January 19-20-21.
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Exams!
• Open book• Short questions• Easy!
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Evaluation
• Mid term exam 25%, • Final exam 30%, • Homework Assignments 25%,
– Cultural– ECJ case analysis
• Class Participation (Moot court) 20%
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Introductory-level course• Using legal terms• Using political science terms• ESL• Culture clash!
1. Ask questions!2. Note new terms!3. Look up definitions!
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Contact
• at class• [email protected]• Facebook
• http://eulaw-knu.livejournal.com/
• …when in doubt, ask questions!
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International organizations?
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International organizations• History:
– Co-existence– Congresses– 1815 Rhine Commission– 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention– 1863 Red Cross– Transport and communication– 1919 League of Nations
• Post WW2– United Nations– Economic cooperation (Bretton-Woods)
• GATT• International Monetary Fund
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Types
1. Membership– IGO / NGO– Open / limited
2. Function– Universal / Specialised– Political / Functional
3. Geography– Universal / regional / subregional
4. Legal / illegal5. Intergovernmental / supranational
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Creation of IGOs
• International treaty– Constituent treaty
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Institutions, organs and bodies
• Variety of organs for separate functions– Plenary– Executive– Administrative– Judicial– Parliamentary
• Creating organs– Constituent treaty– Subsidiary organs
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Decision-making
• Unanimity• Consensus• Package deals• Qualified majority voting, QMV• Weighted voting
• Binding rules – consent
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History and evolution of European integrationBasic terms and concepts
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Europe in geography
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Political situation after WWII
• Allied occupation
• Casualties• Destruction• Genocide
• Many wars, moving borders
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Europe, 1914
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Europe, 1937
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Renewal of ideas of European unity
• Politicians• Philosophers
• Victor Hugo: United States of Europe• 1923 Richard Coudenhove-Calegri:
Pan-Europe
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Europe in the Cold War
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New need for integration• Bipolar world• Western Europe can only remain an
economic or political power via integration
• Which type?– Political– Military– Economic– Common institutions– Supranational?
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International organizations
• 1948 Benelux union• 1949 Council of Europe• German states established• 1945-49 socialist regimes in Central
Eastern European states• 1947 Marshall Plan
– 1948 OEEC (1961 OECD)– 1949 COMECON
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Military alliances
• 1949 NATO• 1955 Warsaw Pact
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The idea of a new community
• All IGOs established are– Political cooperation– Intergovernmental, if economic
• Not sufficient to prevent another war
• 1950 Jean Monnet – Robert Schuman
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Schuman Plan
• French-German integration• Step-by-step• Basis: crucial area for maintaining
peace– German coal– French iron ore
• Common market, removal of customs, duties: economic benefits
• Under a single High Authority• Open to other countries
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European Coal and Steel Community
• Germany: positive response (Adenauer)
• Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg
• Italy
• United Kingdom: no
• 1951, Paris: Treaty of ECSC signed• 1952 enters into force
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Failed plans• Pléven plan: common European
defence force– European Defence Community– European Political Community
• 1954: French Parliament votes no
• Instead: 1954 Western European Union– Collective defence– UK + 6
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New Communities• 1955 Messina: conference• 1956 Paul-Henri Spaak report
– Atomic energy– General common market, customs union
• 1957 Rome – Treaty on the European Economic
Community (EEC)– Treaty on the European Atomic Energy
Community (EURATOM)
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Institutional structure
ECSCTreaty of
Paris
EECTreaty of
Rome
EURATOMTreaty of
Rome
High Authority Commission Commission
Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers
Assembly → European Parliament
Court of Justice
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First 15 years• Removal of customs and quantitative
restrictions by 1968 instead of 1970• 1962 Decision on integrating
agricultural markets• Trade growing rapidly in Community• 1969-70 plans for a monetary union
– no success• 1965 Merger Treaty: single
institutional framework
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Problems
• 1961 UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway want to join the Communities– French President De Gaulle: no
• 1967 again• 1965 „empty chair policy”
– No representatives to the Council– disagreement over agricultural funding– Luxembourg compromise
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Enlargement
• De Gaulle retires• 1973 UK, Ireland, Denmark join the
Communities• Norway referendum: no
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1973-1986• Economic crisis (oil)• British membership• Integration slows• 1974- Heads of State and Government
meet • 1979 European Monetary System
– Exchange Rate Mechanism– European Currency Unit– European Monetary Cooperation Fund
• 1979 first elections to the European Parliament• 1981 Greece joins• 1986 Spain and Portugal join
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Single European Act• 1986: First general reform of the
Treaties• Goal: single / internal market by 1992
– Elimination of physical and technical restrictions Treaty on the European
Union1992: MaastrichtCommon currency: EuroPolitical union
Common Foreign and Security Policy Justice and Home Affairs
More power to the EP, more QMV
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Pillar structure
ECECSC
EURATOM1
CFSP
2
JHA
PJC
3
UNION
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New enlargement
• 1995 Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway
• Norway referendum: no
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Treaty of Amsterdam• 1997: reform not successful• New methods in JHA• More powers to the European
ParliamentTreaty of Nice
2000: reform to support enlargement Faster decision-making process Efficiency Charter of Fundamental Rights
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”Big Bang” enlargement
• 2004 Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus, Malta
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2007
• Romania, Bulgaria
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Constitutional Treaty
• 2000: Treaty of Nice not a long-term solution
• Idea: a whole new treaty• European Convent• 2003-2004 Treaty establishing a
Constitution for the European Union• 2005 France, Netherlands vote no• Period of reflection (2005-07)
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Treaty of Lisbon
• Instead: new amending Treaty– 2007 Reform Treaty (Lisbon)– 2008: Ireland votes no, 2009: new Irish vote
• December 2009: Lisbon Treaty enters into force– New institutions– New decision-making rules– European Union has legal personality– Pillar system abolished
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Resources
• Europa portal http://europa.eu/• European Navigator
http://www.ena.lu/ • EU Bookshop
http://bookshop.europa.eu/ • EUROSTAT
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu • EUTube
http://www.youtube.com/EUtube
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For tomorrow…
• Read the chapter The institutions of tthe EU from your book
• …at least as much as you can• PPT will be uploaded so you can
download it in the morning
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Group work
• Form groups of 5-6 people• Introduce yourselves!• Important dates of the European
Union• Write important happenings in Korea!
– History– Politics– Family– Sport
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Membership in the EU
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Member States
• 1952: 6 BeNeLux, Germany, France, Italy
• 1973: 9 Denmark, Ireland, UK• 1981: 10 Greece• 1986: 12 Spain, Portugal• 1995: 15 Austria, Finland, Sweden• 2004: 25 Czech Republic, Hungary,
Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus, Malta
• 2007: 27 Bulgaria, Romania
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Becoming a Member State – Treaty criteria
Article 2• The Union is founded on the values of respect
for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equal-ity, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to mi-norities. These values are common to the Mem-ber States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail.
Article 49• Any European State which respects the values re-
ferred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become a member of the Union.
Article 50 • Any Member State may decide to withdraw from
the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.
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Agrees to apply acquis communautaire
• The whole EU legal system, e.g.:– Founding Treaties– Regulations, directives made by the EU
institutionsetc.– Agreements between Member States– Case-law of the Courts– …
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Copenhagen criteria 1993
1. Democratic system of government2. Recognition of human and
minorities’ rights 3. Functioning market economy
+ Readiness on the EU’s part
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Membership issues
• 1973, 1995 Norway• 1986 Greenland• 1990 Democratic Republic of
Germany
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Eur-lex – how to find your case?
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For tomorrow