Differentiated Integration in Europe After Brexit: A Legal Analysis

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...

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Published inEuropean papers (Online. periodico) Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 447 - 469
Main Author Giacinto della Cananea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rome European Papers. A Journal on Law and Integration 2019
European Papers (www.europeanpapers.eu)
Subjects
differentiated integration
enhanced cooperation
european economic area
european integration
european union
ever closer union
Europe
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2499-8249
2499-8249
DOI:10.15166/2499-8249/318