Unlocking the potential of the EU Treaties: An article-by-article analysis of the scope for action
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07-01-2019
Public opinion often expresses the view that the European Union should do more to improve the lives of citizens in various policy areas, but a lack of convergence among Member States on the desired changes, not to mention likely hurdles in the ratification process, as well as other factors make any significant reform of the EU Treaties unlikely in the near term. This study identifies and analyses 34 policy areas where there may be the potential to do more under the existing legal bases provided by the Treaties without recourse to any amendment or updating of those texts. It looks at currently unused or under-used legal bases in the Treaties with a view to their contributing more effectively to the EU policy process.
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- area of freedom, security and justice
- common foreign and security policy
- data protection
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EU civilian mission
- EU military mission
- euro area
- European construction
- European security
- European treaties
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- FINANCE
- fraud against the EU
- information and information processing
- information technology and data processing
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- monetary relations
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- terrorism