To Have or Not to Have Competence: EU Integration by Stealth through Permacrisis
We reside in an era of permacrisis that demands a prompt response from the European Union. “Integration by stealth” defines a unique form of European integration that does not necessitate amending the Treaties: in emergency, European law may become malleable, allowing the Union to act where no competence is conferred. Exploring the Union’s reaction to the sovereign debt crisis (2010–15), the refugee crisis (2015–16), the Covid-19 pandemic (2020–21) and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (since 2022), a comprehensive panoramic of the new creative solutions and their benefits and drawbacks is illustrated. Could this be the potential future of the European integration process?
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Details
Rome, IAI, May 2024, 28 p. -
In:
IAI Papers [2] -
Issue
24|17 -
ISBN/ISSN/DOI:
978-88-9368-334-0
Introduction
1. Integration by stealth and the question of competence
1.1 Forms of competence creep
2. Permacrisis
2.1 The sovereign debt crisis
2.2 The refugee crisis
2.3 The Covid-19 pandemic
2.4 The invasion of Ukraine
Conclusion
References