History Or Eu Integration Flashcards

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In which ways do historical visions of Europe differ?

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Finalite: confederation (intergovernmentalism)/ federation (supranationalism)

Method: incrementalism / revolution

Dynamic: external pressure (external federator) / internally driven process

Scope: small (Western Europe) / large / potentially global (Kant, cf)

Direction: bottom up (grassroots movement) / top down (elite driven)

Function: peace, wealth, others

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Unification of Europe is an old vision!

Walter Hallstein 1969: Europe is not something new!

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Pax Romana (27BC) rom. Emperor Augustus: inner peace and protection of borders

Charlemagne (768-814): revival of Roman Empire: inner peace and protection of borders

Dante Alighieri: universalis civilitas: headed by the German emperor
Pierre Dubois: in order to conquer Jerusalem, European territories should build a federation

Duc de Sully, after the 30 years war: Republique chretienne as a federation of 15 European territories

Abbé Castel de Saint-Pierre: memoire pour rendre la paix perpetuelle: federation of European states in order to prevent war in Europe

Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi: Pan European-union against soviet influences, still exists today

CSCE, council of Europe, ECCS, EEC, euratom (EU)

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The situation after world war 2 and what the leading politicians in Europe wanted to do against it

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“There will be no peace in Europe, if states are reconstituted on the basis of nation sovereignty.. The countries of Europe are too small to guarantee their peoples their necessary prosperity and social development. The European states must constitute themselves into a federation” Jean Monnet

“Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity” Robert Schuman

“Europe must be created” Konrad Adenauer

“Europe of tomorrow must be a supranational Europe!” Paul-Henri Spaak

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Reasons for and aims of the European integration

Why was the Eu originally founded and what does the EU aim at?

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Why was the EU originally founded?

Problem: to prevent war in Europe (especially between Germany and France)

Idea: to communitarize the coal and steel production in Germany, France, Italy and the Benelux countries
-> why coal and steel?
“The pooling of coal and steel production.. Will change the destinies of those regions which have long been devoted to the manufacture of munitions of war, of which they have been the most constant victims” (Schuman declaration)

Vision of founding fathers: a federation of European states

What does the EU aim at?

First all: peace and security
And also: powerful position (especially between the two emerging superpowers after WWII ), wealth, a single European market, European standards, the four freedoms (free movement of goods, freedom of movement for workers, right of establishment and freedom to provide services, free movement of capital ) , and many others..

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There were two different ways how to reach these goals

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Guiding principle 1 intergovernmentality
Finalite: European confederation of sovereign states
Dominant actors: governments of member states
Decision making: unanimity (with national veto power)
Scope of EU influence: limited (most powers in foreign and security policy remains on national level)
Function of EU: service agency for national governments

Guiding principle 2: supranationality
Finalite: European federation (with most sovereignty transferred to the EU level)
Dominant actors: common institutions
Decision making: one man one vote (and democratic legitimation of EU institutions)
Scope of EU influence: broad (also in foreign and security policy)
Function of EU: common government

-> both guiding principles can be found in the history (and the treaties) of European integration

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The positions of the major players in Europe after WWII

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France: driving force , supranational vision/ integration to prevent further attacks from Germany

Germany: supportive / interest in re-integration into international community

Benelux: supportive / economic interests/ rather intergovernmental vision

Italy: confused / primarily internal politic agenda

Uk: ambivalent/ undecided between orientation towards US or towards continent, rather intergovernmental vision

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A first step- the OEEC

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Situation in Europe 1947: bad harvest in 1947 -> rising food prices -> accurate shortage of foreign reserves

Proposed of Marshall plan: US general George Marshall proposed a programmer to aid Europe

Conditions for aid: dismantling barriers to trade among European nations, co-operation in the creation if a European organization to administer the aid program, limited to Western European countries due to USSR

OEEC : creation of organization for European economic co-operation , France wanted OEEC to be supranational, UK wanted OEEC to be intergovernmental ( UK view prevailed)

1961: OECD : transformed to Paris- based OECD (org for economic co-operation and development)
Potentially global forum for countries with very high HDI committed to democracy and the market economy (fighting corruption, PISA, economic development)
OEEC did not become nucleus for European integration (intergovernmental, global)

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A second step: the council of Europe

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Pro-European statesmen rallied and called for an economic and political union in Europe
Congress in The Hague in 1948: 800 delegates (chairman Winston Churchill )
Council of Europe created on 1949
Britain and Scandinavian countries prevented it from becoming a supranational union
Very limited powers (consultative assembly) 1950: European convention on human rights
First president Paul- Henri Spaak resigned
Still exists today in Strasbourg with focus on human rights, rule of law and democracy

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A third and most effective step:

The foundation of the ECSC

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Failure of federalist attempts in both OEEC and CoE made necessary a change in tactics

Start small and hope for a spill-over

Large share of Europeans energy needs met by coal, but allied control of coal and steel production in the Ruhrgebiet could not continue indefinitely

Solution: Schuman Plan ( elaborated by Jean Monnet- French official in the Commissariat du Plan (remember planification)

Peace through banning mutual perception of danger and aggression between France and Germany by placing control of coal and steel production in all member states under one c’mon supranational “high authority”

Goal: to make war in Europe not only unthinkable, but materially impossible

Establishment of ECSC in1951 ( treaty of Paris )

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Success if ECSC leads to new wave of supranational hopes for a European superstate

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Success of ECSC / emerging Cold War

  • > US and UK wanted Germany re-armament, but France opposed it
  • > European defense community (EDC) with a combined European army, a single uniform, flag, budget
  • > necessity to control European army

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European political community (EPC)

  • > 1952 EDC Treaty signed but in 1954 French parliament refused to ratify the Treaty (all other five parliaments had ratified the Treaty)
  • > WEU was founded as a traditional intergovernmental organization
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The foundation of the EEC - the treaties of Rome

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After the failure of EDC and EPC: continuation of the functionalist method of integration

Scandinavia and UK remained critical towards supranational integration

ECSC members wanted further deepening

Benelux- memorandum in1955: • work for the establishment of a United Europe by the development of common institutions, the progressive fusion of national economies, the creation of a common market and the progressive harmonization of social policies”

Messina conference : foreign ministers established an intergovernmental committee under Belgian foreign minister Paul- Henri Spaak, to work out respective treaties (Spaak conference)

Finally, EEC and Euratom were founded in Rome (Treaties of Rome) in 1957 (entered into force in January 1958)

As a reaction/ the intergovernmentally-minded European states founded their own free trade area (EFTA) in 1960

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Objectives of the EEC and of the EU today

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Art. 2, EEC treaty (Rome) 
Harmonious development 
Continuous and balanced expansion 
Increased stability 
Even more tapia growth in living standards
Closer links between the member states 

-> difficulties to reconcile equality (harmonious development, balanced expansion) with efficiency (rapid growth)

Art 3 TEU (Lisbon)

Peace and well being
Area of freedom, security and justice without frontiers
Internal market
Sustainable development
Balanced economic growth and price stability
Highly competitive social market economy
Full employment and social progress
Protection if the environment
Scientific and technology advance
Social justice and protection
Equality between women and men
Economic, social and territorial cohesion
Solidarity among member states
Cultural and linguistic diversity
Economic and monetary union /euro
Peace, security , and the sustainable development of the earth

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Implementation measures in the Treaties of Rome

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Measures to reach this goal were defined (implementation period until 1969)

Abolition of tariffs
Abolition of quantitative and qualitative restrictions in intra-EEC trade
Creation of a common external tariff
Elimination of obstacles to the free movement of people, capital, goods and services
Common agricultural policy
Co-ordination of the economic policies of the member states to avoid balance-of-payments disequilibria
Creation of the European social fund (ESF) to improve employment opportunities
Special trade and development arrangements for colonies and former colonies (ACP-countries, cf banana market directive)

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The evolution of the treaties

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1952: the European coal and steel community (the treaty of Paris)
1958: the treaties of Rome: the European economic community
The European atomic energy community
1987: the European single act: the single market
1993: the treaty of Maastricht
1999: the treaty of Amsterdam
2003: the treaty of nice
2009: the treaty of Lisbon

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The years of eurosclerosis (1960- 1980)

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Economic policies in the 1970s: new protectionism. Application of non-tariff barriers within Europe

Empty chair crisis in 1965: de Gaulle opposed further deepening of the union and a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting. The French government did not participate in council meetings for six months, thereby blocking all decisions
Andrew moravcski: in internal discussions, de Gaulle mentioned that his fundamental goals were to strip the commission of it’s unique power of proposal, to block the transition to majority voting and to fire the current commission.

Luxembourg compromise: institutional deadlock through: Luxembourg compromise: the Luxembourg compromise, signed on 1966:
Where, in the case of decisions which may be taken by majority vote on a proposal if the commission, very important interests of one or more partners are at stake, the members of the council will endeavor, within a reasonable time, to reach solutions which can be adopted by all members of the council while respecting their mutual interests and those of the community.

  1. dominance of member states as key actors (EU rather forum than actor itself)
  2. Dominance of unanimity (instead of qmv)
  3. dominance of imperative mandates (instead if interactive political representation)

-> dominance of intergovernmentalism

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Theoretic perspective: drivers of the evolution of European integration

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Explaining institutional inertia in Europe

International factors: veto-player-structure (Luxembourg compromise)
National careers of EU politicians

External factors: lack of adaption pressure

Explaining institutional evolution (deepening) in Europe

Internal factors:
Socialization/ brusselization 
Role of EU actors in council 
Unspecific reciprocity 
Mechanism of disinterest 
Dynamics of presidency 

External factors:
High levels of adaption pressures (decrease in relative competitiveness)

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New momentum - the treaty of Maastricht

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Adaptational pressures grow in the 1980s
Decreasing competitiveness of Europe
Increasing frustration with eurosclerosis

-> Maastricht IGC and treaty of Maastricht 
Jacque Delors (president of the European Commission ) initiated a dynamic of integration 
Finally: the treaty of Maastricht: signed in 1992, entered into force in1993

->content of the treaty of Maastricht
Creation of the European Union
Creation of the CFSP and the cooperation in justice and home affairs
Monetary union
Strengthening the European Parliament (co-decision)

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The failure of the European constitution

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Maastricht leftovers: Amsterdam (schengen included)
The treaty of Amsterdam
Amsterdam leftovers: nice (flexibility, weighting of votes)
Treaty of Nice
Nice leftovers: double majority, qmv, foreign affairs, presidency of the European council..) we should chose a different strategy!

European convention: IGC does not really work
Constitutional treaty: signed in Rome in October 2004, rejected in French and Dutch referendums in May 2005
Berlin declaration: after period of reflection, Berlin declaration in 2007 aiming at new IGC and new treaty on the basis of the text of the constitutional treaty
Treaty of Lisbon: the treaty of Lisbon closely resembles the constitutional treaty, but avoids strong symbols f statehood

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From the Berlin declaration to Lisbon

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50th anniversary of the treaty of Rome
2007: celebrations in Berlin (German presidency)

Berlin declaration: final document of European council meeting in Berlin, stating the end of the period if reflection and the goal of a new treaty

IGC in Lisbon: text of new treaty agreed upon in October 2007

Treaty of Lisbon: the treaty was signed in December 2007 in Lisbon and enters into force on 1st December 2009, after being ratified by all 27 member states

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Most important elements introduced by the treaty of Lisbon

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European council:
European council president (2.5years) official separation of European council from council of ministers

High representative of the union for foreign affairs
Merger of relax commissioner and CFSP high representative (double hat)

Legal personality:
EU as a legal personality, merger of 3 pillars into one legal person: EU May be party to treaties

Secession
Introduction of secession clause that establishes formal procedure of leaving he EU

Fundamental rights
Charter of fundamental rights (2000) legally binding

Decision-making
Introduction of double majority voting system in the council and European council (from 2014 on)

National parliaments
Expanding time for parliamentary scrutiny and enabling national parliament to compel commission to review legislation

Citizen’s initiative
Creation of a EU citizen’s initiative (1 million citizens may force commission to consider initiative)

Enhanced co-operation and mutual solidarity
Extending enhanced co-operation to CSDP, mutual solidarity in cases of terrorist attacks or natural/man-made disasters

External action service
Establishment of an external action service

Treaty structure
Integrating older treaties to TEU (primarily ex-TEU) and TFEU (primarily ex-TEC)

More power to European Parliament
Extending co decision procedures to more policies, thereby given more power to the European Parliament

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Competences after Lisbon, title I TFEU

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Exclusive competence
The union has exclusive competence to make directives and conclude international agreements when provided for in an union legislative act

Shared competences
Member states cannot exercise competence in areas where the union has done so.

Union exercise of competence shall not result in member states being prevented from exercising theirs in

The union coordinates member states policies or implements supplemental to their common policies, not covered elsewhere

Supporting competence

The union can carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement member states’ actions in:

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Exclusive competences of the EU

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The union has exclusive competences to make directives and conclude international agreements when divides for in a union legislative act

The costums union
The establishing of the competition rules necessary for the functioning of the internal market
Monetary policy for the member states whose currency is not the euro
The conservation of marine biological resources under the common fisheries policy
Common commercial policy
Conclusion of certain international agreements

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3 types of shared competences

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Member states cannot exercise competences in areas where the union has done so:
The internal market
Social policy, for the aspects defined in that treaty
Economic, social and territorial cohesion
Agriculture and fisheries, excluding the conservation of marine biological resources
Environment
Consumer protection
Transport
Trains-European network
Energy
The are of freedom, security and justice
Common safety concerns in public health matter, for the aspects defined in this treaty

Union exercise of competence shall not result in Member states being prevented from exercising theirs in

Research, technological development and space
Development cooperation, humanitarian aid

The union coordinates member states policies or implements supplemental to their common policies, not covered elsewhere

Coordination of economic, employment and social policies
Common foreign, security and defense policies

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Supporting competences

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The union can carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement member states’ actions in
The protection and improvement of human health
Industry
Culture
Tourism
Education., youth, sport and vocational training
Civil protection (disaster prevention)
Administrative cooperation

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Widening: the future of widening

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28eu member states

Accession of Croatia, 1st if July 2013

Candidates for accession 
Iceland
Macedonia
Montenegro 
Serbia
Turkey
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While looking at the map, I ask myself

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Which countries belong to Europe?
Where are the borders of Europe?
What are the right accession criteria?
What will happen to Switzerland?
What about Belarus, Ukraine, Russia?
How can EU-35 or EU-40 function effectively?
What should be the relative power of big/ medium/ small member states within the EU institutions?