Unlocking the potential of the EU Treaties: An article-by-article analysis of the scope for action
The latest Eurobarometer surveys indicate that there is consistent support for more EU action in various policy areas, including preventing climate change, tackling irregular migration, designing a common foreign and security policy and preventing terrorism. Assuming that the Treaty of Lisbon will be the framework for EU action for the foreseeable future, this paper explores possibilities for broadening the scope of EU action in order to respond to these repeated calls from EU citizens. With a view to reappraising the legal framework of the EU, it aims at identifying those legal bases in the Treaties that remain either under-used (in terms of the purposes they could be used to achieve) or completely unused. It analyses possible ways of delivering on EU policies, including in the development of common rules, providing enhanced executive capacity, better implementation of existing measures, targeted financing and increased efficiency. An overview table sets out possible initiatives, which are then explored in greater detail in 50 fiches, organised according to broad policy clusters reflecting the priorities of the von der Leyen Commission. Possible measures are mentioned in each fiche, along with the legal bases in the current Treaties on which action could potentially be based. It is a revised and expanded version of a paper published in January 2019, ahead of the European elections.
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- análisis de la información
- ASUNTOS SOCIALES
- competencia de la UE
- construcción europea
- Derecho de la Unión Europea
- documentación
- EDUCACIÓN Y COMUNICACIÓN
- elaboración de políticas
- informe de investigación
- MEDIO AMBIENTE
- migración ilegal
- movimientos migratorios
- poder ejecutivo y administración pública
- política del medio ambiente
- política en materia de cambio climático
- política exterior y de seguridad común
- política migratoria de la UE
- terrorismo
- tratados europeos
- UNIÓN EUROPEA
- VIDA POLÍTICA
- vida política y seguridad pública