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Justice and Home Affairs in the European Union

Justice and Home Affairs in the European Union. Preludes to Cooperation and th e Schengen experiment. Development of JHA—Why cooperate? The Council of Europe The Trevi group Schengen accord of 1985. Schengen Experiment. Objectives

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Justice and Home Affairs in the European Union

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  1. Justice and Home Affairs in the European Union

  2. Preludes to Cooperationand the Schengen experiment • Development of JHA—Why cooperate? • The Council of Europe • The Trevi group • Schengen accord of 1985

  3. Schengen Experiment • Objectives • Develop common policies which would apply to the Community’s external borders (e.g. visa policy) & eventually to remove the EC’s internal borders • Cases of the UK, Ireland & Denmark • European-level cooperation in this field Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer sawing through a barrier at the Berg border crossing. (December 2007) Photo: BBC News

  4. Maastricht and the Third Pillar • The Treaty on European Union (1993) • Areas of ‘common interest’ • Supranational policy vs intergovernmental policy • Institutional Framework • Roles of the EU institutions: the Commission, the JHA Council, the EP & the ECJ • A complicated negotiation framework • Democratic deficit • Unanimity and deadlock

  5. Fixing the Third Pillar: Amsterdam Treaty and Lisbon Treaty • Amsterdam • Transfer to First Pillar  immigration and asylum • Proposals for enhanced roles for the EU institutions • An area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) • Codecision procedures: the EP • The left-over third pillar: Cooperation in criminal matters • Amended Title VI including crime, terrorism, etc. • Council retains its dominant decision-making function & unanimity • Absorbing Schengen • UK, Ireland, Denmark and applicant countries • Lisbon • Abolishing of the pillars • QMV for Council, co-decision for the European Parliament • Normalization of JHA? Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice

  6. What can we learn from JHA cooperation? A multi-speed or a la carte Europe? Incremental integration? ►

  7. The Schengen Area Source: Wikipedia

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