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Legal Foundations of the European Union

Explore the history, institutions, and evolution of the European Union, including the three pillars of European Communities, Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs. Learn about the sources of EU law, including Green Papers and White Papers, and the significance of the Treaty on European Union.

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Legal Foundations of the European Union

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  1. UNIT 24:.THE LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION English for Lawyers IV Snježana Husinec, PhD; shusinec@pravo.hr

  2. European Union • Whichterms do youassociatewith the European Union? • Which EU institutions do youknowof? • What do youknowabout the establishmentof the EU? • Whichterritorydoes EU encompasstoday? • Readthefirstthreesectionsofthetextand do ex. III.

  3. History of the EU • Watchthe video at thefollowing link and take notes on thefollowing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgnXwrsMBUs • reasons for theestablishementofthe European Community • yearsandthesignificantevents

  4. EU evolution – timeline.Study the timeline and explain the significance of each treaty.

  5. Three pillars of the EU Findthethreepillarsinthetext. • First Pillar: ______________________________________________________________ • Second Pillar: ______________________________________________________________ • Third Pillar: ______________________________________________________________

  6. Three pillars of the EU Findthethreepillarsinthetext. • First Pillar: European Communities The EEC was founded by the Treaty of Rome (1957). Also in this pillar are the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EUROATOM). The responsibilities of the European Communities address the core economic initiatives of the European Union including closely related social policy, regional policy, and environmental policy Second Pillar: Common Foreign and Security Policy • The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union is coordinated through the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union. The Secretary-General carries the parallel title of High Representative for the CFSP, a capacity closest to that of an EU foreign minister.  • Third Pillar: Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs addresses the need for interaction between the police, customs, immigration services, and justice ministries of Member-States. This initiative emerged out of the Schengen Agreements of 1985 and 1990 to coordinate border policy resulting from more open movement of people between EU Member-States.

  7. Treaty of Lisbon • What are the goals of the Treaty? • What changes and new things have been introduced by the Treaty?

  8. Croatian membership in the EU Read the textandfindwhichsignificanteventsin the processof the Croatian accession to the EU took place in the followingyears: 2001 – 2003 – 2005 – 2006 – 2011 – 2013 –

  9. Key Stages in EU History • Read the text once again and do ex. IV - VII.

  10. Sources of EU Law • What do you think are the sources of law in the EU? • Does the EU have a constitution? What kind of a constitution could it be? • Which EU institutions represent the legislative power in the EU?

  11. Sources of EU law • Read the firstparagraphandfind the differentsourceof EU law.

  12. Secondary sourcesRead article 288 TFEU and complete the table.

  13. Secondary sources • Whichtypesofsecondarylegalacts are bindingandwhichnon-binding? • Do ex. V on p. 249.

  14. Green Paper Green Papers = documents published by the European Commission to stimulate discussion on given topics at European level. The purpose of a GreenPaper = toinvite the relevant parties (bodies or individuals) to participate in a consultation process and debate on the basis of the proposals they put forward. Green Papers may give rise to legislative developments that are then outlined in White Papersitis the first step towards legislation Examples of recent Green Papers: - Mobile health (‘mHealth’) (2014); - Retail financial services: Better products, more choice and greater opportunities for consumers and businesses (2015); and - Building a Capital Markets Union (2015)

  15. White paper European Commission White Papers = documents containing proposals for European Union (EU) action in a specific area. The purpose of a White Paper = to launch a debate with the public, stakeholders, the European Parliament and the Council in order to arrive at a political consensus it is a more authorative report, and is seen as a statement of government policy. Examples: - The Commission’s 1985 White Paper on the completion of the internal market is an example of a blueprint that was adopted by the Council and resulted in the adoption of wide-ranging legislation in this field. - Recent Commission White Papers include: • An agenda for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (2012); • Towards more effective EU merger control (2014); • The future of Europe – Reflections and scenarios for the EU27 by 2025 (2017).

  16. The Treaty on European Union • Read the introductory text about the Treaty on European Union. • What does it include? • Read Article 1, Article 2 and Article 49. • Do ex. III, IV, VI and VII.

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