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History of the European Integration

History of the European Integration. The Beginnings. Pan- European Movement ( Coudenhove - Calergi ) 19 September 1946: Zurich speech of Winston Churchill 9 May 1950: „Discours du Salon de l‘Horloge “ of French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman 9 May: Europe Day.

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History of the European Integration

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  1. History of the EuropeanIntegration

  2. TheBeginnings • Pan-EuropeanMovement (Coudenhove-Calergi) • 19 September 1946: Zurich speech of Winston Churchill • 9 May 1950: „Discours du Salonde l‘Horloge“ of French ForeignMinisterRobert Schuman • 9 May: Europe Day

  3. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration • there is a series of International Organizations • active in Europe • European Union (EU) is only one of them, but • probably the best known • Working Paper: „European Capitals“

  4. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration • CouncilofEurope • Foundedin 1949 • Seated in Strasbourg (France) • European Convention on Human Rights of 4/11/1950 • Main Institutions: • Council of Ministers, • European Court of Human Rights • 47 MemberStates • Accession of Croatia in 1996

  5. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration • Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe • (OSCE) • Originally: Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe • (CSCE) • Founded in 1975: Final Act of Helsinki • SeatedinVienna • Admission of Croatia in 1992

  6. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration • Organization for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD) • Originally: Organisationfor European Economic Cooperation • (OEEC) • founded in 1948 • 1961: reformed and renamed to OECD • SeatedinParis • Croatia is not a Member State

  7. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) • Founded in 1949 • Seated in Brussels • May25,2000: • Croatia joinedthe NATOPartnership for Peace Framework • April1, 2009: • Croatia became fullmember ofthe NATO

  8. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration • Global International Organizations represented in Europe • United Nations (UN) • Two of four main UN offices are located in Geneva andVienna • (next to New York and Nairobi) • One of the six principal organs: • International Court ofJustice (ICJ) in The Hague • InternationalCriminal Tribunal for theformerYugoslavia • (ICTY) in The Hague as a special body (since 1991) • Croatia is a Member State since May22, 1992 • International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague • Croatia is a State Party since May21 2001

  9. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration • „Europeanlaw“ • in a wide sense: • law created in the framework of allEuropeanInternational • Organizations(EU, Councilof Europe, OSCE, etc.) • in a narrow sense: • law of the European Union = EU law • EU = a complex, non-monolithicstructure • (importanceofitshistorical background)

  10. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration Da capo: Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950 idée inspiratrice of integration process building up the EU Jean Monnet as spiritus rector Influenced by neofunctionalism(Ernst B. Haas) Creation of „spill-over effects“ Maincontents: „Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. Itwill be built through concrete achievements which first create a defactosolidarity.“

  11. The Plurality of International Organizations inEurope –Different Channels of Integration • TheFirst Community • 1951: Treaty of Paris • Treaty Establishing the European Coal and SteelCommunity (ECSC) • 􀂄 6 Founding Member States: Belgium, France, Germany, • Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands („the Six“) • 􀂄 Only French is authentic language (Art 100) • 􀂄 Limited duration: 50 years (Art 97) • 􀂄 ECSC passed away in 2002

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