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Mar 5, 2023 · As will be discussed in chapter two, the deepening vs. widening debate contains a clear correlation with the Core-periphery debate, often associated with each other by way of the theory of integration through differentiation; suggesting that the widening of the Union has driven differentiation in the EU. Continue reading part 3 here.. (coming ...
Mar 7, 2022 · The debate about DI was at that time intertwined with five other debates related to the widening and deepening of the EU: the creation of EMU; the need for integration in the field of justice and home affairs; the creation of a common security policy; the concerns produced by the impending enlargement; and, finally, the need to overcome the opposition of reluctant states to integration in ...
- Introduction
- II. Brexit as An Opportunity For (Treaty) Reform
- III. Conclusions
Debates about differentiated integration are said to be ‘among the rituals of European integration’.1 ‘Whenever the EU enters a critical stage, politicians and academic observers evoke the option of “multiple speeds”, “concentric circles” or related terminology and call upon some Member States to proceed towards closer integration without participa...
In light of the above, the present author is rather skeptical about the promises made by the theories of differentiated and/or multi-speed integration. They of course remain part of the policy toolkit, and it may be deemed appropriate that such a course be taken in the future with respect to a certain policy area or project. However, at the time of...
There will be no attempt to summarize the preceding argument in its entirety. Instead, this section will highlight certain features that are of particular importance. The discussion above has highlighted the problems or issues that proposals for differentiated integration may give rise to, in terms of the rationale for conferring powers on the EU, ...
Nov 27, 2018 · E. whereas differentiation has been a stable feature of European integration, not only in areas in which the EU has competences, but also elsewhere, and has sometimes allowed for the deepening and widening of the EU to be pursued simultaneously; whereas, as a consequence, one cannot oppose differentiation and integration, nor can one present differentiation as an innovative path for the future ...
Rittberger,10 I suggest that we should link differentiation with the widening, deepening and politicization of the integration process. Firstly, differentiation resulting from the process of widening (enlargement) can be based on an exemption or a discriminatory differentiation, and is driven by concerns of effectiveness and cost distribution.
argue that differentiation is anessential and, most likely, enduring characteristic of the EU. Moreover, differentiation has been a concomitant of deepening and widening, gaining in importance as the EU’s tasks, competencies and member-ship have grown. We distinguish two types of differentiation that we term ver-tical and horizontal ...
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Jan 2, 2021 · If differentiation is the future, the centre needs to be strengthened to hold the Union together. To name just one starting point: The reduction in the size of the Commission required under the Treaty of Lisbon could enhance the effectiveness of its work on progressive policies like digitalisation and the Green Deal, as well as its role in guarding the Union’s external borders.
