Eurasian Economic Union: in the European Union's footsteps or on new paths?

• Authors: Kiss Lilla Nóra , Bektasheva Aida , Szabó Balázs

Title variants

PL

Euroazjatycka Unia Gospodarcza: śladami Unii Europejskiej czy nowymi ścieżkami?

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The European and Eurasian integration forms are genuinely unique, with legislative, executive, and judicial powers at the supranational level. The comparative analysis used in this article was aimed at evaluating the Eurasian Economic Union’s (EAEU) integration in comparison with the European Union’s (EU). The article presents some common characteristics of the European and Eurasian integration processesas well as several differences that may arise from the reasons for integration. The authors analysed, structured, and evaluated the features of the EU and EAEU by applying the interdisciplinary and comparative approach of the PESTEL factors analysis. The conclusion is that even though the EAEU has copied some EU operational mechanisms, the integration’s differences might always be tangible. The authors found particularly interesting how the historical roots of EU integration and the political reasons for enhancing the EAEU exist with similar institutional solutions. The integration’s aim in defining themselves as global actors in the globalised environment is very intriguing. It can be concluded that the EU might serve as an example worth following to the EAEU in many senses.

PL

Formy integracji europejskiej i euroazjatyckiej są naprawdę wyjątkowe, łącznie z uprawnieniami ustawodawczymi, wykonawczymi i sądowniczymi na poziomie ponadnarodowym. Analiza po- równawcza zastosowana w niniejszym artykule miała na celu ocenę integracji Eurazjatyckiej Unii Gospodarczej (EAEU) w porównaniu z Unią Europejską (UE). W artykule przedstawiono niektóre wspólne cechy procesów integracji europejskiej i euroazjatyckiej, a także odnotowano kilkа różnic, które mogą wynikać z przyczyn integracji. Autorzy przeanalizowali, ustrukturyzowali i ocenili cechy UE i EAEU, stosując podejście interdyscyplinarne i analizę porównawczą czynników PESTEL. Kon- kluzja jest taka, że chociaż EAEU skopiowała niektóre mechanizmy operacyjne UE, są widoczne różnice w formach integracji. Autorzy uważają za szczególnie interesujący fakt, że przy podobnych rozwiązaniach instytucjonalnych istnieją historyczne korzenie integracji w UE i polityczne powody wzmocnienia EAEU. Intrygujący jest cel integracji polegający na określeniu siebie jako globalnych aktorów w zglobalizowanym środowisku. Autorzy doszli do wniosku, że UE może stanowić przykład godny naśladowania dla EAEU w wielu aspektach.

Keywords

EN

integration forms; European Union (EU); Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU); global actors; comparative analysis; PESTEL-analysis

PL

formy integracji; Unia Europejska (UE); Euroazjatycka Unia Gospodarcza; globalni aktorzy polityczni; analiza porównawcza; analiza PESTEL

• Publisher: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Przegląd Europejski
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 3(61)
• Pages: 35-64

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Kiss Lilla Nóra

• Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

author

Bektasheva Aida

• University of Miskolc

author

Szabó Balázs

• University of Miskolc

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