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The President of the European Council and Other Formats of Presidency in the European Union: (Un)Constructive Ambiguity in the EU Political System

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Szczerba-Zawada A.

Studia Iuridica Lublinensia

2016

vol. 25

issue 2

The semi-permanent presidency of the European Council, introduced by virtue of the Lisbon Treaty, has restructured the organizational space of the EU presidency, becoming the new leadership centre in the EU institutional engineering. Consequently the institutional balance in the whole system has been changed, however without a clear jurisdictional delimitation of the competences between the components of this multi-centre political system. In the imprecisely defined conceptual framework of the new space of the EU presidency, there exists a question of the possibility of various levels multiplying and overlapping with each other, giving rise to a potential conflict of power in this area.The aim of this article is to provide the assessment of the scope of implications of the introduced changes on the basis of analysis of the structural relations between the President of the European Council and his institutional partners in the EU hybrid presidency system, i.e. the President of the European Commission, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the rotating country presidency. This scientific problem seems to be of both theoretical and practical relevance with respect to the just initiated term of office of new President of the European Council – Donald Tusk.

Prezydencja Unii Europejskiej, rozumiana jako zinstytucjonalizowana procedura kierowania Unią Europejską, uległa przeobrażeniu wraz z wejściem w życie Traktatu z Lizbony, który nadał jej hybrydalny charakter. W wyniku wprowadzonych zmian unijne przewodnictwo sprawowane jest dwutorowo – przez państwa członkowskie w ramach rotacji oraz w wymiarze kadencyjnym, w którym przewodniczenie określonym instytucjom powierza się wybieranemu na określoną kadencję substratowi osobowemu danej instytucji. Przy czym wyraźnemu poszerzeniu uległ po Traktacie z Lizbony mechanizm kadencyjnej prezydencji, obejmujący obecnie także Radę do Spraw Zagranicznych i Radę Europejską.Zinstytucjonalizowane przewodnictwo w Radzie Europejskiej, restrukturyzując przestrzeń organizacyjną dotychczasowej prezydencji UE, niewątpliwie zmieniło równowagę instytucjonalną całego systemu. Wprowadzone modyfikacje uzasadniają podjętą próbę analizy implikacji przyjętych rozwiązań, bazującą na identyfikacji potencjału relacyjnego przewodniczącego Rady Europejskiej jako ośrodka przewodnictwa w postlizbońskim systemie prezydencji Unii Europejskiej.

The Republic of Latvia and the European Union: a decade as a Member State

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Deksnis B.

Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas Vēstis. A daļa

2014

vol. 68

issue 3/4

17-39

The Republic of Latvia has been a Member State of the European Union for ten years. During this period, certain inherited problems have shown themselves to be persistent, notably corruption, a weak legal system and serious deficiencies as regards planning for sustainable economic development. This article highlights the principal failings and gives indications of the reasons why remedies were not being implemented. Critical remarks offered by the EU at various junctures have not always been followed by deeds. The Republic of Latvia has benefitted since its re-emergence as an international actor from a highly-developed ability to present its problems and achievements in a light that elicits international support. Latvia shall be the Presiding State of the European Union Council from January to end of June 2015. This article examines the internal and external preparations for rising to meet the expected challenges. In a the most recent elections to the European Parliament Eurosceptic political forces scored no successes, this despite the popularly presented critical view that Latvian citizens express as regards many aspects of the European Union. Overall Latvian citizens see their membership of the EU and NATO as the key factor in preventing Russia to assert its questionable rights to dominate its Baltic neighbours. Key words: Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, European Union, EU Accession, economic development, EU fund implementation, 2014 elections European Parliament, EU Presidency, Euroscepticism

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