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Świat wobec wyzwań współczesności – spojrzenie europeisty

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Milczarek D.

Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs

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2012

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issue 1

21-36

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The deliberations presented in this article are based on the assumption that in broadly understood European studies and studies on European integration we should apply a broader view to the analysed issues. For instance, the international aspects of the functioning of the European Union should be perceived also from the global perspective, taking into account the evolution of the modern world. The world is currently undergoing extensive changes, the direction of which cannot be predicted at this point. The predominant Western development model, based on liberal democracy and free-market economy, is under a major crisis and, what is more, it has recently gained competition in the form of alternative models, starting with the anti-Western Asian model. The main thesis of the article comes down to the observation that the Western model – despite its shortcomings and the fact that it should by no means be imposed on anyone by force – has good chances of being a universal model and of still playing a very important role in the world in the future.

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Systemowe spojrzenie na europeizację

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Grosse T. G.

Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs

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2012

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issue 3

9-28

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This article presents the main trends of research on the concept of Europeanization. In the last decade it has become one of the main areas of interest of European integration students. The Europeanisation concept is discussed in the context of the leading theories of European integration. The article proposes a look at the Europeanization in relation to the systemic theory in political science

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Zmiany w prawie wyborczym Ukrainy: plusy i minusy dla integracji europejskiej

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Pankiewicz I.

Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW

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2012

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issue 2

191-206

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The article discusses the changes which are taking place in the Election Law of Ukraine. Their consequence is the transformation of the state from the parliamentary-presidential into the presidentially-parliamentary republic and the loss by the Supreme Council of Ukraine of a considerable part of its authority in favour of the president of Ukraine. As based on the conducted analysis, the conclusion has been done that the Ukrainian Election Law requires further changes which shall allow its ordinary development, stimulate real rivalry in the process of elections and lead to forming of the proper level of political culture in the society. The success of the introduced changes depends on whether the Election Law will be practically followed or will be left as juridical declaration, whether the destiny of Ukraine will be connected with Europe or with authoritarianism.

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THE ATTITIUDE OF MANAGERS OF THE POLISH CO-OPERATIVES TOWARDS INTEGRATION OF POLAND WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION

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Grzegorzewski P.

Pieniądze i Więź

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2005

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vol. 8

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issue 1(26)

163-170

EN

The author presents the results of empirical research, which was conducted among managers of co-operative enterprises in Poland and concerned opinions about the ever more discussed and ever more up to date issue, namely the integration of Poland with the European Union. The empirical material includes opinions of the surveyed people on: (1) - issues connected with integration of Poland and the European Union; (2) -the opportunities to receive aid from different European Union funds by the co-operatives.

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THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION. ASPIRATION AND REALITY

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Poplawska E.

Studia Prawnicze

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2006

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issue 3(169)

97-112

EN

The role of national parliaments in the European Union is not limited to the development, especially in the nineties and later, of forms of their participation in the consultation process aimed at creation of European law. Successful functioning of the European Union depends also on the loyal fulfillment of obligations laid on member states that are arising from the Treaties. Although the area of activity of national parliaments has shrunken they received new functions related to the European integration. The turning point for the recognition of the role of national parliaments in European Union took place in the Protocol to Amsterdam Treaty. It brought guaranties for fair conditions for parliaments to influence governmental decisions concerning the European Union. It also institutionalized the COSAC - Conference of European Commissions of National Parliaments, as advisory body within the European Union structure. As the practice showed the first part of the Protocol had bigger influence on so far modest re-parliamentization of the European Union. Its deepening could take place together with coming into force of the Treaty establishing the Constitution for Europe. The Treaty could introduce a system of early warning by national parliaments against a violation of principle of subsidiarity. The introduction of the system without a ratification of the Constitutional Treaty seems to be possible but problematic.

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PROBLEMS WITH THE ADJUSTMENT OF POLISH AGRICULTURE TO COMPETITION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

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Klepacki B.

Wieś i Rolnictwo

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2004

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issue 3(124) Sup

109-118

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This paper presents some of the problems relating to Polish integration with the European Union. The condition of Polish agriculture is compared with the condition of agriculture in EU member states. The expected benefits and difficulties for Polish farmers in the new situation are discussed.

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CHOSEN PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF POLISH ECONOMY

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Jasinski L.

Studia Ekonomiczne (Economic Studies)

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2005

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issue 3(46)

159-179

EN

The author aims at analysing the competitiveness of Polish economy especially from he point of view of economic arrangement and policies implemented by the European Union. The relative position of Poland was described and interpreted on a basis of statistical data, pointing the differences betwen countries, and economic policy assessment. It appears that the relative position of the Poland's economy is not satisfactory. Some economic policies of the EU do not contribute to improving the competitiveness of member states, but main factors determining competitiveness are domestic, not EU-related.

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The influence of the European integration process upon structural changes in Polish industry

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Koralun-Bereznicka J.

Pieniądze i Więź

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2006

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vol. 9

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issue 1(30)

100-108

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The paper aims at presenting the structural changes in Polish industry as a result of the integration process with the European Union. Some of the characteristic features of the Polish industry in the pre-accession period, which distinguish this sector from the industries of the EU member countries, were e.g. a large share of heavy industry in the industrial production, a low level of technological development in many sectors, high employment level in labour-consuming sections and, as a result, low competitiveness. Despite a relatively short period of Polish membership in the EU, some of its positive effects can already be seen in the industrial sector. The main changes include a significant growth of the industrial production sold and labour productivity, as well as export dynamics. As far as the structural changes are concerned, there is a lower contribution of mining industry in the industrial production and a slight growth of the processing industry share.

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SOURCES OF THE INTENSIFICATION OF THE UNIFICATION OF WESTERN EUROPE IN THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY

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Nadolski M.

Dzieje Najnowsze

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2007

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issue 4

135-148

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The twentieth-century integration of Europe was based on several fundamental factors, including universalism, a search for new forms of international order after the fall of the earlier established systems, and a wish to discover guarantees for national security. Contrary to universally held opinions, European integration did not start after the Second World War as a process intentionally and unselfishly initiated by governments and societies which had accepted a vision formulated by enlightened leaders. Actually, it was a combination of the national interests of particular European states, which together with an awareness of the threat posed by the communist system and the economic domination of the USA, that set this process into motion. An essential catalyst of changes aiming towards integration was the Marshall Plan, which enforced the cooperation of European countries- beneficiaries of American aid. For these reasons, the 1950s became a period of a considerable acceleration of the unification of Europe.

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SLOVENIA - THE EU-BALKAN BRIDGE (Slowenia - unijno-balkanski pomost)

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Debicki M.

Przegląd Zachodni

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2010

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issue 1(334)

101-114

EN

The article attempts to characterize the socio-cultural specificity of Slovenia. Attention has been drawn to the coexistence of selected elements that apparently influence the shape of the contemporary identity of the inhabitants of this small country, such as the Habsburg and Yugoslavian legacy or successes in the process of European integration. Separate reflection has been devoted to reasons of a lack of interest in Slovenia among Poles despite relatively close geographical distance between the two countries. The results of research on Poles' attitude to Slovenians have also been analyzed and the emergent picture is complemented by results of a mini-survey on the image of Slovenia among university students.

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W poszukiwaniu nowego ładu globalnego

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Góralczyk B.

Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs

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2010

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issue 4

63-88

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The author proposes a “hybrid” approach to the issue of global order, combining in his study theoretical and practical issues. From theoretical point of view he is focusing on crucial ideas important in normative, liberal (institutions) and neo-realistic school of thinking on global affairs and global order, leading us to the conclusion that in normative sense currently there is a mess and nobody’s really ready to propose a kind of “global codex” (Z. Bauman), which is necessary for a globalised world of “network societies” (M. Castells); in institutional sense we have some new phenomena, like G-20, BRICS or Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as well as further deepening process of European integration after the Treaty of Lisbon, which is theoretically not absorbed yet; and finally in real politics one can observe an important Powers Shift, from Atlantic to Pacific, at least in economic sphere. According to the Author’s final conclusions, we are facing two principal challenges (meaning humankind): deeply mixed transnationalisation (i.e. diminishing of the role of nation states, including major powers) and quickly-growing consciousness of some global challenges (proliferation of nuclear arms, climate change, shrinking of raw and energy sources, other environmental issues, etc.). Thus, in his opinion, experts on security issues and probably also researchers of global order should prepare a kind of “cooperative order” idea, an idea which, however – for the first time in decades or perhaps even Centuries – should be proposed not only by the West. This is the essence of the new global order which is emerging after the collapse of the global (Western) markets in September 2008. It is too early too judge yet whether this particular moment is a real fault-line leading to creation of a new order, but there are many signs prompting us to conclude so.

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN POLAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (Kosciol katolicki w Polsce a Unia Europejska)

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Kolsut-Markowska A.

Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW

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2011

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issue 3

137-156

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After 1989 the catholic Church in Poland had difficulties in determining its places in the public sphere. Despite the numerous mistakes made while struggling with the new reality, it has retaired its institutional power and its authority in the society. In the dabate over Poladn's accession to the European structures, the Church chose the European Union regardless of the objections raised by the clergy involved with Radio Maryja and the daily paper 'Nasz Dziennik'. The teachings of John Paul II have had crucial influence on that decision. The Pope recognised Poland as a deffender of chrystian traditions, thus giving it a special role in the integrating Europe. Following Poland accession to the European Union, the catholic Church has been actively participating in the process of inspiring the sense of unity in Europe. Cooperating with other local catholic churches, within the European religion institutions it propagates christian values in the political, economical and social sferes of Europe.

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Normy prawne i ordynacja wyborcza w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego w Polsce w 2004 r.

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Tupalski T. A.

Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW

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2012

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issue 1

87-120

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Election of Members of the European Parliament on Polish territory for the first time took place in 2004. This election is a historic moment, because Poland and Polish people for the first time we were able to choose their representatives to the European Parliament. For the first time will Parliamentarians have its European family, the structures of the Polish accession to the European Communities, so that we share responsibility for the further development and future of our Europe. The elections were conducted under the Act of 23 January 2004 – Elections to the European Parliament. The literature on this subject is small, they are mainly publications concerning mechanisms for passing laws and discussing its main goals. Existing data do not cover the whole subject, as appeared before the majority of the Ordinance implementing acts. I hope that my article although the closer the issue of electoral law and the holding of elections to the European Parliament, and will be for the reader an introduction to the handbook and knowledge for entry to the course of European integration, European communities law and will bring the functioning of the institutions of the European Union.

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THE TREATY OF LISBON IN THE CONTEXT OF EFFICIENCY OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF LEGAL PROTECTION AND THE COOPERATIVE MODEL OF THE LAW MAKER (Traktat z Lizbony wobec operatywnosci unijnego systemu ochrony prawnej i modelu kooperacyjnego prawodawcy)

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Koncewicz T. T.

Przegląd Sejmowy

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2010

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issue 4(99)

123-139

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The institutional status of the Court of Justice confirms that the founding fathers of the treaties envisioned the Court taking on a role that is going beyond the paradigm of simply applying and enforcing European law. An analysis of jurisprudence shows that the Court has indeed become an autonomous actor in the integration process. For the Court 'the law' plays the role of both an argumentative force and a tool for market participants to pursue their goals independently of, and sometimes in direct opposition to, political process. The Union court assumes the mantle of the law maker who creatively influences the system of European law and determines the behavior of the institutions and states. Having said this, it would be wrong to assume that the legislative function of the Court is analogous to that of political law maker. Within the confines of the cooperative model of the European law maker, the Court acts as a judicial law maker who speaks the language of general principles and precedents, pursues long-term objectives of the Treaty as opposed to the short-term exigencies of day-to-day politics. Both law makers are complementary to each other. They act as critical interlocutors and expect mutual appreciation for their respective contribution to the working-out of European law. To this end the cooperative model of the European law maker is characterized by a permanent dialogue and taking into account of what each law maker has to say. Treaty of Lisbon provides perfect example of the functioning of this model, since imperfect legal text (effect of action on the part of a political law maker) is subjected to critical rationalization by a court. The latter aims at making the text operational and effective. This takes on a fundamental importance, because it widens the scope of the normative analysis. By constraining our analysis of the Lisbon Treaty exclusively to legal text, we would be in many cases forced to leave empty-handed: always searching for answers, and yet never getting them. Only global reconstruction of the legal text which takes into consideration also the input from the judicial law maker gives us a chance to arrive at the complete picture of European law in force.

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Stanowisko szwajcarskich partii politycznych wobec integracji europejskiej – europeizacja dyskursu politycznego

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Sporek T.

Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs

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2015

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issue 2

45-60

EN

The objective of the article is to analyse some fragment of the Swiss public discourse, in the ﬁeld of the European integration as seen from the political parties’ percpective. The analysis shows that there can be observed the phenoomenon of Europpeanisation – the party programs, manifestoes, and political argumentation is more and more saturated with the European Union problematic as well as it is more intense and more salient.

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DIVISIONS OF EUROPE BETWEEN ELITES AND CITIZENS (Yevropeiskyi rozkol mizh elitamy ta hromadianamy)

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Haller M.

Sotsiolohiia: teoriia, metody, marketyng (Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing)

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2009

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issue 2

5-22

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The process of European integration since World War II has been led almost exclusively by political elites. They are also much more proud of Europe than ordinary citizens. The split between elites and citizens turns out also when looking at referenda on the integration process in the different member states of the EU. Only in half of them the population was asked about this far-reaching process; where referenda were carried out, a much stronger endorsement of the integration among the parliamentary deputies than among the general populations could be observed. This paper explains the split between elites and citizens by proposing two general theses: First, all three power elites - political, economic and bureaucratic - have particular interests in the process of European integration; for the population at large, the benefits of integration have been much more modest than praised by the elites. Both these theses are documented in this paper by using data on the historical development of the EEC/EU, data on its institutional set-up, and on perceptions and opinions of the citizens in the different member countries. The paper concludes that the investigation of the issue of decreasing political trust and legitimacy in modern democracies in general and in the European Union in particular is an urgent task.

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WAGE CONVERGENCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (1995-2005) (Konwergencja plac w Unii Europejskiej (1995-2005))

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Parteka A., Wolszczak-Derlacz J.

Ekonomista

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2010

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issue 3

345-372

EN

This paper presents empirical analysis of relative wage convergence in the group of 20 countries of enlarged EU (five New Member States: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary plus former EU15 economies) within the period 1995-2005. The study is based on recently released sector level data (12 manufacturing sectors) which allows us to analyze the convergence process concerning wages of three distinct groups of workers (high-skilled, medium-skilled and low-skilled). Sigma convergence analysis suggests that the biggest dispersion of wages is typical for salaries paid to low-skilled employees. Estimation results of dynamic panel model obtained with GMM (Generalized Method of Moments) estimator indicate that within the group of 20 EU countries taken into consideration a slow process of wage convergence takes place and its speed does not exceed 5% per year. The lowest speed of wage convergence is characteristic for earnings of workers with the lowest educational level.

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DISPUTE OVER THE SUPREMACY OF EUROPEAN LAW UNDER THE TREATY OF LISBON (Spór o prymat prawa europejskiego po wejsciu w zycie Traktatu z Lizbony)

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Kastelik-Smaza A.

Przegląd Sejmowy

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2010

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issue 4(99)

63-81

EN

Addressing the issue of a dispute over the supremacy of EU law under the Treaty of Lisbon, it should be noticed that the principle of precedence of EU law is among its most controversial principles and has been a subject of dispute since its early days. The position of European Court of Justice in this respect may be described as follows: 1) EU law has precedence over the provisions of domestic law which are inconsistent with it, 2) ETJ has exclusive competence to decide on the validity of legal acts of the European Union, 3) member states cannot invoke their domestic legislation, including that of constitutional rank, to justify non-compliance with EU law. Moreover, the jurisprudence of constitutional courts shows that the principle of precedence EU law has not been unconditionally accepted. Contrary to ECJ case law, they contest the possibility of application of EU law in the event that it does not comply with domestic norms of constitutional rank, in particular the fundamental rights guaranteed in the constitution. The Treaty of Lisbon does not resolve the dispute over the principle of precedence of EU law. Even if not explicitly declared in the Treaty, it is reflected in the Declaration No 17 annexed thereto. As a consequence of such approach to the principle of precedence by the Treaty of Lisbon, the principle will probably remain the subject of different interpretation by the ECJ and the constitutional courts of EU member states. First judgments of constitutional courts (particularly the German Federal Constitutional Court) in this respect seem to confirm such statement. However, due to a flexible approach applied to this matter, the principle of precedence of EU law, despite all the controversies surrounding it, is accepted in the member states which would not possible accept its explicit declaration in the text of the Treaty. The dispute over precedence of UE law remains unsolved after the Treaty of Lisbon, as it was before it entered into force. It seems that, in this situation, the best advice is to avoid such conflicts. As concerns the relation between constitutional law and primary law this goal could be achieved by an a priori (preventive) review of the conformity of the treaty with the constitution. On the other hand, for the purposes of elimination of non-conformity of secondary legislation and the constitution the appropriate mechanisms provided for in the treaties should be used first. However, own national interests of the member state should be addressed and protected in the phase of adoption of legal acts of the Union.

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RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (Poszanowanie tozsamosci konstytucyjnej panstw czlonkowskich Unii Europejskiej)

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Wojtowicz K.

Przegląd Sejmowy

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2010

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issue 4(99)

9-21

EN

Complementing the principle of conferred powers by an obligation of the European Union to respect the national identity of member states specified in Article 4(2) TEU, inseparably linked with their political and constitutional structures, has induced some constitutional courts to apply the notion of 'constitutional identity' to determine a more precise limits of Union's competences. Therefore, even if the notion of constitutional identity (similarly to national identity) is not legally defined, in the content of constitutions of the member states one can find the principles governing the existence of a state as a specific, separate and sovereign body. For example, from the jurisprudence of the French Council of State it follows that the constitutional principles which specifically reflect the modern French statehood include those which are specified in Articles 1 and 3 of the French Constitution. Moreover, the German Federal Constitutional Court held that the constitutional authorization for Germany's participation in the process of European integration must remain within the limits prescribed by Article 79 (3) of the Basic Law. An a priori determination of strict limits of the EU competences is neither possible nor desirable, because the ultimate shape of its system of government cannot be predicted yet. However, the consolidation of the principle of respect for constitutional identity and specification of its content may contribute to the strengthening of the sense of legal certainty in the complex legal order existing in the European Union. Then, reinforcing of the effectiveness of integration will be balanced by the specification, in concrete terms, of the limits of Union's interference in the domestic legal systems of member states. The ensuring of such balance will depend on harmonious cooperation between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the courts of member states, particularly those responsible for the review of constitutionality of law.

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THE BOLKESTEIN DIRECTIVE - LIBERALIZATION OF THE SERVICES MARKET?

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Riedel R.

Przegląd Zachodni

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2007

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issue 2(323)

212-220

EN

Business entities operating on the European market experience considerable difficulties with rendering services outside their respective countries. This is caused mainly by the necessity to adhere to local regulations whose often unjustified aim is to protect the local market from foreign competition. Implementation of the service directive and the first years of its functioning will bring an answer to the question whether the so-called Bolkestein directive (from the name of Frits Bolkestein - a former member of the European Commission) will have an impact on the process of European integration. Potentially, changes induced by the service directive can be compatible - in terms of scale and significance - to the introduction of the euro as a currency that replaced the national currencies in twelve countries of the European Union. This might be so on condition that the neo-functionalist theory of European integration proves correct and the 'spill-over' mechanism induces integration in related spheres. The presented study is a reflection on the service directive in two aspects: to what extent it can be an instrument of enhancing integration, and in what respects it is just a legal act passed to reduce a backlog.

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Zmiany w prawie wyborczym Ukrainy: plusy i minusy dla integracji europejskiej

THE ATTITIUDE OF MANAGERS OF THE POLISH CO-OPERATIVES TOWARDS INTEGRATION OF POLAND WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION

THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION. ASPIRATION AND REALITY

PROBLEMS WITH THE ADJUSTMENT OF POLISH AGRICULTURE TO COMPETITION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

CHOSEN PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF POLISH ECONOMY

The influence of the European integration process upon structural changes in Polish industry

SOURCES OF THE INTENSIFICATION OF THE UNIFICATION OF WESTERN EUROPE IN THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY

SLOVENIA - THE EU-BALKAN BRIDGE (Slowenia - unijno-balkanski pomost)

W poszukiwaniu nowego ładu globalnego

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN POLAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (Kosciol katolicki w Polsce a Unia Europejska)

Normy prawne i ordynacja wyborcza w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego w Polsce w 2004 r.

THE TREATY OF LISBON IN THE CONTEXT OF EFFICIENCY OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF LEGAL PROTECTION AND THE COOPERATIVE MODEL OF THE LAW MAKER (Traktat z Lizbony wobec operatywnosci unijnego systemu ochrony prawnej i modelu kooperacyjnego prawodawcy)

Stanowisko szwajcarskich partii politycznych wobec integracji europejskiej – europeizacja dyskursu politycznego

DIVISIONS OF EUROPE BETWEEN ELITES AND CITIZENS (Yevropeiskyi rozkol mizh elitamy ta hromadianamy)

WAGE CONVERGENCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (1995-2005) (Konwergencja plac w Unii Europejskiej (1995-2005))

DISPUTE OVER THE SUPREMACY OF EUROPEAN LAW UNDER THE TREATY OF LISBON (Spór o prymat prawa europejskiego po wejsciu w zycie Traktatu z Lizbony)

RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (Poszanowanie tozsamosci konstytucyjnej panstw czlonkowskich Unii Europejskiej)

THE BOLKESTEIN DIRECTIVE - LIBERALIZATION OF THE SERVICES MARKET?