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- Volume 23
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Studia Europejskie –
Studies in European Affairs
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Enhanced Cooperation in the EU: Its Evolution and Position of the Czech Republic
Abstract
Enhanced cooperation (originally closer cooperation) was inserted into the EU institutional and legal system by the Amsterdam Treaty in a response to political calls for establishment of a mechanism that would allow for deeper integration of only some Member States (“coalitions of the willing”) in the ever-enlarging EU. As such, this step meant a break with the unity dogma the European integration had been traditionally built upon and provided for institutionalised differentiation in the EU. Redesigned by both the Treaty of Nice and the Treaty of Lisbon, enhanced cooperation has materialized in 5 cases since 2010. Apart from that, possibility of a recourse to enhanced cooperation has played a role in negotiation strategies within the EU decision-making process and in reflections on the future of the EU. While enhanced cooperation is not a magic panacea to divergences of opinions on the European integration between individual Member States, in particular, middle-sized and small Member States including the Czech Republic shall not underestimate the potential this mechanism might have.
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Language: English
Pages: 89-112
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Malíř, J. (2019) "Enhanced Cooperation in the EU: Its Evolution and Position of the Czech Republic". Studia Europejskie – Studies in European Affairs, 1/2019, pp. 89-112. DOI: 10.33067/SE.1.2019.05