The Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Post-Lisbon System in relation to Police Cooperation

• Autorzy: Iglewska, Izabela

Abstrakty

EN

The introduction of The Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009 changed the rules of EU Presidency, especially those related to the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. In the area of police cooperation, there have been changes in the process of creating EU laws and the approach to initiating cooperation in particular fields. After analysing experiences of three member state countries presiding EU in the new system (Spain, Belgium, Hungary), the author notices that the factors which change the approach to presiding the EU Council in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice are particularly: changed presidency formula after the Lisbon Treaty, changed legislative procedures – that is prolonged time of creating EU laws, and the specific character of international cooperation in the area of internal security. The revised presidency formula makes the success of the member state holding the presidency of the EU Council in a given half-year mainly depend on administrative capacity. Diplomatic and political skills, though important, no longer play the leading role. Accordingly, the countries holding the presidency focus on the proper administration of the EU Council bodies and EU agencies, the cooperation with the EU institutions, and the continuation of projects initiated by the previous presidencies. The type and nature of post-Lisbon adopted EU acts, i.e. mainly non-binding documents, indicate that member states have not yet adapted to using co-decision procedures in the area of police cooperation. They may also be not sufficiently determined to further strengthen cooperation in the field of internal security.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

European Union; Treaty of Lisbon; European legislation; police co-operation

• Wydawca: Akademia Policji w Szczytnie
• Czasopismo: Internal Security
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 3(2)
• Strony: 15-24

Twórcy

autor

Iglewska, Izabela