The Future of the EU: One-block or Two-block EU
The Future of the EU: One-block or Two-block EU

Author(s): Jožef Kunič
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: IFIMES - International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies
Keywords: EU; creation history; current situation;
Summary/Abstract: The movement toward unification of Europe was undoubtedly a major event in the world history of twenty century, appealing to a free and united Europe through a link between States renouncing to their absolute sovereignty. After the Treaty of Rome (1957), when the common market was achieved, single market and monetary union was achieved by Treaty of Maastricht (1992), some borders between the member states were abolished by Schengen agreements (1985) finally the Lisbon treaty was signed (in 2007, entered into force in 2009). In the last 20 years, except some minor formal reforms, no adequate measures opened the way to reshaping of the Union. The necessity of reshaping was simply not strong enough.

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