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Средства за защита на националната идентичност в първичното право на ЕС
Means of protection of national identity in the primary law of the EU

Author(s): Dimitar Angelov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: national identity; European integration; treaty of EU
Summary/Abstract: This report provides a brief overview of the legal instruments for the protection of the national identity of the EU member states enshrined in the founding treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (CFREU). The first part of the report deals with the main functions and forms of implementation of the provision of Article 4, § 2 TEU. The second part of the report analyzes other legal instruments provided for in the primary law of the EU, that ensure respect for national identity in an indirect way, including the clause for withdrawal from the EU (Article 50 TEU), the mechanisms for revising the founding treaties, the principle of subsidiarity, etc.