Christian LEQUESNE - The institutional prospects of an enlarged Union

Pouvoirs n°69 - Europe, de la Communauté à l’Union - avril 1994 - p.129-139

The likely prospect of a European Union enlarged to 16, and eventually to 20 or 25 member States, raises several questions about the possible consequences this would entail for the institutional system. First of all, how can the efficiency of the decision-making process and of the working of the various institutions be maintained ? Then, how can the institutional coherence be combined with an increased differentiation in the implementation policies and common actions of the Community ? Finally, how can European citizens be expected to identify with a political framework which will less and less resemble the institutional models they know ? Résumé

Référence électonique : Christian LEQUESNE, "The institutional prospects of an enlarged Union", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°69, 1994, p.129-139. Consulté le 02-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/The-institutional-prospects-of-an.html