Directions of the Debate on Reform of EU Institutions in the Next Term
Directions of the Debate on Reform of EU Institutions in the Next Term

Author(s): Jolanta Szymańska
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Union; reform of EU institutions; Brexit; UK’s exit from the EU; EU system;
Summary/Abstract: Brexit has revived the debate on reform of EU institutions. Opinion is divided on the direction of these changes. While some in the European political class perceive the UK’s exit from the EU as an opportunity to strengthen the supranational dimension of the Union’s institutions, others call for strengthening the intergovernmental factor in the EU system. This political division around the reform proposals and treaty conditions frame the limits. It is difficult to expect deep changes in the EU term starting in 2019.

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