‘Doing Less More Efficiently’, or How Relevant the Enduring Principle of Subsidiarity is For the Current Debate on EU Reform

Georgiana CICEO

doi:10.5771/0947-9511-2018-2-317

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- 225–228 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 225–228
- 229–232 À la mémoire de Gilbert Trausch (1931-2018) Charles Barthel Charles Barthel 229–232
- 233–234 Introduction Nicolae Păun Nicolae Păun 233–234
- 235–268 The European Union: A Post-Democratic, Post-Modern, and Post-National Empire? Michael GEHLER Michael GEHLER 235–268
- 269–278 The Future of the European Union Wilfried LOTH Wilfried LOTH 269–278
- 279–292 Régénérer l’Europe. Narratifs – Critique – Situations communes d’implantation Werner MÜLLER-PELZER Werner MÜLLER-PELZER 279–292
- 293–316 Challenges to the Western Liberal Order: The End of ‘the West’? Michael O’NEILL Michael O’NEILL 293–316
- 317–334 ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’, or How Relevant the Enduring Principle of Subsidiarity is For the Current Debate on EU Reform Georgiana CICEO Georgiana CICEO 317–334
- 335–352 Globalizing GATT: The EC/EU and the Trade Regime in the 1980s-1990s Lucia COPPOLARO Lucia COPPOLARO 335–352
- 353–370 «Populariser davantage l’idée européenne par l’aide des sports». La CEE, l’UEFA et le projet de Coupe du Marché commun en football (1966-1968) Philippe VONNARD Philippe VONNARD 353–370
- 371–384 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen 371–384
- 385–388 PHD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten 385–388
- 389–390 Information – Informations – Informationen 389–390
- 391–400 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen 391–400
- 401–401 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren 401–401
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JEIH Journal of European Integration History , page 317 - 334

‘Doing Less More Efficiently’, or How Relevant the Enduring Principle of Subsidiarity is For the Current Debate on EU Reform

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Georgiana CICEO

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0947-9511-2018-2-317
- ISSN: 0947-9511
- ISSN online: 2942-321X
Abstract

This article explores the likelihood of the ‘Doing less more efficiently’ scenario in Jean-Claude Juncker’s “White Paper on the Future of Europe” being applied for the reform of the European Union. Given the close association of this scenario with the principle of subsidiarity, the aim is to uncover how a principle that lay at the heart of all major decisions on European integration could maintain its sustained appropriateness in the never-ending debate on the EU’s future. After identifying the main shortcomings of applying the principle of subsidiarity in a political setup characterized by increased politicization, slow decision-making and an entrenched need to find the lowest common denominator, the most recent attempts for its adjustment will be placed under scrutiny. Assuming that with the spread of the integration process to the area of core state powers, subsidiarity has already suffered a series of transformations, the research will be oriented towards the identification of the most recent efforts aimed at its fine-tuning to the present context and to the investigation of its resources, so as to keep providing useful solutions to the current EU problems.
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