EU Opt in and out under the Framework of Lisbon Treaty

doi:10.6185/TJIA.V.14.N3.P95P128

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Title:	EU Opt in and out under the Framework of Lisbon Treaty
Authors:	Cheng, Chin-mo;Cheng, Yu-chin
Contributors:	淡江大學全球政治經濟學系
Keywords:	withdrawal from the EU;the Treaty of Lisbon;organisational decision-making theory;open-source intelligence;historical review
Date:	2011-01
Issue Date:	2012-06-14 11:25:49 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	臺北縣：淡江大學國際研究學院
Abstract:	According to Article 50 TEU (Treaty of European Union) amended by Lisbon Treaty, member states of European Union are granted right to leave this international organisation, and the moment and change is being watching. Since Article "Withdrawal" being approved, EU member states have legal right to leave EU; nevertheless, the European political and economic situation can be changed, and no scholar can ensure that all the EU countries will be together forever. The Lisbon Treaty coexists "Opt in and out" Open Door Policy, and it is doubted whether EU is constrained or loose regime with the Article 50? This paper consists of those parts to study the potential and future political development and situation of European Union-the procedure of access to and withdrawal from EU in context of the Lisbon Treaty, and what impact comes up to international politics when the withdrawal of EU member state is in process. This paper is designed to apply Open-Source Intelligence for data management by which data processing is more effective. As well, the study is employed Organisational Decision-Making Theory to be theory base by which explains the process and procedure of decision-making in organisation of EU, because the EU accession procedure needs to match the decision made by the European Council, to consider the opinions reported by the Commission, and to research common consent concluded by the EU Parliament. In addition, the historical review is adopted as research approach to review the history of access and withdrawal among EU member states. The contribution of the paper mentions the EU's world position and European politics if one member leaves the Union, and it would bring the domino effect to affect others to withdrawal as well. The paper discovers that some EU member states would plan to leave the Union before the Treaty of Lisbon enforcement by reason of national interest maladministration or unfair allocation, and even though one EU member state leave the Union, it still has the right and opportunity to cooperate with the Union. However, the former member cannot enjoy membership right, but it does not serve the EU obligations. The paper concludes that the withdrawal of the EU may not hurt former states' interest and continue multiple cooperation with EU, but the EU's world position and international peace and security will drop into the dilemma, and it will not benefit the EU in final.
Relation:	Tamkang Journal of International Affairs=淡江國際研究=淡江國際研究 14(3), pp.95-128
DOI:	10.6185/TJIA.V.14.N3.P95P128
Appears in Collections:	[Department of Global Political Economy] Journal Article

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