The Area Of Freedom, Security And Justice In The Enlarged Europe

by Henderson, Karen

• ISBN13: 9781403935229
• ISBN10: 140393522X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-02
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This collection examines both the critical importance of the Central and Eastern European countries in shaping the EU's JHA agenda and the ways in which the candidate countries have adapted to the EU's increasing demands in the field of internal security.

Author Biography

Karen Henderson is Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Leicester.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	viii
Notes on the Contributors	ix
List of Abbreviations	xi
Introduction	xii
Perceptions of Internal Security Issues in the New Member States	1	(24)
Karen Henderson
Changing agendas	1	(3)
The securitization of crime and immigration threats, 1990--95	4	(3)
Preparing for EU accession, 1996--2002	7	(9)
Joining the new Europe, 2003--	16	(9)
Organized Crime in the New EU States of East Central Europe	25	(23)
Miroslav Nozina
Introduction	25	(1)
The phenomenon of organized crime	26	(9)
Responses to organized crime	35	(8)
Conclusions	43	(5)
Extending the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: the Crucial Case of Poland	48	(17)
Iwona Piorko
Monika Sie Dhian Ho
Introduction	48	(1)
The special character of JHA in the context of EU enlargement	49	(2)
The special case of Polish accession in the field of JHA	51	(1)
Opportunities for Poland	52	(4)
Challenges for Poland	56	(3)
Conclusion	59	(6)
The Implications of Schengen Visa Policy for the Visegrad States: the Case of Slovakia	65	(24)
Alexander Duleba
Introduction	65	(1)
The impact of EU accession on Slovakia's border regime with Ukraine	66	(6)
Impacts of the visa regime	72	(12)
Summary of main findings	84	(5)
Justice and Home Affairs and the EU's New Neighbours: Governance Beyond Membership?	89	(21)
Sandra Lavenex
Introduction	89	(1)
Beyond the eastern border: external effects of EU enlargement	90	(3)
The foreign policy dimension of JHA	93	(3)
JHA in relations with the new eastern neighbours	96	(6)
The `Wider Europe' initiative: towards a new neighbourhood policy?	102	(2)
Conclusion: external governance in JHA	104	(6)
A New `Area of Freedom, Security and Justice' for the Enlarged EU? The Results of the European Convention	110	(25)
Jorg Monar
Introduction	110	(2)
The new legal framework	112	(2)
The Charter of Fundamental Rights as part of the legal framework	114	(2)
The revised policy-making objectives	116	(5)
Division of powers and subsidiarity	121	(2)
Solidarity as a new integration principle	123	(1)
The reforms of the decision-making system	124	(3)
Implementation	127	(1)
Democratic and judicial control	128	(2)
Overall assessment	130	(2)
Prospects after the failure of the first IGC round in December 2003	132	(3)
EU Institutional Reform and New Member States in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice	135	(14)
Vladimir Bilcik
Introduction	135	(1)
The role of the CEECs and the context of the Convention	136	(2)
Members-to-be and justice and home affairs	138	(4)
The CEECs and the fate of the draft constitution	142	(7)
Conclusion: The Politics of Freedom, Security and Justice in the Enlarging EU	149	(13)
Heather Grabbe
Introduction	149	(1)
The changing nature of borders and the privatization of fear	150	(1)
Border dilemmas for Central and Eastern Europe	151	(3)
The impact of 11 September 2001 and its aftermath on Europe	154	(3)
Will the EU continue to liberalize the movement of people?	157	(2)
The future politics of internal security	159	(3)
Bibliography	162	(8)
Index	170