UNION AND INTEGRATION MOVEMENTS IN EUROPE
Abstract
The European Union (EU) for more than half a century, in addition to being the
fundamental motivation for the establishment of the environment of peace and tranquility, is a
milestone in the history of the continent. Even though the events experienced in the early period
is a factor in the formation of EU, with the support of the idea of Unity with concrete steps, the
Community has set all developments in Europe and increasingly expanded its sovereign base
area on the continent. In fact, according to some authorities, not only Europe, but even granting
the present format of the global system, the EU has an important role to play. In other words, it
is a superior and active Community which play a role in, not only their own destiny, also in the
fate of other major continents since the day it emerged. The important issue here is to determine
how the future of the EU, which today shows the distinction of being the only supranational
institution and embodies all models of integration, will be shaped. It is almost impossible to
answer this question easily and precisely, which hosts many unknowns. However, we believe
that certain assumptions and assessments can be improved from the knowledge, experiences
and working models within the context of expectations, possibilities and top goals for the future.
For this purpose, it is necessary to examine the stages of the historical and chronological
process and development of EU that reach today. At the idea stage, the basic and robust
economic, monetary and political phenomena obtained as a result of very long, versatile and
sensitive negotiaitions, discussions and even profound bargains, today have been very
important building blocks in ensuring the EU acquis and the success of unity. After each
stopping point of integration, EU has been able to gather strength and carry on the path due to
these cornerstones, in other words these that is owed to a sense of strong genes. Besides the
aforementioned solid foundation and legal infrastructure, thanks to rapid change, collective
action, participatory politics, consciousness, knowledge, technology and initiative skills, EU has
always had a dynamic and contemporary structure. In this way, since its inception, despite the
encounter with various difficulties, the obstacles, blockages and even disintegration, EU still
seems to be able to handle the system and could even move itself to the future with a different
equation.
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Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
January 29, 2016
Submission Date
December 7, 2015
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 3 Number: 1