Integration: Regenerating Europe’s Project beyond Covid-19

This chapter takes stock of the developments that occurred in the EU since Brexit and the explosion of the Covid-19 pandemic. It argues that although Brexit did not end European integration, the project still suffers from relevant institutional shortcomings that should be addressed in the framework of the newly established Conference on the Future of Europe. It also details how the EU took unprecedented steps to deal with the pandemic following the UK withdrawal. The chapter refers to the establishment of a massive recovery fund known as Next Generation EU (NGEU), which was designed to allow the European Commission to raise funds on the capital markets by issuing common bonds on behalf of the EU Member States. It examines the EU governance mechanisms during the pandemic and reflects on the constitutional opportunities to reform the EU going forward. © The Several Contributors 2021.

The Law and Politics of Brexit: The Framework of New EU-UK Relations: VOLUME III

This book highlights the framework of new EU-UK relationships, which confirms that Brexit continues to be driven by law and politics. It details how the UK political desires to assert sovereignty and EU legal constraints on what could be agreed shaped the negotiation from the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). © The Several Contributors 2021.

Brexit and the future of the european union: The case for constitutional reforms

This book examines how the European Union has changed during Brexit and because of Brexit, while also reflecting on the developments of the EU besides Brexit and beyond Brexit. It argues that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU-the first ever case of disintegration since the start of the European integration process-creates an urgent need to reform the EU. In fact, while the EU institutions and its Member States have remained united in their negotiations vis-à-vis the UK, Brexit has created transitional problems for the EU, and exposed other serious fissures in its system of governance which need to be addressed moving forward. As the EU goes through another major crisis in the form of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the case for increasing the effectiveness and the legitimacy of the EU grows stronger. In this context, the book analyses the plan to establish a Conference on the Future of Europe, considering its precedents and discussing its prospects. © Federico Fabbrini 2020.