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In: Vilaça, José Luís da Cruz; Piçarra, Nuno; Vasconcelos, Rita Leandro; Saavedra, Alberto (eds.) The External Dimension of the EU Policies: Horizontal Issues, Trade and Investment, Immigration and Asylum. : XXVIII FIDE Congress Lisbon/Estoril (23-26 May 2018). Congress Proceedings Vol. 3. Coimbra

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Balazs Horvathy

Hungarian Academy of Sciences CSS Institute for Legal Studies

Ildikó Bartha

University of Debrecen - MTA-DE Public Service Research Group

Date Written: December 1, 2017

Abstract

The Treaty of Lisbon had significant implications for the EU external relations, which has not been manifested only in the attempt to bring the whole Union’s action under one ‘umbrella’ of values, objectives and principles, but the Treaty amendment has also modified the institutional balance to some extent, as it slightly strengthened the position of the European Parliament in the related decision making procedures. Considering also the massive changes in the competence structure – e.g. the extension of the scope of the Common Commercial Policy –, it is obvious, that today the Member States have to act and promote their interests in a profoundly reshaped landscape. In addition to the challenges arising from this new institutional setting, the topics covered by the report requires careful analysis and evaluation, inasmuch as the underlying questions – specifically the topics concerning the policies on border controls, asylum and immigration – are implying sensitive issues at the core of interests of the Member States.

This factor had also effects on the methodology and instruments we could apply for the elaboration of the questionnaire. First, there were difficulties encountered in involving Government officials, public servants and other professionals, and the interviews mostly resulted only in expressing general information, personal views etc. Second, there was also a restricted availability of coherent and practical source of information on strategic and policy objectives of Hungary, which could have been beneficial for shed light on the official position of Hungary in several topics raised by the report. With the aim of overcoming these difficulties and delivering a balanced assessment, the analysis predominantly relies upon the views and positions of the academia, the scholarly literature, the relevant EU and domestic law as well as case law, other publicly available information, and our personal view.

Keywords: Hungary, EU external relations, common commercial policy, immigration and asylum

Suggested Citation

Horvathy, Balazs and Bartha, Ildikó, Hungary (December 1, 2017). In: Vilaça, José Luís da Cruz; Piçarra, Nuno; Vasconcelos, Rita Leandro; Saavedra, Alberto (eds.) The External Dimension of the EU Policies: Horizontal Issues, Trade and Investment, Immigration and Asylum. : XXVIII FIDE Congress Lisbon/Estoril (23-26 May 2018). Congress Proceedings Vol. 3. Coimbra, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3321849

Balazs Horvathy (Contact Author)

Hungarian Academy of Sciences CSS Institute for Legal Studies ( email )

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Hungary
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Ildikó Bartha

University of Debrecen - MTA-DE Public Service Research Group ( email )

Kassai út 26
Debrecen, H-4028
Hungary

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