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The Provisions on Closer Co‐operation in the Treaty of Amsterdam: The Politics of Flexibility in the European Union
Author(s) -
Philippart Eric,
Edwards Geoffrey
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5965.00151
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , treaty , politics , european union , meaning (existential) , political science , process (computing) , law and economics , mechanism (biology) , business , law , international trade , sociology , economics , epistemology , computer science , management , philosophy , operating system
The provisions on closer co‐operation are the main conceptual and procedural innovation introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam. This article examines the philosophy of the new system through a systematic review of the methods and the underlying principles. It then discusses the meaning and implications of this general mechanism of flexibility for the EU integration process.
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