Constitutionalising the EU in an age of emergencies
White, J.
(12 April 2023)
Constitutionalising the EU in an age of emergencies.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
(12 April 2023)
Constitutionalising the EU in an age of emergencies.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
Over the last fifteen years, EU leaders have frequently resorted to emergency measures in response to periods of crisis. But while these measures may have helped bring order to unstable situations, have they come at a cost for the EU’s legitimacy? Jonathan White argues that instead of bolstering the EU’s fire-fighting capacity, we would be better served by designing a ‘normal’ regime that is able to handle extreme circumstances.