European Union, foreign policy, economic actions, political actions, military actions, CFSP, ESDP, Common Foreign and Security Policy, European Security and Defence Policy
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The European Union's foreign policy has long been dominated by economic actions, but a progressive rebalancing towards political and military actions has taken place with the creation of the CFSP.
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[...] The Treaty also entrusts the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy with the mission of making the link between the external economic relations and the CFSP. Nevertheless, a difference fundamental dwelling between the two components of the action external to the European Union, to the extent that the actions of the former first pillar are more strongly integrated at the level of communitarian that in it are those relevant of European policy and of common security which overlap those already put in ?uvre at the national level by each Member State. [...]
[...] The treaties originals ne foresee not expressly of policy external. This one goes so in the first place derive from the realization of the common market. The Treaty of Rome provided for the creation of a customs union and therefore a common commercial policy, which supposed the conclusion of international agreements with third countries. At the same time, we are witnessing the birth of first policies communitarian, such that the policy agricole municipality, which will also require the conclusion of international agreements. [...]
[...] It is true that the EU privilégie, beyond of aides economic here relate of the former pillar, diplomatic instruments and civilian missions (support to the rule of law, respect for minorities, respect for electoral processes?). In conclusion, we can assert that the external action of the European Union has long known a preeminence for the sector economic but what she is from now on less important that one could the think. In in effect, the actions exterior of nature politics and military may be more discreet (and more recent) but they are no less important than the actions of nature économique. They itself are in effect considerably developed since the Maastricht Treaty. [...]
[...] The sanctions taken in 2014 against Russia following the invasion of Crimea are an excellent example example5. Moreover, the European Security and Defence Policy of 2003 defines its strategy around of three aspects : the aspect military, civil and l'aide au development. This approach global and multidimensional shows that even within the PESC economic actions are used that are already practiced in the framework of the former first pillar6. On therefore witnesses a certain entanglement of economic and political domains7. The neighborhood policy is its perfect illustration. [...]
[...] However, the Treaty of Maastricht (1992) brand a turning point in the policy external to the European Union. Firstly, the treaty will allow the EU to develop new policies that are distant from the economic aspect (culture, environment, education or health), which, thanks to the theory of parallelism mentioned earlier, will also find a prolongation external. In the even order of the idea, the creation of a third pillar entitled « Justice and Home Affairs » could only engender an external prolongation of its competences car the matières treated (immigration, [...]
