Future Of EU

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he present state of the EU without loosing its particular features out of sight is to regard it as a “dynamic multi-level system” (Jachtenfuchs/Kohler-Koch 1996). “Dynamic” refers to the permanent process of institutional change, “multi-level system” indicates that the EU includes its member states in an encompassing system while at the same time, national political, economic or legal system continue to exist. The concept itself already indicates the existence of two distinct levels and the resulting implications. This concept directs indicates the dynamic character - the constantly changing division of competencies and the permanent state of institutional change within the system, which result in numerous tensions, communication problem and misunderstandings. If the European Union is regarded as a dynamic multi-level system from a governance perspective, it is possible to study key problems of the integration process from a more general point of view and at the same time regard the possibility that the EU has developed into a uniqu...