Bulletin n. 3/2009
January 2010
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Cats Julien
    Le « paquet défense » : le marché intérieur au service de la défense européenne ?
    in Revue de l'Union européenne/Revue du Marché Commun et de l'Union européenne , n. 532, octobre-novembre ,  2009 ,  564-573
    The passing in 2009 of the Defence Package marks a significant turn in the development of a European armament industry. Beyond the phase of multilateral cooperationand the passing of non binding legal instruments, the use of domestic Market mechanisms is supposed to further the emergence of a European integrated Defence Equipment Market. Applying the economic logic of free competition to activity areas pertaining to the core sovereignty of countries is not without problems. The great flexibility of directives, and the importance of their exclusions, are an answer to the required conciliation. Nevertheless, there results a certain level of uncertainty regarding the impacts, including short term ones, of that defence package. The coming choices of member countries and of the European Commission will be deciding factors
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