The Impact of Treaty Amendments on European Integration : Could Hungary Achieve its Goals in EU Reform?

Kalas, Vivien (2024) The Impact of Treaty Amendments on European Integration : Could Hungary Achieve its Goals in EU Reform? In: The 2024 Hungarian EU Presidency. Ludovika Egyetemi Kiadó, Budapest, pp. 441-455. ISBN 9789636530624; 9789636530617; 9789636530631

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Abstract

In recent months, there has been an upsurge in calls for reform and treaty change in the European Union. The underlying motivations include improving the EU’s capacity to act on the one hand and preparing the EU institutions for enlargement on the other. Although due to the formation of the new European Parliament and the European Commission, no substantial progress is likely during the 2024 Hungarian Presidency; nonetheless, the issue will not disappear from the political discourse. The present paper explores the impact of treaty changes on European integration, with a special focus on whether Hungary could benefit from such a process. The research examines changes in the depth of integration as measured by the content of each of the treaties that have been adopted and entered into force, using the criteria of Leon N. Lindberg, Stuart A. Scheingold, Tanja A. Börzel and Péter Halmai, and compares the results with Hungary’s current objectives. Given that Hungary does not wish to cooperate more closely than it already does under the measurement criteria, it would be forced to make significant compromises in any reform of the EU.

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