Abstract
This study aims to analyze the role of the European Union in international dispute settlement, focusing on the European Neighbourhood Policy. The study includes an analysis of the Article 8 of the Treaty on European Union, the position and placement of this provision in the European Union Treaties after the Lisbon Treat as well as the comparison of this new settlement’s previous position of Article 8 of the TEU and its new reflections. The legal framework provides a broad perspective on the relationship of the Common Foreign and Security Policy with the European Neighbourhood Policy. This study will focus on: the reasons for the inclusion or not of this policy in the Common Foreign and Security Policy; the analysis whether the European Neighbourhood Policy has a common goal with the Common Foreign and Security Policy for resolving international conflicts; and it will also investigate the main aim of this policy, if it is the international or neighborhood disputes settlement, or conflict resolution is simply a random placement of this Policy. Furthermore, an important issue to be addressed is whether or not representing the European Neighbourhood Policy is an effective mechanism for resolving disputes, if there was an effective instrument in concrete conflict resolution presented to recent years. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n2p53
Highlights
In 2003 the European Union, in order to protect the security and promote its values through the European Security Strategy established three strategic objectives
The main purpose of which was to address the new challenges that the European Union will face after the recent rounds of enlargement and strengthening the prosperity, security, stability as well as the democratic values (European Council, 2003)
The Commission underlined the ENP the full accordance with the objectives of the European Security Strategy 2003, where, "the task of the EU is to promote a network of well-governed countries in the European Union and East Mediterranean borders which can enjoy close and cooperative relations" (High Representative of CFSP, 2003)
Summary
In 2003 the European Union, in order to protect the security and promote its values through the European Security Strategy established three strategic objectives. To better understand the impact of the European Neighbourhood Policy in dispute resolution, we will look at how the legal framework of this policy is defined in the EU Treaties. Conception that this policy will eventually bring a solution and a zone of peace and prosperity, between the Union and neighbouring countries would be wrong. Through the interpretation of Article 8 of TBE, we will see that the role of the Union in conflict resolution will be conditional on Union cooperation and ability to cope with such situations Relying on this analysis we will see whether this policy is an efficient or inefficient mechanism to resolve disputes and conflicts in neighboring countries
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