DOSSIER ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BREXIT AND THE RULE OF LAW

This dossier takes a systematic look at the most recent works and most relevant resources regarding two aspects of the current state of European integration. Two questions have been chosen on the grounds of their current relevance and specific characteristics. Firstly, the so-called Brexit process and the implications on activating Article 50 of the TEU for the first time, with the specific situations and problems that this brings about, particularly considering that it has been triggered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, given the situation between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. And secondly, the possible violations of the rule of law by Hungary and Poland, which have led, also for the first time, to activation of the EU rule of law framework and triggering of the preventive mechanism of Article 7 of the TEU, together with actions for breach of obligations. In this dossier, these two challenges have been classified separately, also dealing with the two countries separately in the section on the rule of law.