Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Δίκαιο της Ευρωπαϊκής ΈνωσηςLibrary of the School of Law
Author:
Theodorakopoulou Georgia
Supervisors info:
Ρεβέκκα - Εμμανουέλα Παπαδοπούλου, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Νομική Σχολή, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Μεταξία Κουσκουνά, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Νομική Σχολή, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Αναστάσιος Γουργουρίνης, Λέκτορας, Νομική Σχολή, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Original Title:
The legal status of Eurogroup through its function in the European Union and the case-law of CJEU
Translated title:
The legal status of Eurogroup through its function in the European Union and the case-law of CJEU
Summary:
The present Thesis attempts to examine the legal status of a relatively new formation, that of the Eurogroup, an unofficial forum consisting of finance ministers of the euro area Member States.
The Eurogroup was established before the introduction of stage 3 of Economic and Monetary Union as an ancillary tool of economic policy coordination for the perspective euro area Member States. What has been remarkable regarding this forum since its initial establishment is that although it operates within a rule-based framework, in close cooperation with other institutions of the European Union, it is neither confined to rigorous procedural rules, nor it is granted formal power and decision-making competences. In addition, given that its standardization in EU primary law has been scant, it cannot be regarded as an EU institution.
However, its adaptive nature and informal working methods including negotiation and compromise have been exploited since the wake of the financial crisis to such an extent that its legal status has been largely challenged. More specifically, its use both by EU secondary legislation and by intergovernmental mechanisms outside the EU legal framework has given expression to the opinion that the Eurogroup has been converted de facto and partly de jure into an EU institution; consequently, it is argued that it should abide by the principles regulating the EU institutions’ operation.
The present Thesis aims thus to illustrate the legal status of the Eurogroup, by considering its continually evolving presence in the institutional framework of the EU as well as the substantive nature of its external activity and more specifically, the statements it delivers. For the abovementioned purposes, it examines both the provisions of the newly-adopted measures in terms of the tasks and powers they allocate to the Eurogroup as well as it presents the relevant case-law of the CJEU concerning the nature of the statements of the Eurogroup.
Main subject category:
Law and Legislation
Other subject categories:
European law
Keywords:
Eurogroup, Council of the European Union, European Union, Court of Justice of the European Union, institution of the European Union, statements of Eurogroup
Number of references:
101
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