2020
Mihaela-Augustina DUMITRAȘCU, Assoc. Professor, Oana-Mihaela SALOMIA, Assoc. Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Effectiveness of measures taken by the European Union to support Member States during the Covid-19 pandemic
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.31178/AUBD.2020.13
Abstract:
The European Union has faced an
unprecedented health crisis in recent months, followed by a major economic
crisis for member states.
In accordance with the competences assigned to it by
the Member States, the Union has acted in the medical, economic and financial
fields, providing financial and logistical support to the Member States,
however, at the beginning of the pandemic, it was observed that the Union faced
at least two sensitive issues, namely the lack of visibility of its actions and
the reaction of some Member States or acceding countries that were “abandoned”
in the fight against the virus. Gradually, the Union institutions have begun to
take concrete and effective measures, with a positive impact on both health and
economic levels.
At the same time, given that many Member States have
triggered a state of emergency at national level which has involved, inter
alia, the restriction of certain rights and freedoms, the European institutions
have adopted certain similar restrictive measures, in particular movements of
goods and persons; these restrictions must comply with the specific provisions of
primary and secondary Union law, as well as the case law of the Court of
Justice of the European Union.
In conclusion, from the point of view of the legal analysis of the construction of the Union, it is important to follow the outlines of reflections on overcoming this crisis and how they will lead to the revision of the EU Treaties both in terms of institutional structure and competence.
Key-words:
competences of the European Union, crisis, European Commission, restrictions,
financial support, revision of treaties
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