Benelux Cooperation Now and Beyond 2010

Benelux Cooperation Now and Beyond 2010
ISBN-10
3638680851
ISBN-13
9783638680851
Pages
104
Language
English
Published
2007-07
Publisher
GRIN Verlag
Author
Marcus Hitzberger

Description

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, The Hague University (School for Higher European Studies), 88 entries in the bibliography, language: English, comment: Bereits eingereicht und positives Feedback erhalten. Endgultige Note nach Verteidigung der Thesis Anfang Juli in Den Haag., abstract: Mit dem Auslaufen des BWU-Vertrages im Jahr 2010 befinden sich die Benelux nun am Scheideweg und mussen sich mit der Frage auseinandersetzen, wie sie die zukunftigen legalen Rahmenbedingungen fur ihre Zusammenarbeit gestalten wollen. Mehrere Punkte sind hier wesentlich: die veranderte Staatsform Belgiens, die Geschwindigkeit der europaischen Integration, die zukunftige Rolle der Benelux, deren Kernbereiche ihrer Zusammenarbeit, verstarkte politische Zusammenarbeit, etc. Der niederlandische Aussenminister Pieter Kooijmans bemerkte im Jahr 1994, dass der Zug der Europaischen Union den LKW der Benelux eingeholt habe," und meinte dass mittlerweile viele ursprungliche Benelux Domanen auf Europaniveau exportiert wurden. Die Benelux mussen neuen Antrieb finden um die Funktion, die sie in den fruhen Jahren europaischer Integration ausubten, erneut zu ubernehmen. Deshalb ist es notwendig, den Benelux LKW in funf Schritten zu frisieren um seine Vorreiterrolle zu sichern. Dies beinhaltet eine neue Karosserie (neue legale Rahmenbedingung), eine neue Lackierung (Sichtbarkeit), GPS (politische Fuhrung), zusatzliche Achsen (Benelux Plus) und das wichtige Motor-Tuning (Kernbereiche der Kooperation). The expiration of the BEU-Treaty in 2010 puts the Benelux at crossroads and the three countries have to come to grips with the question of a new legal framework for their cooperation. Here, numerous aspects have to be kept in mind: the modified setup of the Belgian state, the speed of European integration, the future role of the Benelux including its core domains of cooperation, enhanced BPC, etc. In 1994, the Dutch foreign min

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