20 challenges awaiting EU in 2020
20 challenges awaiting EU in 2020
EU seeks delicate compromise between national interests, reforms
Szucs   | 02.01.2020 20 challenges awaiting EU in 2020
despite alterations in the political landscape of EU institutions, divisions in key policy areas remained
states, and 2020 will test whether the EU can overcome these disagreements, unlock the stalled
Reforming the EU’s migration and asylum policy is one
couldn’t find a solution that all EU member states would have accepted, so now
1 - Borders and security: Defending the EU’s external borders against illegal migration and
one of the few topics that all EU leaders can subscribe to. The relatively easy
funds and to extend the mandate of EU agencies dealing with border management and internal
application puts an unfair burden on the EU’s border countries. The cornerstone of the
content of the procedure, a well-functioning EU asylum system would require a more unified
migration: By the end of 2019, the EU fully mobilized its €6 billion ($6.65
The budget was agreed by the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement, meant to stop the irregular
five more years, but recent tensions in EU-Turkey diplomatic relations made the renewal of
5 - Strengthening the EU’s global role: The draft for the
funding for partner countries out of the EU in their political and economic transformations towards
of the most widely debated topics in EU politics last year. Aiming to enhance the
can eventually lead to Poland exiting the EU because its legal system won’t be
their peers in the Council of the EU through the Article 7 procedure. Undeterred by
criticism on systemic corruption and misuse of EU funds. The government categorically rejects the allegations
for Hungary’s opposing migration from non-EU countries. The rule of law procedure will
island might be the next country under EU scrutiny because of the scandalous investigation of
9 - Misuse of EU funds: The European Public Prosecutor’s Office
to start working in 2020. The independent EU body is tasked with prosecuting and bringing
to judgment crimes against the EU budget such as fraud, corruption or serious
10 - Rule of law conditionality: EU funds may be suspended or completely withheld
tool to pressure member states to respect EU values because the Article 7 procedure turned
who consider themselves main contributors to the EU budget, Eastern Europeans find it unacceptable. But
that the U.K. will leave the EU on Jan. 31 after Prime Minister Boris
would ask for special treatment and the EU would be reluctant to grant favors for
the U.K. after 2019’s last EU summit which will be based on zero
the U.K.’s customs zone, different EU rules and tariffs will be applied on
13 - EU nationals in the U.K.: EU nationals legally residing and working in the
on Scotland’s independence after her pro-EU SNP party won 48 of Scotland’s
t only challenge British domestic politics. The EU also needs to actualize its position on
billion) net loss per year in the EU’s budget. If one strictly looks at
the common budget than it received from EU funds. The loss will logically harm the
a bill that has such profound consequences. EU officials will also have to face campaigns
the shifting priorities of the 2021-2027 EU budget, which significantly reduces cohesion and agricultural
raise the already significant tension around the EU’s next multi-annual financial framework as
European Green Deal at 2019’s last EU leaders summit. European heads of state and
it will be fully covered by the EU’s own budget or will only give
Brexit EU European Comission European Green Deal Ireland Jean
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