In definition supranationalism entails how the European Union is an organization that has power “above the nation”. It stands as an organization that has power independent of the government of a nation. On the other hand the intergovernmentalism is the cooperation of more than one individual or nation.
These two concepts plays a relevant role within the European Union as it became the basis of their movements and processes, such as …show more content…
Starting from the Three Pillar structure recognized in 1993, under the Treaty of European Union or the Maastritch Treay. The first pillar being the European Community, acting as a supranationalist, being the one in charge of institutions and legislative procedures, agricultural policy, the internal market, environment, citizens’ right, economic and monetary union, regional policy and many more. The other two pillars being intergovernmentalists, the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Justice and Home Affairs, the latter highlighting the police co-operation.
Through the years the structure changed under the Lisbon Treaty and later the Constitutional Treaty until the present. Now, the structure of the European Union has it core on five specific institution with five major players. To enumeration, these four institutions are the European Commission, the Council of Ministers and the Court of Justice. All four are players, in addition to these players are the national and local …show more content…
In this process of legislation do we see the presence of both concept of supranationalism and intergovernmentalism. For more examples of the intergorvernmentalsim, it can be seen in the European Union’s treaties names after the different members states.
Focusing on its origins, the manifestations of the European Union as an organization that promotes more than economic trade, it also plays a role in culture, security, foreign, competition in agriculture and others, and more recently biodiversity roots in both national and worldwide events. Each countries membership had been own national interest in joining the union and what brings them together is the common interests or disinterests.
Disputes, war, and tragedies in the past brought choices and changes that now shape the union. Take for example the membership of Germany, It is clear that Germany was the root and center of World War II, that brought far more damaged than the first World War. Now, Germany stands as the one of the wealthiest amongst the European Union member