The Evolution of the European Security Policy

• Author: Vasilica Negrut, Alexandra Negrut
• Pages: 307-312

Globalization and Cultural Diversity

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The Evolution of the European Security Policy

Vasilica Negruţ

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, Alexandra Negruţ

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Danubius University, Faculty of Law, vasilicanegrut@univ-danubius.ro

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Graduate student at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration,

neea28@yahoo.com

Abstract: The process of development of the European Union’s security dimension has known a spectacular

evolution in the past years, passing from political consultation to establishing objectives, then common

actions and positions; at a practical level, the P etersburg measures, c arried on initially by the Western

European Union as a n armed branch of the Europea n Union, have been replaced by actions of implication of

the Union in managing s ome conflicts. The Lisbon Treaty confirms the commitments of the member states

and mentions the fact that the European Union will dispose of the necessary measures for the defense of its

objectives and to contribute to world peace and stability.

Keywords: foreign policy; European security policy; International Criminal Court

1. Motivation

The world after the “Cold war” is a world of open frontiers, in which the internal and external aspects

related to security are tightly connected. Security is a precondition for development (Profiroiu &

Profiroiu& Popescu, 2008, p.110). The conflict destroys infrastructure, encourages criminality,

making impossible the normal process of economical activities. Furthermore, genocide, inhuman and

degrading treatment, missing persons, slavery and crimes against humanity, but also the serious

violations of the war legislation defined by the Statute of the International Criminal Court are forms

that threaten the safety of the population. This category an also include serious breaches of the right

food, health and housing.

SES lists five key threats for Europe: terrorism, proliferation of mass destruction weapons, regional

conflicts, states in crisis and organized crime.

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In order to protect their security and promote its values, the European Union provisions the following

strategic objectives: confrontation with threats; ensuring the proximity security; an international order

based on efficient multilateral character.

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The dimension and the importance given to the future of European security is an aspect without

precedence in the European history. The nature of security has been fundamentally reorganized,

becoming a constant concern for the European Union. And the best role for Europe in the 20

th

century

is to promote global security.

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Commission of the European communities- A Secure Europe in a Better World- European Secur ity Strategy, Brussels,

2003.

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Idem.