Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality at European Union Level, as Expression of National Interests

• Author: Madalina Cocosatu
• Position: Senior Lecturer, PhD, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (NSPSPA) - Faculty of Public Administration, 6 Povernei str., Sector 1, Bucharest, 010643, Romania
• Pages: 29-39

Abstract: Objectives: For t

principle of proportionality,

States and those of European

failures of EU and analyze

principle. The essay also

principles of subsidiarity and

work: I’ ve tried to find an

domain very important for th

and Member States, the en

considered sources of law. V

of the problem raised by ap

national level.

Keywords: subsidiarity; prop

1. Introduction

The independence and s

relations established be

principle of subsidiarity

construction, but was

problems which the

subsidiarity is a mechan

order to protect the sove

The idea of subsidiarity

Church and afterward

embodies a support wh

1Senior Lecturer, P hD, Nati

Faculty of Public Admini

Corresponding author: mada

Principles of Subsidiarity an

Proportionality at European Union

as Expression of National Inter

Mădălina COCOŞATU1

r the European Union, the principle of subsidiarity is associ

ty, credited with maintaining the balance between the interest

ean Union. This study aims to analyze t he principle of subsid

e the conditions which bring under regulation the implemen

o examines interdisciplinary the impact of the implement

and proportionality towards the powers exercised within the

and debate hermeneutical new regulations and doctrinal op

r those who practice international public law. Results: In Euro

enforcement of principles of law is viewed with great in

.Value: We think this article represents an important step in t

appliance of subsidiarity and proportionality principles on

roportionality; sovereignty; European construction

nd sovereignty of Member States are a concernment

d between the afore-mentioned and the European U

rity had not been initiated since the beginnings of

as regulated much later, considering it the key

he European Communities faced. Thus, we can

hanism which aims to severely restrict the European

overeignty of countries.

rity was extensively underlined by the social doct

ards by the German constitutional law. The s

which was granted by the higher communities to

ational School of Political Studies and Public Administration

inistration, 6 Povernei str., Sector 1, Bucharest, 01064

adacocosatu@yahoo.com

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and

Union Level,

terests

ociated with the

rests of Member

sidiarity and the

entation o f this

entation of the

he Union. Prior

opinions in this

European Union

interest, being

in the disclosure

n european and

ent within the

n Union. The

of European

key to many

can say that

opean powers in

doctrine of the

subsidiarity

to the nether

ion (NSPSPA) -

643, Romania.