THE GOVERNANCE PROCESS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION - BREXIT AND FUTURE OBJECTIVES

Abstract

Considering the present interest of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first six months of 2019, this article aims to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the membership of the Union in order to outline some development objectives and to highlight further evolutions of the European bloc. The need of solidarity and unity of the states imposed many years ago a construction that responds to these aspirations, this being the main reason why the Union was founded and it evolved in time, counting at present a number of 28 Member States. This construction has been, is and will certainly remain emblematic in the European history as a form of state partnership that seeks to identify and respond effectively to the common problems that arise on this European scene. This study attempted to highlight, on the one hand, the strengths, but also the least-favored aspects of the EU membership, to emphasize the objectives that support the development and sustainability of the European partnership, to provide information and last-minute data concerning the Brexit process, so that, in its final part to offer an insight into how the EU will evolve in the years to come.

Keywords

• European Union
• advantages
• disadvantages
• member state
• governance process
• development goals
• Brexit
• evolution