Publication details
Dvacet let spolupráce členských států při konzulární (nikoli ale diplomatické) ochraně občanů Evropské unie ve světě
| Title in English | Twenty Years of Cooperation of the Member States in Consular Protection (but not in the Diplomatic Protection) of Citizens of the European Union In the World |
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Právník |
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| Field | Law sciences |
| Keywords | Consular Protection; European Union; Member states; Citizenship; Diplomatic Relations |
| Description | According to the founding treaties, citizens of the European Union enjoy diplomatic and consular protection by missions of other member states in non-member states where a mission of their home state is absenting. Twenty years later, however, it is obvious that related cooperation is restricted to consular assistance. Diplomatic interventions in favour of nationals of the other member states are rare. Their diplomatic protection is missing absolutely. It is hard to cooperate in these activities due to weakness of supranational citizenship if compared with nationality and due their discretionary nature. The member states failed for years to notify and clarify this specific multilateral cooperation to non-member states. Recent effort to set detailed rules of consular cooperation with a directive encounters lack of legislation addressing many types of consular assistance to their own nationals in many member states (included Czechia). The member states also hardly find consensus on the role of the European Union. The limits of integration are reflected in retention of diplomatic relations among the member states and in continuation of consular assistance to their own nationals moving within the European Union. |