THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SYSTEM IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Author(s): Lobanov R.O.

Rubric: Issues of theory and history of law

DOI: 10.21777/2587-9472-2022-4-11-19

Release: 2022-4 (35)

Pages: 11-19

Keywords: high authority, Commission, European coal and steel committee, European economic community, Single European act, treaties establishing the European Communities

Annotation: The article describes the history of the creation and evolution of the institution of the Commission of the European Community (Community) in the second half of the XX century. Since the beginning of Western European integration this structure has played one of the key roles in the Community and continues to play now within the framework of the European Union. The relevance of the topic is justified by the interest in the European Union as a whole as the most successful regional integration association at the moment, claiming to be one of the centers of the multipolar world. The main aim of the article is to identify the functions, place and role of the Commission in the European Community. Document analysis, narrative, historical and chronological methods were used as key methods of work. The article provides an overview of the key powers of the Commission, shows their changes under the influence of the process of development of Western European integration. Attention is paid to the presentation of the Commission as a supranational body. The article analyzes the provisions of the fundamental treaties of the European Community: Paris, Rome, Brussels and the Single European Act. Conclusions about the powers and significance of the Commission within the framework of the integration association are made on their basis.

Bibliography: Lobanov R.O. THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SYSTEM IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY // Journal of Legal Sciences. – 2022. – № 4 (35). – С. 11-19. doi: 10.21777/2587-9472-2022-4-11-19