Research on the Relation between the Berlin-Republic of Germany and the European Union (2000-2017)

• Main Authors: Mei, Min-Zheng, 梅敏政
• Other Authors: Yeh, Young-Ming
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/npdwu6

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 政治學系 === 106 === The European Integration cannot be achieved at a single leap. More than 60 years have passed since signing the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (TEEC) in 1958. The European Union (EU) we see today originated from regional economic integration, which is known as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). After establishing various regulations, treaties, and systematic frameworks, the EU was established in which Germany played a crucial role in this process. Even though the EU has long been the most developed model of regional integration, it continues to be shaken by various kinds of obstacles and crisis. For instance, failing to pass the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe, the European debt crisis, Europe’s migration crisis, Brexit, the threat from terrorism, etc. In the abovementioned crisis, the stance and measures taken by Germany are crucial as the country is situated in the heart of Europe and dominates the European Union. This research will be based on the evolution of the EU and Germany since 1945 and will discuss their political and economic development from a macroscopic perspective. The purpose is to investigate the driving force of the European Integration and to prove that Germany has been clinging its national development on to European Integration after WWII. On this basis, this paper will analyze the crucial role which the Berlin Republic plays and the trend it leads in major reforms, legislation, decision-making, and the crisis in the EU and will further assess the relationship between the Berlin Republic and the EU. Finally, this paper will predict the future development of the relationship between Germany and the EU from political and economic aspects individually.