Whilst the Iron Curtain no longer exists, an “invisible wall” still divides Europe: the so-called “purely internal rule”, according to which situations that are entirely confined within a single Member State lie outside the scope of EU free movement provisions and, in the absence of other links with the “scope of EU law”, are not protected by the Charter of fundamental rights. This chapter discusses whether the time has come to abolish the “purely internal rule”, so as to meld the individual EU Member States into some kind of United States of Europe.
From the European Union to the United States of Europe: Is It Time to Abolish the Purely Internal Rule? / Arena, Amedeo. - (2020), pp. 141-151.
From the European Union to the United States of Europe: Is It Time to Abolish the Purely Internal Rule?
Amedeo Arena
2020
Abstract
Whilst the Iron Curtain no longer exists, an “invisible wall” still divides Europe: the so-called “purely internal rule”, according to which situations that are entirely confined within a single Member State lie outside the scope of EU free movement provisions and, in the absence of other links with the “scope of EU law”, are not protected by the Charter of fundamental rights. This chapter discusses whether the time has come to abolish the “purely internal rule”, so as to meld the individual EU Member States into some kind of United States of Europe.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
