Faced with a series of fundamental crises, the EU actually appears significantly constrained in its capacity to act. The causes for this situation are seen in recent transformations within the Union, overlapping and reinforcing each other. The core thesis of this contribution is that the powers transferred to the intergovernmental institutions in relevant policy areas could not be transformed into increased capacities to act, due to structural constraints and changing circumstances induced or reinforced by the crises. The article elaborates on the factors underlying these developments and highlights the resulting impacts based on selected empirical examples. Finally, it discusses possible ways out from the impasse.
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