Wpływ kryzysu gospodarczego w Europie na politykę zewnętrzną Unii Europejskiej

Abstract

"In the present paper the Author aims to answer the question of what impact the economic crisis in Europe has had on the EU foreign policy. The paper was structured as follows: the first part contains the discussion of the economic crisis as such in order to be able to assess its scale and importance for individual Member States and the EU as a whole. The second, main part of the work, discusses the consequences of the crisis in five areas. First, the institutional system of external policy was described, to reflect on how it has fundamentally changed as a result of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and has constantly evolved ever since. Next, the discussion moves on to EU security and defence policy, which faces great challenges in view of the various direct and indirect results of the crisis. The third chapter focuses on economic relations with the three most important partners of the EU, i.e. the United States, China and Russia. The next chapter deals with the impact of the crisis on the EU enlargement policy. The last chapter is a review of the impact of Europe’s economic problems on the present (2007–2013) and upcoming (2014–2020) budget of the EU external policy."