Comparing the Practice of Accession to and Withdrawal from the European Union: Commonalities in Principles and Procedures?

• Marco Evola ^[1]
  1. [1] LUMSA Department of Law Palermo
• Localización: European papers: a journal on law and integration, ISSN-e 2499-8249, Vol. 7, Nº. 1, 2022, págs. 439-464
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This Article assesses the practice of withdrawal in the light of the practice of admission and highlights the numerous commonalities between the two practices. The analysis shows that most of the principles underlying the accession conditions underpin the exit from the EU, contributing to the enhancement of the values on which the EU legal system is rooted. Moreover, the techniques Member States make recourse to during the admission procedure, to strengthen their control over membership, were also used in Brexit, fostering intergovernmentalism in the process of European integration.