The European Agenda on Security: Protection of what? – A Literature Review

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The writer summarises academic literature on justice and fundamental rights.Summary:

In April 2015, the European Commission adopted its 'European Agenda on Security' . The Agenda is another example in a long list of reference documents in the framework of the so-called 'Area of Freedom Security and Justice' (AFSJ). Looking at the content of Agenda, one can find that apart from a relatively logical structure with five key principles, three priority areas and three major elements for implementation, there are basic points of discussion that characterize this document. The first concerns the fragile balance between security calculations and the safeguarding of civil liberties. The second concerns the actors who cooperate in the implementation of the Agenda and the third concerns the link between internal and external security. Each of these three issues pose an enormous challenge for the European Union.