Preface - European AFSJ. Common Values as the Gateway for Future Development
Author | Malin Brännkärr |
Profession | State Secretary, Ministry of Justice of Finland |
Pages | ix-xv |
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PREFACE
EUROPEAN AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY
AND JUSTICE – COMMON VALUES AS THE
GATEWAY FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Malin Brännkärr
Twenty years ago, Finland, a relatively new member state of the
European Union, held the Presidency of the Council of the Euro-
pean Union for the rst time. At the time, European integration
had reached a new stage and the Tampere European Council held
an important meeting in which a groundbreaking decision was
made. is decision profoundly changed the European Union and
subsequently created a Union of Freedom, Security and Justice.
In 2019, the Finnish Presidency coincides with the 20th anni-
versary of the adoption of the Tampere Milestones in the European
Council Conclusions of October 1999. Since the very beginning,
it was clear that the European area of freedom, security and jus-
tice could only be built based on a shared commitment to human
rights, democracy and the rule of law. Furthermore, the same basis
serves as the foundation for any future development of EU Justice
and Home Aairs.
Aer Tampere, Justice and Home Aairs soon became the
fastest developing policy eld in the union, and fundamental
rights, stable institutions and well-functioning justice systems
became more and more important during any ongoing accession
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