"Foreword" [2017] ELECD 1511; in Scholten, Miroslava; Luchtman, Michiel (eds), "Law Enforcement by EU Authorities" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) x

Book Title: Law Enforcement by EU Authorities

Editor(s): Scholten, Miroslava; Luchtman, Michiel

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781786434623

Section Title: Foreword

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Foreword
Europeanization of enforcement has entered a new phase. It is no longer
about coordination between national agencies only. New models of
enforcement in a EU context are emerging and new EU enforcement
agencies are being established. A process of centralization is evolving in
many EU policy areas: from food and aviation safety to financial markets,
pharmaceuticals and fisheries. As markets become more complex and
problems do not stop at national frontiers, regulation and its enforcement
must become cross-border oriented and coordinated in an effective way.
As regulation in Europe has been developing sector-by-sector ­ with dif-
ferent actors, history and context ­ different constructions and solutions
are chosen to arrive at a division of powers between the EU and national
levels. The result is a complex landscape with different models and con-
structions, where the enforcement powers at the EU and national levels
have become increasingly shared. There is no one-size-fits-all model. New
questions on the division of (enforcement) powers, political and judicial
accountability do arise because of these complex systems. The cooperation
between the EU and national institutions must be reset in order to meet
the market challenges of today.
Law Enforcement by EU Authorities is the first book to discuss, as a
whole, all the EU authorities that enjoy direct enforcement powers vis-à-
vis private actors. It covers all the relevant EU and appropriate national
actors and sectors from the perspective of accountability in a situation
of shared enforcement of EU law. What ...