id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_6poanjsjbjesnc4m3uutnjadxi Karl Newman II. Justice and Home Affairs 1998 9 .pdf application/pdf 4538 344 56 In this introductory note, a brief account is given of the history of co-operation between EU member States in JHA matters, culminating in the significant changes announced in the In the 1970s and 1980s there was a running dispute between the Commission and the member States over the competence of the Community to proceed by supranational means, in particular by means of directives and decisions, as The Treaty on European Union (TEU) accorded formal recognition to this burgeoning area of activity by providing a separate title on co-operation in Justice and lack direct legislative competence in JHA matters and, more generally, the balance of influence between Community institutions and members States in the policy process continues to favour the latter. member States in most areas and, as regards judicial co-operation in criminal matters, customs co-operation and police co-operation, it has no right of initiative Maastricht Treaty for any number of member States to "establish closer co-operation" on any matter.* ./cache/work_6poanjsjbjesnc4m3uutnjadxi.pdf ./txt/work_6poanjsjbjesnc4m3uutnjadxi.txt