Az Európai Közigazgatási Tér és az európai közigazgatás jellemzőinek vázlata

Abstract

The study explores the question of the existence and concept of the European Administrative Space (EAS) and outlines its main features and principles, as well as those of European administration. To define the concept, the author analyzes the definitions of several Hungarian experts (Kovács, Ficzere, Pupek, Torma, Józsa, Boros, Kárpáti, Forgács) and then synthesizes his own from their common characteristics. Accordingly, the EAS is a system of relations and organization of the Member States of the European Union, in which commonly accepted values and normative principles are formed, and along which the Member States harmonize their administrative laws and practices. The study distinguishes between the EAS and European administration, interpreting the latter as a narrower set developed within the former, which includes the executive activities and cooperation of EU and national authorities. As principles of European administration, the author mentions reliability, predictability, openness, transparency, accountability, efficiency, professionalism, and democratic operation. The article also touches upon the tasks of European administration (tax and contribution administration, subsidies, cooperation) and the formation of the discipline of European administrative law. A central element of the study is the presentation of the concept of the draft legislation on the administrative procedure of the Union, proposed by the European Parliament. The author analyzes how the principles of the EAS and European administration (subordination to the law, transparency, equal treatment, proportionality) appear in the draft. Finally, the author concludes that the EAS exists and is becoming increasingly tangible, which is also supported by the codification efforts of European administrative procedure law.