The Governance Reform of the Customs Union

Abstract

This article gives a short overview on the reform of customs union management — initiated in 2012 and still ongoing — presenting the current results and invoking the next steps. The customs union from its establishment in 1968 developed organically and thus the control of the system requires constant intervention and development, even today. After the Lisbon Treaty entered into force, the role of the EU Commission became even more decisive in the field of customs union. The current stage of the customs union governance reform intends to reconsider the relationship between the EU Commission and the Member States and to strengthen the role of the Member States; the primary forum of this work will be the Customs Policy Group meetings.