NEW DIMENSIONS TO SECURITY INSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT GLOBAL CHALLENGES

The European Union concept has evolved over the years from an economical platform for European countries, to that of a social and political structure. With new borders in the Western Balkans and with evolving challenges and threats in the form of inter-dependency, illegal immigration or pandemic outbreaks the EU has adopted unprecedented security policies. It is the aim of this paper to present current and future solution that the EU has to implement in terms of security in order to maintain its current status as a multidimensional structure that integrates 27 European Countries while playing a global role in major fields like economy, security and geo-politics. For this paper we have opted to use the descriptive method, trying to analyze data from European documentation (treaties, policies) and by doing so understanding what are the ways ahead, that the EU wants to follow in terms of security and defense.