Odnos med avtonomijo in odgovornostjo agencij Evropske unije: primer agencije Frontex

Gradišar, Mateja (author), Lajh, Damjan (mentor)

Evropska unija agencije definira kot neodvisne pravne subjekte, ki so ločene od drugih evropskih institucij in so bile ustanovljene za izvajanje določenih nalog v skladu z evropsko zakonodajo. Nanje so države članice neposredno, Evropska komisija in nekatere druge institucije pa posredno, prenesle določen del oblasti. Njihov namen je med drugim poenostavitev postopkov delovanja, zagotovitev stroškovne učinkovitosti, približanje dejavnosti končnim uporabnikom in izboljšati prepoznavnost delovanja Evropske unije. Po svojih pristojnostih, strukturi in funkcijah so si zelo različne, saj enotna pravila za njihovo ustanovitev ne obstajajo. Prav zato so pogosto zaznane kot politični igralci z veliko avtonomije, ki niso nikomur zares odgovorne. V magistrskem delu sem raziskovala, kako sta pojma avtonomija in odgovornost povezana pri agencijah Evropske unije. Svoje raziskovanje sem osredotočila na primer Agencije za vodenje operativnega sodelovanja na zunanjih mejah Evropske unije – Frontex. Zanimalo me je, kako je oblikovan sistem odgovornosti te evropske agencije in kakšno stopnjo avtonomije ima. Analiza me je pripeljala do zaključka, da sistem formalne odgovornosti Frontexa ni oblikovan neprimerno. Prav tako sem ugotovila, da avtonomija agencije ni na izredno nizki ravni. Za Frontex bi tako lahko trdili, da ima relativno visoko stopnjo odgovornosti, ki pozitivno vpliva na avtonomijo agencije.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: Agencije Evropske unije, avtonomija, odgovornost, Frontex.
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2018
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-102427
• COBISS.SI-ID: 35768413
• Publication date in RUL: 30.08.2018

GRADIŠAR, Mateja, 2018, Odnos med avtonomijo in odgovornostjo agencij Evropske unije: primer agencije Frontex [online]. Master’s thesis. [Accessed 13 August 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=102427

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Relationship between autonomy and accountability of European union agencies: case of Frontex

Abstract

European Union defines agencies as bodies distinct from other european institutions, which are separate legal entities set up to perform specific tasks under european law. A certain part of authority has been transferred to them, either directly by member states or indirectly by European Commission. They are established to simplify operational procedures, ensure cost efficiency, bring activities closer to end users and improve recognition of the European Union's operations. European Union agencies are heterogeneous in their competences, structure and functions, as no uniform rules for their establishment exists. They are often perceived as political actors with a lot of autonomy, but not really responsible to anyone. In my master's thesis my main focous of research was how the concepts of autonomy and responsibility are related in the case of European Union agencies. The object of my research was European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders – Frontex. I was interested how the system of responsibility of this european agency was formed and what degree of autonomy it has. The analysis led me to conclude that the Frontex's system of formal responsibility was not designed inappropriately. Also the agency's autonomy is not at a very low level. It could be claimed that Frontex has a relatively high level of responsibility that has a positive impact on the agency's autonomy.

• Keywords: European Union agencies, autonomy, accountability, Frontex.