The Swedish model of Government administration – with independent authorities and a comparatively small Government Office – differs from the model common in most other EU member states. Whether the Swedish model is appropriate in the context of the EU has therefore been a topic of discussion since Sweden became a member of the European Union.

The analysis deals with the constitutional developments in the Court of Justice, particularly in the development of the EC's competence in criminal matters.   The analysis is part of the research project The constitutional development of the European Union and was presented at the seminar Who Shapes the Future of Criminal Law? 2007:2epa Spillover or activist leapfrogging? Criminal Competence and the Sensitiveness of the ECJ (166.

This compiled report contains contributions from Carl Fredrik Bergström, Jörgen Hettne, Josefin Almer and Maria Bergström. The report has been published within the framework of the project "A Constitution for Europe".