Problematyka bezpieczeństwa wewnętrznego w projekcie traktatu ustanawiającego konstytucję dla Europy

The article presents the problems of internal security that are included in the Draft of the Constitution Treaty for Europe. As the activities concerning strengthening internal security are deeply rooted in the present functioning of the EU, in the introduction the author presents the basic facts and accepted legal standards that shaped a contemporary picture of the Union’s activity in the III pillar area. The analysis conducted further of provisions in the European Constitution’s draft shows numerous references to the internal security issues. They include, among others, decisions connected with the EU aims. One of the most important of them is the tendency to ensure for the European Union’s citizens the space of freedom, security and justice. The Constitution draft shows also the directions of activities to prevent and counteract the effects of natural disasters and calamities. Another element to build up internal security space that the author underlines basing on appropriate provisions of the Constitution is the Solidarity Clause that provides general rules of co-operation in case of a terrorist attack, natural calamity or disaster. The article also deals with constitution draft’s contents relating to personal security, people’s protection, energy and transport security. The main considerations are based on the analysis of provisions from Chapter IV of the European Constitution that is concerned with particular developments to create freedom, security and justice space. In this part of the article the author shows the idea of constitutional developments referring to: judicial and police co-operation; access to the administration of justice; activities against racism and xenophobia; border control; immigration and asylum policy. The article finishes with remarks concerning laws regulating Europol and general assessment of the place of the internal security problems in the European Constitution draft.