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    The Lisbon Treaty

    Taking Europe to 21st Century

    Saragadam R V Vishwanath
    Aditya Bharadwaj

    Constitution

    What is a constitution?

    Why was there a need for a constitution?

    Why was the constitution dropped?


    Fear of supranational power?

    The Lisbon Treaty

    What is the Lisbon Treaty?

    Why is it important?

    In what way is it different from a constitution?


    The Lisbon Treaty is no longer the European Constitution

    Challenges to ratification

    Irish referendum

    Why only Ireland?

    Czechoslovakian Eurosceptism

    Changes Introduced

    The commission: One commissioner per member state

    A stabilized European Council


    President of European Council

    Voice and face to EU


    Representative of EU in the international arena
    Chair and coordination of European Councils work

    A high representative of the Union for Foreign affairs and Security policy
    Vice President of the European Commission

    Changes Introduced

    A new decision making process in the council of ministers

    The concept of double majority


    Approval from 55% of the member states which have more that 65% of the
    population
    A blocking majority has to include at least 4 member states

    Council of ministers will meet in public when a law is debated


    A move towards democratization of EU
    Main role is to approve European laws

    Changes Introduced

    The European Parliament: A more influential institution

    Democratization of EU:

    The Court of Justice


    The Ioannina Compromise
    Buys some time to oppose

    Extension of the qualified majority vote to new areas

    Greater say of national parliament

    Citizens power in European Union

    The strengthening of the role played by the European Parliament


    Legislative domain

    Extension of legislative codecision procedure to new areas

    Budgetary area

    Equal right to decision as the Council of Ministers

    Political control

    Participative Democracy

    A million signs
    Dialog between citizens, civil society and Union institutions.
    Council of ministers sit in public

    Abolition of the Pillar system

    Previous structure:

    First pillar: The single market ( Supranational)


    Second pillar: Common foreign policy(Inter-governmental)
    Third pillar: Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters

    Inter-governmental structure abolished

    Special voting procedure for common foreign and security policy retained
    Replaces the second pillar

    Gives EU single legal personality

    Competence sharing

    Who is responsible for what?

    Sharing of competence between the European Union and the Member States
    Principle of conferred powers

    Types of competence

    Exclusive to Union
    Shared
    Exclusive to member states

    No new exclusive competences to Union

    Charter of fundamental rights

    Range of civil, political and social rights enjoyed by European Unions


    citizens

    Not legally binding due to too much opposition. A political declaration


    instead. UK the major opposing force.

    Economic Issues

    The recognition of the Eurogroup

    The stability and growth pact

    Public deficit must be below 3%


    Public debt must be below 60% of GDP
    A very tight requirement?

    The European budget

    Obligatory and Non-obligatory expenses


    Unanimity needed in the financial framework
    Bridging clause can transfer this to majority rule.

    Enlargement policy

    Accession to EU (Copenhagen criteria)


    Political criteria
    Economic criteria
    Community Acquis

    Withdrawal from European Union


    Introduced for the first time
    UK might use it

    European Unions external action

    Increase in EUs international influence


    Legal status

    European defense policy

    Solidarity clause
    European Defense Agency
    No European Army

    References
    1.

    The European Constitution and the Lisbon Treaty http://


    carleton.ca/ces/eulearning/politics/government/extension-the-european-unio
    n-constitution-and-the-lisbon-treaty/

    2.

    Europa Treat of Lisbon http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/faq/index_en.htm

    3.

    Wikipedia Treaty of Lisbon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon

    4.

    BBC News Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty http://


    news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6901353.stm

    5.

    BBC News Q&A: Charter of fundamental rights http://


    news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6225580.stm

    6.

    Foundation Robert Schuman: Understanding the Lisbon Treaty http://


    www.robert-schuman.eu/en/understanding-the-lisbon-treaty

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