Brief

Decision-making in the European Union

In addition to the Policy Brief by Paolo Ponzano, Philippe de Schoutheete discusses the genesis of changes in the Community method.

| 28/03/2011

The first few months since the Lisbon Treaty’s implementation show that a substantive change in the Union’s working methods is taking place, raising questions and prompting reservations. To grasp its full importance, we need to take a look at the past and to trace the origin of these changes.