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The Treaty of Lisbon: Assessment and Prospects
Has the Lisbon Treaty deeply modified the way the European Union works? Can we consider this Treaty as a success story? Have some stakeholders benefited more than others from the new existing rules, but also from the circumstances? The analysis by Alain Dauvergne, Adviser at Notre Europe, shows that the European Council and the European Parliament seem to be up to now the main winners.
Though signed in December 2007, the treaty did not officially come into force until 1 December 2009. It contains some striking innovations, including institutional status for the European Council, an expansion of the European Parliament’s powers, the creation of the offices of Permanent President of the European Council and of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the establishment of a European diplomatic service and so forth.
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