INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN TREATY OF AMSTERDAM AND DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT Cover Image

INSTITUCIONALNE REFORME EVROPSKE UNIJE PREMA UGOVORU O EVROPSKOJ UNIJI (EU) IZ AMSTERDAMA I DEMOKRATSKI DEFICIT EU
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN TREATY OF AMSTERDAM AND DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT

Author(s): Gordana Ilić
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation
Published by: Удружење за европско право - Центар за право Европске уније
Keywords: European Union; institutional reforms; Amsterdam Treaty on the EU; Intergovernmental conference; European parliament; democratic deficit

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the institutional aspects of the European Union’ s reform done in revised Treaty on EU (Amsterdam) that came into force on 1st May 1999. The objectives of the institutional reform of the Union are analyzed. The amendments made in new Amsterdam Treaty in relation to the Council are compared to the relevant proposals for Council' s reform. The amendments regarding the other main EU institutions are also evaluated. The special significance is given to the problem of democratic deficit of the Union and to the role of the European Parliament. The conclusion point to the evolutionary features of the Union' s institutional reforms considering that there is enough room left for future institutional improvements.

  • Issue Year: 2/2000
  • Issue No: 2-3
  • Page Range: 17-54
  • Page Count: 38
  • Language: Serbian
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