Noua configuratie institutionala a Uniunii - 6 puncte -
The New Institutional Configuration of the Union. Six points
Author(s): Andrei Alexandru DinuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative (SNSPA)
Keywords: institutional design; decision-making; representativeness; “orange card”; co-decision; double qualified majority;
Summary/Abstract: The article wants to present the institutional changes introduced by the Treaty regarding the Working of the European Union as a part of the Lisbon Treaty. These changes are detailed in six main issues. The Polish issue refers to the increasing importance that Poland obtains in the Union through Lisbon, the qualified double majority rule which will be introduced starting with 2017 for the vote in the European Council is defined, the number of members in the Commission will be reduced at 15 starting with 2014, the co-decision procedure will be extended confirming the increase of the European Parliament’s role in the Union, the subsidiarity principle will be consolidated by consulting the national parliaments for all the legislative proposals.
Journal: Europolity - Continuity and Change in European Governance
- Issue Year: 2/2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 53-59
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian
