Consiliul European încotro? Reforme și contrareforme instituționale în UE
What direction for the European Council? Institutional reforms and counter-reforms in EU
Author(s): Gheorghe CiascaiSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: European Council; EU; reform; european institutions; european decision making process; leadership
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the political and institutional impact of the juridical consecration of the European Council that official institution of European Union by the Lisbon Treaty. Until 1 December 2009, the European Council was a political body with a strong informal role within the european decision making process, but with ambiguous institutional and legal powers. After entry in force of the Lisbon Treaty, European Council becomes an institution that try to exercise a collective leadership in EU.
Journal: Sfera Politicii
- Issue Year: XX/2012
- Issue No: 172
- Page Range: 169-175
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian
