PROCESUL DECIZIONAL ÎN UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ, CONFORM TRATATULUI DE LA LISABONA
THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, ACCORDING TO THE LISBON TREATY

Summary/Abstract: Lisbon Treaty is the last treaty that, in the past, have changed the treaties under which the Communities and the European Union have been established along with the Single European Act (1986), Treaty on European Union (Maastricht) (1992), the Amsterdam Treaty (1997) and the Treaty of Nice (2001). Signed in Lisbon on December 13, 2007 by the 27 European Union member states, the Lisbon Treaty came into force on December 1, 2009. Its official name is the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. Lisbon Treaty is essential to ensure effective functioning of the European Union. Nowadays, the Union represents 27 member states and almost 500 million citizens. The reforms proposed by this Treaty, in particular the new institutional arrangements and work mechanisms, are necessary to ensure an EU able to face global challenges and to respond the citizens’ expectations, including the Romanian citizens.

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