Winners and Losers of Lisbon and Further Possibilities of European Integration

Essay , 2011 , 13 Pages , Grade: 73% (1st class)

Politics - Region: Western Europe

The Lisbon Treaty, which came into force on the 1st December of 2009, is a major revision of the former treaties concerning the European Union. It changed a lot of the structures of the Union to which many citizens have grown used to. For example, the “pillar-structure” of the EU, which was implemented by the Maastricht Treaty, is gone. It is a big step towards a more (political) integrated and an “ever closer Union”. In the first part of this essay the changes the Lisbon Treaty introduced to
the political institutions will be discussed. The second part will show how integration might look like post-Lisbon and whether there will be further integration in form of further revisions of the treaty.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Institutional Changes under the Lisbon Treaty
2.1. The European Parliament
2.2. European Council - Europe’s most exclusive club
2.3. The Commission

3. European Integration post-Lisbon?
3.1. Possibilities without changing the Treaties
3.2. Another revision of the Treaties?

4. Conclusion

• College: University of Sussex
• Course: Law and Policy of the European Union
• Grade: 73% (1st class)
• Author: Katja Breucker (Author)
• Publication Year: 2011
• Pages: 13
• Catalog Number: V190293
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656151005
• ISBN (Book): 9783656151388
• Language: English
• Tags: winners, losers, lisbon, further, possibilities, european, integration