Lisbon 'Fado': the European Union under reform.

Bickerton, Chris and Boening, Astrid and de Pitta e Cunha, Paulo and Dehousse, Renaud and Domínguez, Roberto and de Vidales, Covadonga Ferrer Martín and Kanner, Aimee and Kreidman, Adam and Van Langenhove, Luk and Laursen, Finn and Lorca, Francisco J. and Lorca-Susino, María and Marchesi, Daniele and Silva Morais, Luís and Roy, Joaquín and Schmidt, Vivien A. and Ziller, Jacques (2009) Lisbon 'Fado': the European Union under reform. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

To address the uncertainties surrounding the Treaty of Lisbon, this book examines several issues from various angles. Regardless of the results of the second referendum in Ireland and the pending ratifications in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, the European Union (EU) will not be the same after the Lisbon Treaty. If it comes into effect, Europeans will enter into a new stage in the deepening of the integration process; if it is rejected, the first decade of the 21st Century will represent a period of institutional stagnation in Europe’s integration. Nonetheless, the chapters in this book share the consensus that, despite its limitations, the Lisbon Treaty will make the EU decision making process more efficient, enhance regional democracy and strengthenits international voice.

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