The European Union in the 21st century: Perspectives from the Lisbon Treaty. CEPS Paperbacks. December 2009

Micossi, Stefano and Tosato, Gian Luigi and Cassese, Sabino and Bastasin, Carlo and Ferrera, Maurizio and Sacchi, Fiorella and Bruzzone, Ginevra and Prosperetti, Luigi and Termini, Valeria and Merlini, Cesare and Cangelosi, Rocco A. and Salleo, Ferdinando and Pansa, Alessandro and Padoan, Pier Carlo and Chitti, Mario P. and della Cananea, Giancinto and Manzella, Andrea (2009) The European Union in the 21st century: Perspectives from the Lisbon Treaty. CEPS Paperbacks. December 2009. Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > CEPS Paperbacks . UNSPECIFIED. ISBN 9789290799290

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Abstract

The new Treaty of Lisbon brings important changes to the European construction, including a significant expansion of common policies decided by the Community method, a stable President for the European Council, a strengthened framework for external policies, more transparent and effective decision-making and strict safeguards of subsidiarity. This collection of essays edited by Stefano Micossi and Gian Luigi Tosato, analyse the changing equilibria in common policies, institutional settings and mechanisms of legitimisation of the European Union and sketch out possible scenarios for the 21st century.

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