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Published Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 10:04
by
marco 
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As you know, the Treaty of Lisbon significantly changed the
organization and functioning of the European Union Institutions,
namely the new Treaty generalizes - with few exceptions - the
process of “co-decision” in which the European Parliament and the
Council – formed by the ministers of member states –
participate.
On the other hand, the European Union Reform Treaty ordered that
the voting will be done by qualified majority in forty issues –
like the security of energetic supply and humanitarian emergency
aid in critical areas of the world; however the unanimity will go
on as general rule, namely in what regards tax, external politics,
defence, social security and culture.
Besides, the Treaty will strengthen the democratic control of the
EU, since it grants more important functions whether to the
European Parliament or the National Parliament. Moreover, the
citizens will have the right, for the first time, of proposing the
Commission to adopt a specific legislative initiative. Finally,
there will be established a high representative for the Common
Foreign and Security Policy, being a new institutional figure that
will simultaneously perform two offices: the office of high
representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the
office of Vice-President of the Commission. Without doubt we are on
the right track!
Tags: citizens, democracy, treaty
