Explaining European Intergration: the permanent structured cooperation

Keywords
No Thumbnail Available
Issue Date
2019-08-11
Language
en
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
The adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon is one of the most significant events of the European Union (Gilbert, 2011). The treaty, which was signed in December 2007 and has been ratified by all EU member states, is a response to the negative outcome of two referenda on the Constitutional Treaty in 2005 (European Parliament, 2018). Even though it is not the official constitution of the European Union, it contains most of the meaningful elements. The Lisbon Treaty has significantly altered the working of the European Union on multiple terrains. One of these terrains is the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). This policy covers all aspects of foreign policy as well as the issues concerning security and defence. The Lisbon Treaty introduced a range of new CFSP actors, including the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, a position currently occupied by Federica Mogherini, and the permanent President of the European Council, who is currently known as Donald Tusk (European Parliament, 2018). Additionally, the treaty led to the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s diplomatic service, and to the expansion of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), which are both situated inside the CFSP.
Description
Citation
Faculty
Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen