Bulletin n. 2/2011
October 2011
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Calamia Pietro
    Il trattato di Lisbona. Uno sguardo retrospettivo
    in Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali , Volume 78, n. 2, aprile-giugno ,  2011 ,  195-198
    The article goes through the various politicl stages of the Treaty, since the Laeken European Council (2001), the Convention chaired by Giscard D’Estaing – with Amato and Dehaene -, the referenda in different countries and the final entry into force on 1st December 2009. The Lisbon Treaty is in line with the European integration proces, with some new politicl elements, such as the extension of the majority vote and the parallel extension of the legislative codecision power of the European Parliament; the formal introduction of the population criteria in the majority vote; the creation of the Union’s citizenship; the legal personality of the Union; the rules concerning the Diplomatic Service and the Defence Agency. Together with the strengthening of Parliament’s role, the Treaty introduces the permanent Presidency of the European Council, the confidence vote of the Parliament for the President of the Commission and, above all, a special role for the High Representative for foreign, security and defence policy, who presides over the Council of Foreign Ministers and is Vice-President of the Commission. Compromises accepted to take account of national governments’ engagements vis-à-vis their electorate don’t affect in a substantial way – according to the Author - the political steps forward realized in the Treaty, which needs a period of running in, especially for the functioning of the new institutions.
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