Finalité politique or just a step forward: the Lisbon Treaty and the identity of the European Union as a global actor

Abstract: This article is a qualitative analysis of the Lisbon Treaty and its institutional and political implications for the international political identity of the European Union as a global actor. The Lisbon Treaty makes an institutional-political effort for integration of the European foreign policy capacities, followed by installation of the President of the European Council and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy institutions. This Treaty also constitutes the single legal personality of the EU which differs for the EU on the international political scene in relation to others. With the integration of the EU’s foreign policy capacities and the fusion of the (former) three pillars, the Lisbon Treaty makes some sort of rationalization of the institutions in terms of providing efficient and simplified decision-making, suitable for implementing a coherent foreign policy. Thus, considering the prerogatives and credentials of aforementioned institutio

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs ; 3 (2017) Supp. 1 ; 9-25

Classification
Politik

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Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2017

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-52788-3
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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