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DEVELOPMENT OF THE TREATY OF LISBON

ABDUL BASIT ADEEL

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Recap:

• Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

• Year 2004

• European Union as a single legal personality under domestic and international law

• The public response was not to the expectation• Opposition within EU states regarding to different issues

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Lisbon Treaty:

• Old wine in the new bottle

• In 2006 European Council decided to retain some parts of the old treaty with new amendments

• Significant role of Germany, particularly Merkel

• The British, Dutch & French wanted to avoid referendums Old treaties to be amended on the basis of proposed treaty

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Demands of the States:

• Britain wanted to retain national control of foreign policy, defense policy, social security, and civil law.

• France wanted to avoid another referendum.

• Poland wanted to ensure double majority / QMV.

• Germany tried to highlight all unresolved issues like European symbols, Common Law, QMV etc. as well as a brand new treaty.

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Development:

• The June 2007 summit• Acceptance of Britain's propositions• Poland withdrew their demand conditionally*• Referendums in Ireland

• Treaty signed December 2007• Irish referendum resulted 54% against in June 2008

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Further Development:

• December 2008 Decision of European Council

• Irish election of December 2009 – 67% favored

• Czech President concern over ethnic Germans• Option: opt-out from the Charter of Fundamental Rights

• German Parliament approved by Majority• After approval by constitutional court in June 2009, signed

by the German President

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The Treaty became effective on 1 December, 2009