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The Treaty of Lisbon formally recognises the European Council as an EU institution, responsible for providing the Union with the ‘impetus necessary for its development’ and for defining its ‘general political directions and priorities’.
The Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is an international agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU). The Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed by all EU member states on 13 December 2007, entered into force on 1 December 2009. [ 2]
Lisbon Treaty, international agreement that amended the Maastricht Treaty, Treaties of Rome, and other documents to simplify and streamline the institutions that govern the European Union (EU).
Dec 13, 2007 · Treaty of Lisbon. The IGC responsible for drawing up a European Reform Treaty opened in Lisbon on 23 July 2007 (European Parliament representatives: Elmar Brok, Enrique Barón Crespoand Andrew Duff). The text of the Treaty was approved at a meeting of Heads of State and Government in Lisbon on 18-19 October 2007.
This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as openly as possible and as closely as possible to the citizen.
The Lisbon Treaty is largely inspired by the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. The constitution had been intended to replace the EU’s founding treaties with a single text. It was signed in Rome on 29 October 2004.
Oct 9, 2009 · Your guide to the Lisbon Treaty. After decades of war that cost millions of lives, the foundation of the EU marked the beginning of a new era where European countries solve their problems by talking, not fighting. Today, members of the EU enjoy a wealth of benefits.
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