European Union's Reform Process : The Lisbon Treaty

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Discusses crisis surrounding recommendations of the Convention on the Future of Europe to reform European Union (EU) institutions and decision-making processes, and to draft an EU constitution. Rev...

Discusses crisis surrounding recommendations of the Convention on the Future of Europe to reform European Union (EU) institutions and decision-making processes, and to draft an EU constitution. Reviews the Lisbon Treaty, signed in 2007 which seeks to reform EU governing institutions and decision-making processes to enable a larger EU to operate more effectively. Provides background information on EU efforts to reform constitution, and considers possible implications for U.S.-EU relations that may be of interest in the 111th Congress.

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