General institutional innovations. After much wrangling (see our dispatch No. 091001), Czech President Vaclav Klaus ratified the Lisbon Treaty on November 3. After the hazards of the ratification process, the Twenty-Seven already started bargaining for the appointment of the future EU faces, since the Lisbon Treaty creates a position of President of the European Council and High Representative for Foreign Affairs. They are not the only two institutional novelties. The Treaty also introduces double majority voting for decisions made by the Council of Ministers; gives national Parliaments the right to object to some EU legislation; gives the EU its own legal personality; and introduces an exit clause allowing Member States to withdraw from the Union.
e European Council and High Representative for Foreign Affairs. They are not the only two institutional novelties. The Treaty also introduces double majority voting for decisions made by the Council of Ministers; gives national Parliaments the right to object to some EU legislation; gives the EU its own legal personality; and introduces an exit clause allowing Member States to withdraw from the Union.
Social regress from the draft Constitutional Treaty? In social terms, key contributions were al
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