POLI 360 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Treaty Of Lisbon, Treaty Of Nice, Common Agricultural Policy
16 Mar 2015
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Because of enlargement, eu was preoccupied with treaty reform. Nice treaty (2001): narrow focus, limited impact. Convention on the future of europe: dissatisfaction with nice treaty, rejected by the french and the dutch. Lisbon treaty improved the eu institutional arrangements and effectiveness. It is not a declaration of a european federation. It is a consolidation of existing treaties + innovations of institutions. Not ideal, but best possible under the circumstances. Lisbon treaty coincided with the euro crisis. Demonstrated the resilience of eu member states. Showed appreciation for the single market and the value of common currency. After the fall of ussr, a flood of interested countries petitioned for joining the eu. Most were much poorer than the then eu15 (15 member states of the eu) Eu had an opportunity to promote pan-european integration. However, the eu had to account for its interests threatened by eastern european imports, specifically agricultural products, steel, textiles.
