Flexibility Mechanisms in the Lisbon Treaty
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31-07-2015
Against any superficial impression of uniformity, the Treaty of Lisbon offers a significant number of mechanisms for flexibility (i.e. establishing different obligations and/or with different deadlines for accomplishment for different member states). External treaties complete the vast array for flexibility in European integration. Their full deployment depends on political opportunity and they may offer some opportunities to develop some policy areas. However, they are not panacea to face EU’s biggest challenges.
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Professor Carlos Closa Montero, Institute for Public Goods and Policies (CSIC)
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- area of freedom, security and justice
- common foreign and security policy
- derogation from EU law
- enhanced cooperation
- EU institutions and European civil service
- euro area
- European construction
- European integration
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- executive power and public service
- FINANCE
- governance
- institutional structure
- international law
- LAW
- legal basis
- monetary relations
- opt-out clause
- POLITICS
- Schengen Agreement
- single market
- Treaty of Lisbon