Lisbon Treaty

The Lisbon Treaty’s change to Council voting rules will have important implications for the democratic legitimacy of the EU
Many of the decisions made in the Council of the European Union are based on qualified majority voting, in which EU legislation can be …
Frank M. Häge
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The Lisbon Treaty’s change to Council voting rules will have important implications for the democratic legitimacy of the EU
The Efficiency of Legislative Decision-Making in the Council of the EU before and after Lisbon
One of the explicit goals of the Lisbon Treaty was to enhance the ‘efficiency and democratic legitimacy of the Union’. To increase the …
Frank M. Häge
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The Efficiency of Legislative Decision-Making in the Council of the EU before and after Lisbon