A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON EU INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE FROM FOUNDATION TO LISBON

Abstract

This article aims to examine EU institutional change focusing on four main political institutions the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Council and three EU Treaties Treaties of Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon . In this respect, firstly, it gives information briefly on EU institutional structure existing from the EU’s foundation to the acceptance of Treaty of Amsterdam ToA . Secondly, it studies on the amendments and developments regarding the EU institutions in the ToA. Thirdly, it analyses the institutional reforms brought by the Treaty of Nice ToN . Then, it evaluates what the Treaty of Lisbon brings for EU’s institutional future. In the conclusion part, it summarizes the main points of its analysis

Keywords

• Key Words: EU
• Institutional Change
• Political Institutions
• EU Treaties.

A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON EU INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE FROM FOUNDATION TO LISBON

Öz

Bu makale, AB kurumsal değişimini dört ana politik kurum Avrupa Komisyonu, Avrupa Parlamentosu, AB Konseyi ve Avrupa Konseyi ve üç AB Antlaşması’na odaklanarak incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda, ilk olarak, AB’nin kuruluşundan Amsterdam Antlaşması’nın kabulüne kadar varolan AB kurumsal yapısı üzerine kısaca bilgi vermektedir. İkinci olarak, Amsterdam Antlaşmasındaki AB kurumları ile ilgili değişiklikler ve gelişmeler üzerinde çalışmaktadır. Üçüncü olarak, Nice Antlaşması ile getirilen kurumsal reformları analiz etmektedir. Daha sonra, Lizbon Antlaşmasının AB’nin kurumsal geleceği için ne getirdiğini değerlendirmektedir. Sonuç bölümünde ise, analizin ana noktalarını özetlemektedir

Anahtar Kelimeler

• AB
• Kurumsal Değişim
• Politik Kurumlar
• AB Antlaşmaları

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