Keywords
European Council
EU institutional system
Treaty of Lisbon
How to Cite
Abstract
The article deals with the role of the president of the European Council in the institutional framework of the European Union, as it has been laid down by the Lisbon Treaty. The text indicates its growing influence, beyond the wording of the Treaty, and the growing criticism that this evolution has stimulated. Reviewing the critical points of view relating to his role, the text analyzes the factors that determine changes in the formula for the functioning of the office of the President of the European Council. The existing structures of inter-institutional links that condition the performance of his function were presented. The article is based on the assumption that the current principle of correlation of tasks based on complementing competences has been modified. The worsening of the crisis situation disturbed the existing institutional balance, and at the same time coincided with the process of competence changes. The discussion also considers the proposal of reform of the institutional architecture of the EU.
Funding
The article was prepared as part of a project financed by the National Science Center: „Rada Europejska w procesie kształtowania kompetencji formalnych i nieformalnych w zakresie działań zewnętrznych Unii Europejskiej”, nr 2015/19/B/HS5/00131.
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