Objectives of the workshop

The Lisbon Treaty, in conjunction with the Eurocrisis, has contributed to favor an institutional imbalance to the advantage of the European Council at the expense of the European Commission. The new Fiscal Compact and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), ratified outside the Treaty's framework, have additionally increased the intergovernmental dimension of the European Union (EU)'s decision making system. At the same time, the European Central Bank (ECB) is taking the lead of the Banking Union. 

How can these new Treaties and mechanisms help move towards the ultimate aim of a Political Union? Can they effectively be integrated in the current EU's political and institutional set up? Is it still realistic to believe in a Political Union?

A report from the event is available for download on the right-hand side.

Contact

Elisabetta Farroni, Istituto Affari Internazionali Rome, +39 063224360 (ext.39)