Treaty of Lisbon

E49590

European Union treaty international treaty

The Treaty of Lisbon is a 2007 agreement that reformed the European Union’s institutional structure and decision-making processes, enhancing its efficiency, democratic legitimacy, and coherence in external action.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union treaty → international treaty →
abolished	pillar structure of the European Union →
aimsTo	enhance democratic legitimacy of the European Union → improve coherence of EU external action → improve efficiency of the European Union →
alsoKnownAs	Reform Treaty →
amends	Treaty establishing the European Community → Treaty on European Union →
belongsTo	primary law of the European Union →
clarified	division of competences between the EU and member states →
codified	procedure for a member state to leave the EU →
created	Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union → legal personality for the European Union →
createdArticle	Article 50 TEU →
enteredIntoForceOn	2009-12-01 →
expanded	ordinary legislative procedure → use of qualified majority voting in the Council →
gaveLegalForceTo	Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union →
introduced	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → citizens' initiative → double majority voting system in the Council → early warning mechanism for subsidiarity → permanent President of the European Council → withdrawal clause for member states →
modified	composition of the European Parliament → voting weights in the Council of the European Union →
negotiatedAfter	failure of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe →
newName	Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union →
reforms	Treaty establishing the European Community → Treaty on European Union →
renamed	Treaty establishing the European Community →
requires	ratification by all EU member states →
resultedIn	European Union succeeding the European Community → abolition of the European Community as a separate legal entity →
signedBy	European Union member states → France → Germany → Ireland → Italy → Poland → Spain → United Kingdom →
signedIn	Lisbon →
signedInCountry	Portugal →
signedOn	2007-12-13 →
strengthened	role of national parliaments in EU decision-making → role of the European Parliament →
wasPrecededBy	Treaty of Nice →
wasSubjectOf	referendum in Ireland →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
EU Treaties → Treaty of Rome → Treaty on European Union →	amendedBy
European Union area of freedom, security and justice ("Lisbon Treaty") → European Union internal market ("Lisbon Treaty 2009") →	strengthenedBy
Treaty of Lisbon ("Reform Treaty") →	alsoKnownAs
President of the European Council →	createdBy
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union →	enteredIntoForceBy
European Council →	establishedBy
European integration ("Lisbon Treaty 2007") →	hasKeyEvent
Treaties of the United Kingdom ("Lisbon Treaty 2007") →	hasPart
European External Action Service →	legalBasis
European Council →	recognizedAsInstitutionBy
European Parliament (Strasbourg seat) →	recognizedBy
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy →	reformedBy
General Court →	renamedBy