Lisbon Treaty vs. Constitutional Treaty

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The last part of this treaty were the annex with different protocols, those were part of the constitutional treaty. It was about the special treatments or positions of countries.

The most important points of the constitutional treaty:

- The European Union became a person of international rights
- There were special freedoms and human rights
- Consolidation of the existing treaties of the European Union
- More qualified majority by decision making instead of unanimity
- But in cases of foreign policy and fiscal policy the right of veto stays
- The European Counsel get a permanent chairman
- Citizens get the right of petition, by one million signatures the proposal is made to the commission.
- One minister of foreign affairs
- National parliaments, more influence. can make a proposal overtaken
- European Counsel, co-decider of agriculture, Structural Funds, home affairs. But they did not get the right of initiative
- A member state can quick with the ...

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for the European Council for a period of 2.5 years.
- The permanent chairman stays informed with foreign leaders of Europe.
- High representative for Foreign and Security Policy, the former high representative and European Commissioner of foreign affairs.
- Changing in voting policy, after 2014 because of membership of Poland.
- The number of seat of the European Parliament cannot be more than 750, with memberships of Bulgaria and Romania there are far more. Member states have extended their seats.
- Special control for democracy, called the yellow card. When the commission had a proposal every member state can show their yellow card if they think it better to manage ...

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