Treaty on European Union as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon and which entered in force on 1 December 2009.

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon and which entered into force on 1 December 2009. The Treaty of Lisbon amends and renames the Treaty establishing the European Community. This Treaty is now known as the ‘Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union’.

Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon and which entered into force on 1 December 2009.

Protocols annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon and which entered into force on 1 December 2009.

Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon, 13 December 2007.

In this interview, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic from 1974 to 1981 and Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe from December 2001 to July 2003, expresses his fears for the future of the European integration process, citing the difficulties in ratifying the Treaty of Lisbon and particularly emphasising the lack of political will.

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, emphasises the democratic progress brought about by the Lisbon Treaty with the significant strengthening of the European Parliament's powers.

Dans cette interview, Étienne Davignon, membre de la Commission européenne de 1977 à 1985 chargé notamment du Marché intérieur, des Affaires industrielles et de l'Union douanière, revient sur le rôle du Haut représentant de l'Union pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, poste créé par le traité de Lisbonne de 2007.

Dans cette interview, Étienne Davignon, membre de la Commission européenne de 1977 à 1985 chargé notamment du Marché intérieur, des Affaires industrielles et de l'Union douanière, donne son sentiment sur les possibles avancées en matière d'intégration européenne suite au traité de Lisbonne signé en 2007.

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, suggests that introducing the post of permanent President of the European Council was not necessary in the context of the Community system, but underlines the judicious choice made in appointing the Belgian Herman Van Rompuy to this new post.

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, discusses the role that should be played by the new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy established by the reforms introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, and speaks about the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS).

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, explains that a Commission composed of the same number of members as there are Member States, as laid down by the Lisbon Treaty, does not currently pose any problems. He goes on to emphasise that he is strongly in favour of the role of the European Commission, particularly of its right to propose legislation.

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, emphasises the responsibility of national governments in the Union's democratic deficit, and advocates the exercise of control by national parliaments over the governments' respective actions.