Title: The Member States’ Initiatives: An Inter-Institutional Turf War after the Treaty of Lisbon
Abstract: With the introduction of the Treaty of Lisbon came the possibility for
Member States to launch an initiative under the Ordinary Legislative
Procedure. This came into being as the scope of co-decision was
expanded to cover the more sensitive issues of the third pillar (such
as judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation).
It was considered necessary that Member States have a shared right of
initiative with the European Commission. One case in which the right
of initiative was invoked was the Initiative for a European Protection
Order (EPO). This dossier is one of the first and few cases in which the
Member States’ Initiative after the Treaty of Lisbon was used. It resulted
in a turf war between the Presidency and the Commission regarding
the scope of the Member States’ Initiatives. This article looks into the
Member States’ Initiative as it was introduced after the Treaty of Lisbon
and the debate that took place on the EPO.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 2
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot