1. Agenda-Setting for the EU
Agenda setting is connected with the right of people to know who makes laws for them, and on
what principles should the relevant activities base.
Before beginning work with this learning object you need to know answers for the following questions about EU law:
- What have been the institutional reforms under the Treaty of Lisbon?
- What do the debates on democracy in the context of the EU mean? (José M. de Areilza)
- How is power balanced between the European Council, the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament?
- Do You see political conflict between the presidencies of the European Commission and the European Council? (José M. de Areilza)
- What are the functions of the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy?
- What kind of position does the High Representative have - more Commission, more Council, more sui generis? (Julien Frisch)
- What are the functions of the Vicepresident of the European Commission?
- How would You describe the EU institutions from international political perspective (EU as a global actor)? (José M. de Areilza)
- How would You describe the EU institutions from supranational political perspective? (José M. de Areilza)
- How would You describe the EU institutions from infranational political perspective? (José M. de Areilza)
- Which model of future institutional reforms
would help increase democracy, openness and transparency of the decision-making
in the EU while, at the same time, ensuring results and the well-functioning of
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