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Chapter 6 The Constitution for Europe: The Treaty of Lisbon

The United States of Europe: European Union and the Euro Revolution, Revised Edition

ISBN: 978-1-78052-314-9, eISBN: 978-1-78052-315-6

Publication date: 7 December 2011

Abstract

The Treaty drafting the Constitution for Europe was signed in Rome on October 29, 2004. The Constitution provided for a federal form of government. Signatories to the Treaty included all heads of state or government of the 25 Member States of the European Union (EU). As per the EU principle of consensus, it requires unanimous approval by all Member States to become effective. As per protocol, the two – Bulgaria and Romania – who joined the EU in 2007, accepted the Treaty.

Citation

Dutta, M. (2011), "Chapter 6 The Constitution for Europe: The Treaty of Lisbon", Dutta, M. (Ed.) The United States of Europe: European Union and the Euro Revolution, Revised Edition (Contributions to Economic Analysis, Vol. 292), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 121-145. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0573-8555(2011)0000292013

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