The European Constitution: the Reform Institutions

Abstract

29 October of 2004 the "Treaty was signed in Rome by which a Constitution for Europe settles down" - an important stage in the reform of the European Union. The new institutional frame of the European Union is formed by the European Parliament, the European Council, the Cabinet, the European Commission and the Court of Justice. The most important modifications in this land are: The formal institutionalization of the European Council (and the abolition of the rotatory Presidencies of the Union), the restoration of a Commission of reduced size, the election of the President of the Commission by the European Parliament and the position of a Minister of Outer Subjects who reunites the functions of Commissioner responsible for the outer relations and of High Representative of the foreign policy and of tie common security to the Council. In the decision procedure, the qualified majority will require a 55% of States members that represent 65% of the population. Soon of the dissapointing result of the Treaty of Nize, he is urgent to adapt the institutional structure of the European Union for 25, 27 (Bulgaria and Rumanía) or more States members. Although now it is not probable that the "European Constitution" between in vigor the 1 of November of year 2006, constitutes a "important rough draft" in the evolution of the reform of the institutions.