Foundations and post-Lisbon Europe
April 01, 2010 / Pavol Demeš
Effect Magazine
The end of last year was marked by two overlapping historical moments -- the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which led to a profound rearrangement of the European continent, and the anxiety-filled end of the complicated eight-year process to bring about badly-needed constitutional reforms of the EU. After the second Irish referendum, and the Czech Republic finally coming on board, the Lisbon Treaty came into power on December 1, 2009. It is believed that this Treaty will transform Europe into a more unified and influential global player with the capacity to make Europeans more secure and prosperous.



