tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post2778511437011740729..comments2023-09-28T12:28:57.598+03:00Comments on Grahnlaw: EU: "Community method" RIP – or a stake through its heart!Ralf Grahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-80607499199152364032010-09-26T04:30:01.231+03:002010-09-26T04:30:01.231+03:00Michael,
The beginning of the blog post was inte...Michael, <br /><br />The beginning of the blog post was intentionally hazy when it spoke about the timing of the renewed debate about the "Community method" versus intergovernmentalism.<br /><br />Only later did it specify that the strangeness of the timing lies in the contradiction between a post-Lisbon debate conducted in expressly pre-Lisbon terms. <br /><br /> <br /><br />I hope that people interested in EU politics and law would suggest better terms to describe the various forms of decision making in the European Union, especially regarding issues and legislative acts decided in an almost parliamentary manner.<br /><br />Here, it is a question of terminology.<br /><br />If we look at the more substantive issues, it is quite natural that the European Parliament and the (European) Council discuss the areas of responsibility, as well as how successfully decisions are made in important areas, such as economic governance or foreign policy, now that the Lisbon Treaty is in force and various challenges can be seen. <br /><br />I intend to discuss these matters in later blog entries.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-17611194440802223652010-09-25T20:53:55.108+03:002010-09-25T20:53:55.108+03:00I definitely agree that the timing is strange; the...I definitely agree that the timing is strange; then again, there's often little rhyme nor reason for things that happen in the EU! :-$Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213997438656217771noreply@blogger.com