Syllabus
Structure of lectures/seminars 1. (Not so) new institutional architecture after Lisbon Treaty: distribution of power, loyalties, left-overs, expectations and practice, flexibility during COVID19 crisis (September 30) 2. European Council, Council(s) and rotating presidency (October 7) 3. European Commission: New Political Leadership or Business as usual? (October 14) 4. European Parliament: Ambitions versus legitimacy (October 21)
October 28 - no class 5. Creating a New Institution: European External Action Service (November 4) 6. Amending Founding Treaties: states and citizens as treaty-masters? (November 11) 7. EU legislative process: Service Directive, Posted Workers Directive and EAW Framework Decision (November 18) 8. EU Institutional Reaction to Eurozone Crisis 2010-2013: New institutions needed? (November 25) 9. EU Institutional Reaction to Refugee Crisis 2015-2016 (December 2) 10. EU Institutional Reaction to Brexit (December 11)
Annotation
Course covers key EU institutions and major decision-making processes in the EU.