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Explaining The Strengthening Role Of The European Parliament After The Lisbon Treaty: A Liberal Intergovernmental Perspective (Analýza Silnejúcej Úlohy Európskeho Parlamentu Po Prijatí Lisabonskej Zmluvy Z Hľadiska Teórie Liberálneho Intergovernmentalizmu)

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  • Baider Al Tal

    (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan)

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The Liberal Intergovernmental theory is one of the most important integration theories explaining the creation and development of the European Union. Andrew Moravcsik developed this theory, which perceived the integration as an outcome of international bargaining, whereas the governments played the key role. The national governments associated with it have a clear and specific point of view about their preferences and pursue these preferences in bargaining with other member states so that this bargaining is in accordance with becoming more powerful and with greater competence. It is therefore relevant to explain why these member states decided to strengthen the European Parliament (EP), and what their interests are in making the European Parliament, a supranational institution, as powerful as the Council. Hence the question which arises here: To what extent can the Liberal Intergovernmentalism explain the strengthening role of the European Parliament after the Lisbon Treaty? (Teória liberálneho intergovernmentalizmu je jedna z najvýznamnejších integračných teórií, ktorou sa často vysvetľuje vznik a rozvoj Európskej únie. Teóriu vyvinul Andrew Moravcsik. Integráciu chápe ako výsledok medzinárodného vyjednávania, v ktorom hlavnú úlohu hrajú vlády. Každá národná vláda má svoje preferencie, pričom jej cieľom vo vyjednávaní s národnými vládami iných členských štátov EÚ je presadzovať tieto preferencie, aby sa stala silnejšou a kompetentnejšou. Je preto dôležité analyzovať, prečo sa členské štáty rozhodli posilniť kompetencie Európskeho parlamentu (EP), a aké záujmy sledujú zvýšením právomocí tejto nadnárodnej inštitúcie na úroveň Rady EÚ. Tu sa vynára otázka: Do akej miery dokáže teória liberálneho intergovernmentalizmu vysvetliť posilnenú úlohu Európskeho parlamentu po vstupe Lisabonskej zmluvy do platnosti?)

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  • Baider Al Tal, 2015. "Explaining The Strengthening Role Of The European Parliament After The Lisbon Treaty: A Liberal Intergovernmental Perspective (Analýza Silnejúcej Úlohy Európskeho Parlamentu Po Prijatí Lisabonskej Zml," Medzinarodne vztahy (Journal of International Relations), Ekonomická univerzita, Fakulta medzinárodných vzťahov, vol. 13(3), pages 223-239.
    • Handle: RePEc:brv:journl:v:13:y:2015:i:3:p:223-239
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    liberal; intergovernmental; European Union; European Parliament; Treaty of Nice; Lisbon Treaty;
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