The Commission’s initiative on the passerelle clauses – Exploring the unused potential of the Lisbon Treaty

Robert Böttner

doi:10.5771/1435-439X-2020-3-489

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- 371–372 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 371–372
- 373–408 The Principle of Mutual Trust between Member States in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Clemens Ladenburger Clemens Ladenburger 373–408
- 409–428 Ambivalenz der Offensichtlichkeit – Zugleich Anmerkung zur Entscheidung des BVerfGs vom 5. Mai 2020 Philip M. Bender Philip M. Bender 409–428
- 429–464 Zur Zwangshaft gegen (deutsche) Amtsträger, insbesondere zu der Entscheidung des EuGH C-752/18, Deutsche Umwelthilfe e. V. gegen Freistaat Bayern Franziska Lind, Anne Sophie Priebe Franziska Lind, Anne Sophie Priebe 429–464
- 465–488 Resolving Business and Human Rights Disputes – Is Arbitration the Way to Go? Corina Vodă Corina Vodă 465–488
- 489–508 The Commission’s initiative on the passerelle clauses – Exploring the unused potential of the Lisbon Treaty Robert Böttner Robert Böttner 489–508
- 509–545 Der Fall Azarov und seine Folgen: Zur Reichweite des Grundrechtsschutzes am Beispiel europäischer Veruntreuungssanktionen in der Ukraine-Krise Philipp Reinhold Philipp Reinhold 509–545
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ZEuS Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien , page 489 - 508

The Commission’s initiative on the passerelle clauses – Exploring the unused potential of the Lisbon Treaty

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Robert Böttner

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/1435-439X-2020-3-489
- ISSN: 1435-439X
- ISSN online: 2942-3589
Abstract

The Treaty of Lisbon introduced general and special passerelle or bridging clauses into primary law. They can be used to alter voting arrangements from unanimity to qualified majority in the Council or from a special to the ordinary legislative procedure. This is to enable a shift to more supranational decision-making without the need for a full-fledged treaty revision. The European Parliament called on the European Council and the Council to make use of the passerelle clauses, also to involve Parliament as a co-legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure. The former Commission had started a discussion on the use of the passerelle clauses in four policy areas and it appears that the incumbent Commission President has endorsed this ambitious project. This article aims to explore the potential and the shortcomings of the bridging clauses as part of the unused potential of the Lisbon Treaty and discusses the enhanced cooperation procedure as a possible alternative.
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