INSTITUCIONALNE REFORME EVROPSKE UNIJE PREMA UGOVORU O EVROPSKOJ UNIJI (EU) IZ AMSTERDAMA I DEMOKRATSKI DEFICIT EU

Apstrakt

This paper deals with the institutional aspects of the European Union’ s reform done in revised Treaty on EU (Amsterdam) that came into force on 1st May 1999. The objectives of the institutional reform of the Union are analyzed. The amendments made in new Amsterdam Treaty in relation to the Council are compared to the relevant proposals for Council' s reform. The amendments regarding the other main EU institutions are also evaluated. The special significance is given to the problem of democratic deficit of the Union and to the role of the European Parliament. The conclusion point to the evolutionary features of the Union' s institutional reforms considering that there is enough room left for future institutional improvements.