EUROPEAN UNION IN UNITED NATIONS AFTER ADOPTION OF THE LISBON TREATY

Jeličić Marko (Poslediplomac Fakulteta političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu), jelicic@gmail.com

After the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force the European Union has undergone significant reforms in the area of foreign policy. Intending to use the newly created institutions, this mainly including High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and President of the European Council, to improve the multilateral aspect of its international activities, in 2010, the European Union took initiative to reinforce its observer status in the United Nations and gain additional rights in the General Assembly. The study searches for the motives for transforming of the EU acting in the United Nations putting special emphasis on the factors that have, in the author’s view, made the influence of the block in this organisation the most prominent than it has ever been.

Keywords: European Union, United Nations, General Assembly, observer status, Lisbon Treaty, Security Council, foreign policy, High Representative, Common Foreign and Security Policy