INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

NEŠKOVIĆ Slobodan (Универзитет Привредна академија у Новом Саду, Факултет за европске правнополитичке студије, Универзитет „Свети Кирил и Методиј” Велико Трново, Бугарска), slobneskovic@gmail.com

The concept of European integration is an essential strategic and development approach for European countries. The study of this concept presupposes the determination of the institutional position of the European Union (EU). In order to be able to adequately determine this position, the paper analyses some of the most important EU normative acts and the provisions of the Lisbon Agreement. This approach enables the perception of the legal and political context of European integration necessary to ensure full membership in the EU. The author believes that the implementation of EU legislation is as important as the implementation of its common policies. The process of European integration depends on the ability of the candidate countries to realise the accepted international obligations in the legal and political fields. Two important conditions are met for every country that aspires to join the EU. The first is about upholding legal standards, and the second is about including them in EU institutional policies, which mark the EU\'s worldwide geopolitical ambitions on a global level.

Ključne reči: European Union, institutional positioning, Lisbon Treaty