The Lisbon Treaty Evaluated: Impact and consequences conference held in London between 31 January - 1 February afforded an excellent opportunity for academics and practitioners alike to reflect upon the impact, and the overall consequences for European integration, of the Lisbon Treaty.

 

The conference roundtable, chaired by Sir Stephen Wall, and composed of Andrew Duff, MEP; John Peet (The Economist); John Palmer (advisory council of the Federal Trust) and Charles Grant (Centre for European Reform) set the scene for the conference with the speakers each offering  robust opinions on the impact of different aspects of the Lisbon Treaty.

 

Dame Helen Wallace’s keynote address focused on the context of contemporary integration and, in particular, how the economic crisis and the travails of the Eurozone have over-shadowed the Lisbon Treaty – and where the UK’s coalition government has orientated its European policy.

 

Each of the panel sessions were populated by papers divided into analysis of the modalities of the Treaty’s  implementation – and assessing the extent to which the Union’s institutional order, policy domains and legal architecture have been significantly affected by Lisbon’s provisions.

 

The conference took place at Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HQ.

 

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