The European Union Developing As A Political System And Its Budget

The European Union Developing As A Political System And Its Budget

R., Tekeli

In this article, the political system of European Union, which holds an important position in the international system with the Lisbon Treaty in 2009, and its budget procedure, which is an important issue in the political systems, are examined and investigated. States make the budget with the aim at achieving the revenues and expenditures effectively. In 1967, with the establishment of the EC (European Communities), the European Union (EU) as well as national governments initiated to make the Budget. The dream of setting up the Union in Europe has become reality as the EU has been formed. The EU plays a role as a political actor in the international system. In this study, the political institutions of the EU reached a position of political system and the budget positions of the institutions’ views in the budgetmaking process are discussed. Also, the budget of the period 2007 – 2013 created after the Lisbon Treaty is studied. The expenditure items given the highest priority in the EU Budget such as Sustainable Growth are discussed.

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2012-05-31

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