EU to have President and Foreign Minister

PanARMENIAN.Net - The EU Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs backs the election of EU future president for a five- year term. The European Parliament Committee believes that the EU president must consider it its duty to represent EU at the top level negotiations regarding the issues of foreign policy and security; within its duties is also the EU-the authorized representative of the forum of EU State and Government heads, work management. The Parliamentary Committee members believe that the European Committee chairman too must be granted the right to represent the EU on top level meetings regarding the issues of foreign policy. As to the EU Foreign Minister whose post has been introduced and stipulated by the Lisboa treaty, the deputies proposed that he have the right to conduct political negotiations on behalf of EU on ministerial level. The recommendations of the European Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs are due to be approved at one of the forthcoming plenary sessions, reports the European Parliament press- service.



The introduction of the EU president post has been stipulated by the Lisboa treaty, which changes the structure of EU governing bodies. From among the 27 EU member-states only Ireland is left to ratify the document. At the plebiscite held June 12, 2008 53.4 % of Irishmen refused to approve the document which defines the principles and mechanisms of a more effective functioning of EU. The EU partners of Ireland reckon on another general voting the results of which will enable the new fundamental EU document come into force in 2010.