European Commission's declining power of influence

Abstract

One of the European Commission's most important function is exercise of power of influence in the process of adoption of the European Union's legislative acts and policies. Article is focused on Liberal intergovernmental and New Institutionalism's views on formal and informal supranational power of initiative, as well as evolution of European Commission's power of initiative from Treaty of Rome to Treaty of Lisbon. This evolution confirms that European Commission's power of initiative was gradually declining through decision making procedure reforms, as well as by strengthening of other EU institutions.

Jedna od najznačajnijih funkcija Evropske komisije je vršenje prava inicijative za usvajanje zakonodavnih akata i politika Evropske unije (EU). U radu se daje pregled stavova liberalnog međuvladinog pristupa i novog institucionalizma o formalnoj i neformalnoj moći nadnacionalne inicijative, kao i evolucije moći inicijative Evropske komisije u procesu odlučivanja od Rimskog ugovora do Ugovora iz Lisabona. Praćenje ove evolucije potvrđuje da je moć inicijative Evropske komisije postepeno smanjivana kako reformom procedura odlučivanja, tako i jačanjem drugih institucija EU.