The Lisbon Treaty clearly sets out divisions of competency between the EU and member states. In doing so, it highlights the areas of exclusive competency for the Union (where the EU acts), areas of shared competency (where both the EU acts as a whole and member states can act alone) and supporting competence areas where the EU is only tasked with providing support to member states.<\/p>\n
In areas of\u00a0exclusive competence\u00a0<\/b>only the EU may legislate and adopt legally binding decisions. However, member states may adopt legislation on these matters unilaterally if they are empowered to do so by the Union.<\/p>\n
Exclusive competence\u00a0<\/b>areas are\u00a0\u2013<\/p>\n Shared competences\u00a0<\/b>are areas where both the EU and member states can devise legislation, but where member states can only exercise their competence when the EU\u00a0has not done so<\/i>.<\/p>\n Shared competence\u00a0<\/b>areas are \u2013<\/p>\n Supporting competences\u00a0<\/b>are where the EU may support, coordinate or supplement the action of EU member states but where the\u00a0EU cannot adopt legislation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Supporting competence\u00a0<\/b>areas are \u2013<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source:\u00a0 Pris, J. (2010). The Lisbon Treaty: A Political and Legal Analysis (pp. 75-76.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Lisbon Treaty clearly sets out divisions of competency between the EU and member states. In doing so, it highlights the areas of exclusive competency for the Union (where the EU acts), areas of shared competency (where both the EU acts as a whole and member states can act alone) and supporting competence areas where<\/p>\n\n
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