Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International Relations2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)10433The Treaty of Lisbon: Focal PointsKatrandjievValentinМинистерство иностранных дел; Дипломатический институт; Diplomatic Institutevalentino_k@diplomacy.eduDiplomatic Institute150120091384509092016Copyright © 2009, Katrandjiev V.2009On 13 December 2007, the Heads of State and Government of the European Union signed the Treaty of Lisbon. Also known as the reform treaty, the document aims to pull the Union out of the institutional stalemate. It is obvious that a European Union of 27 countries with a total population of nearly 500 million cannot function effectively upon the legal foundations designed for a Union of 10 or 15 member-states.The European Constitutionthe European Unionthe Treaty of Lisbonnational sovereigntyinstitutional reformЕвропейская КонституцияЕвропейский договорЛиссабонский договоргосударственный суверенитетинституциональная реформа