RUDN Journal of Political ScienceRUDN Journal of Political Science2313-14382313-1446Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)8878Supranational in the European Union and the Sovereignty of Member StatesMescheryakovaO MКафедра международного права РУДН; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples Friendship University of Russia-Peoples Friendship University of Russia150120121162109092016Copyright © 2012,2012The article is devoted to the question of a parity of the supranational in the European Union which as the main principle assumes a principle a priority of the right of the Union over the national right of member states, and also a principle of direct action of the right of the European Union and sovereign statehood of the countries-participants. After all the European Union is an integration community which, certainly, assumes that its participants and founders are the sovereign states. However the presence of two specified principles is not absolutely combined with the developed representations about the international organization.Lisbon Treatysupranationalsovereignty of member-states of the European UnionintegrationEuropean Uniondivision of competencesspecial measures of legal regulationglobalizationauthoritysupranationalinternational organizationЛиссабонский договорнаднациональностьсуверенитет государств - членов Европейского СоюзаинтеграцияЕвропейский Союзразграничение компетенцийспециальные меры правового регулированияглобализацияполномочиемеждународная организация