Zasady systemu instytucjonalnego Unii Europejskiej

Abstract

The institutional system of the European Union consists of both certain institutions and specific principles delimiting its powers. Similarly to the EU, which is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, the institutions enumerated in Article 13 TEU are based on the principles of: institutional autonomy, institutional balance, single institutional framework and loyal inter-institutional cooperation. These principles are, to a large extent, the product of reasonable sensible activities of the Court of Justice. The said rules serve as signposts designed to provide direction for the EU’s institutions in a complex political reality strongly influenced by provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon.