The Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on Poland's System of Government

The Treaty of Lisbon is a legal act shaping the form of the European constitutional system. The Treaty introduces substantial changes in the system of government of the European Union, the structural system of public authority existing within the territory of the member states, including Poland. It also provides for new regulation of the relations between the European Union and its member states, and exerts different influence on the system of government of the member states. An increased effectiveness of the functioning of the EU involves the need for improvement the operation of the Polish state apparatus, so that it should enable Poland to effectively participate in the Union decision-making processes on the one hand, and to improve and accelerate the implementation of EU law by Polish public authorities on the other. The ratifi cation of the Treaty makes us aware of the insufficiency of current constitutional solutions in the sphere of relations between Poland and EU and provides fresh impetus for a comprehensive normative regulation of the procedures for the adoption of a position by a state in new decision-making mechanisms and the procedures for the exercise of competences conferred by the above-mentioned act on the Polish public authorities.