This publication aims to provide an overview of the Lisbon Treaty and its impact on criminal law. The author states that the Lisbon Treaty does not resolve all the constitutional issues in the field of European criminal law.

This analysis describes how the relations of power between the EU institutions are affected by the Lisbon Treaty. It seems that there will be a slight weakening of the Minister Council, on behalf of the European Council, while the Commission's role changes less than what the Convention first proposed in its draft for a new constitution.

The Lisbon Treaty could take effect before the 2009 European Parliament elections. The treaty could be approved by the Irish Parliament and exceptions can be given to the remaining changes that must be decided in a subsequent referendum.

The Lisbon Treaty leaves behind an urgent need for the consequences of our membership in the EU to be reflected more appropriately in the constitution than they are today. The Lisbon Treaty takes the last final steps in a long reform process and the Swedish constitution's life together with the EU is now entering a new phase with new requirements.

The support for the EU continues to increase in the Swedish public opinion. The latest measurements from the SOM-Institute shows that the support is now stronger than in any previous measurement.

Energy security has gone high up on the EU's agenda under both the framework for energy and security policy. The development means that Member States must consider how and to what extent energy policy should be part of a more general attitude in the field.

The precedence principle means that the Member States may not apply national regulations contrary to EU law. European Union law can thus be said to have precedence over national law, including Member States' own constitutional regulations.

This European Policy Analysis proposes a method for analysing the EU budget which combines economic, political and legal aspects. This integrated and multidisciplinary approach was lacking in the previous literature on the EU budget.

The Swedish referendum on the euro in 2003 is an exceptional event for researchers of monetary unions and of European economic integration. Voters chose between maintaining the domestic currency, the krona, and replacing it with the euro, the common currency of the European Union.

This report is part of a broader analysis of the constitutional implications of the development of criminal law in Community law. It provides a systematic overview over the development of criminal law within the European Union.