1. The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

2. The Treaty of Lisbon
The TFEU was given its name and amended by the Lisbon Treaty which was signed in Lisbon on December 13, 2007 and came into force on December 1, 2009.
It is one of two primary Treaties of the European Union, alongside the Treaty on European Union (TEU)

3. The Lisbon Treaty is divided into two parts: the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
The TEU sets out the general provisions governing the European Union. It also sets out the overall provisions of the EU's external relations.
The TFEU sets out the specific objectives of the EU's various policies.

4. TFEU
The TFEU forms the detailed basis of EU law and sets out organisational and functional details of the European Union.

5. Revision - Sources of EU law
Complete the following:
Primary law – ________________________
Secondary law – acts of ___________ and international ________________. Legally binding acts include ___________, ___________ and _____________.
Supplementary law – ________________ case law, ___________________ law and general ___________ of law

6. Sources of EU Law Primary law – the Treaties (TEU, TFEU)
Secondary law – acts of EU institutions and international agreements. Legally binding acts include regulations, directives and decisions.
Supplementary law – Court of Justice case law, international law and general principles of law

7. From the TFEU
Article 325
1. The Union and the Member States shall counter fraud and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union through measures to be taken in accordance with this Article, which shall act as a deterrent and be such as to afford effective protection in the Member States, and in all the Union’s institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
2. Member States shall take the same measures to counter fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union as they take to counter fraud affecting their own financial interests.
counter fraud – suzbijati prijevare
deterrent – sredstvo za odvraćanje

8. Translate the following:
3. Without prejudice to other provisions of the Treaties, the Member States shall coordinate their action aimed at protecting the financial interests of the Union against fraud. To this end they shall organise, together with the Commission, close and regular cooperation between the competent authorities.
without prejudice to – ne dovodeći u pitanje
competent authorities – nadležna tijela

9. Suggested translation
Ne dovodeći u pitanje ostale odredbe Ugovorâ, države članice koordiniraju svoje djelovanje usmjereno na zaštitu financijskih interesa Unije od prijevara. Radi toga uz pomoć Komisije organiziraju blisku i redovitu suradnju među nadležnim tijelima.

10. Translate the folowing bearing in mind legal shall and sentence order:
4. The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, after consulting the Court of Auditors, shall adopt the necessary measures in the fields of the prevention of and fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union with a view to affording effective and equivalent protection in the Member States and in all the Union’s institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
5. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall each year submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the measures taken for the implementation of this Article.

11. 4.   Radi postizanja učinkovite i jednake zaštite u državama članicama, i u svim institucijama, tijelima, uredima i agencijama Unije, Europski parlament i Vijeće, odlučujući u skladu s redovnim zakonodavnim postupkom i nakon savjetovanja s Revizorskim sudom, donose potrebne mjere za suzbijanje i borbu protiv prijevara usmjerenih protiv financijskih interesa Unije.
5.   Komisija u suradnji s državama članicama svake godine Europskom parlamentu i Vijeću podnosi izvješće o mjerama poduzetima za provedbu ovog članka.

12. Read the text and answer the following questions:
What was the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union formerly known as?
When did the Lisbon Treaty come into force?
What is the purpose of Article 325?
What kind of measures will the European Parliament and the Council adopt?
What shall the Commission submit each year to the European Parliament?

13. Match the verbs in the left column with the nouns in the right column:
1. coordinate
a fraud
adopt
b report
submit
c protection
counter
d action
protect
e measures
afford
f interests

14. Use the collocatons in sentences of your own:
coordinate action
adopt measures
submit report
counter fraud
protect interests
afford protection

15. Explaining the Treaty of Lisbon
Read the text (p ) and answer the following questions:
When did the Treaty of Lisbon enter into force?
Why does the European Union need to modernise and reform?
Which improvements will equip the EU better to defend the interests of its citizens?
What does prosperity in each Member State depend on?

16. Match the verbs in the left column with the nouns in the right column:
build
warning
tackle
functioning
issue
growth
strengthen
confidence
undermine
crisis
jeopardise
role

17. Translate the following collocations:
to build growth
to tackle crisis
to issue warning
to strengthen the role of
to undermine confidence
to jeopardise functioning

18. Translate the following paragraph into Croatian:
In particular, the Lisbon Treaty will lead to greater efficiency in the decision making process, increased democratic accountability by associating the European Parliament and national parliaments and increased coherence externally. All of these improvements will equip the EU better to defend the interests of its citizens on a day-to-day basis.

19. Without the text, try to fill in the nouns which are missing:
Some benefits for European citizens include:
A right for citizens to make a request to the Commission for it to propose a new __________
Better protection for citizens through the new _________ given to the Charter of fundamental rights
Diplomatic and consular _________ for all EU citizens when travelling and living abroad
Mutual assistance against natural or man-made __________ inside the Union, such as flooding and forest fires
New possibilities to deal with cross border effects of energy policy, civil protection and combating serious cross border threats to __________
Common action on dealing with criminal gangs who smuggle ____________ across frontiers
Common rules to avoid ____________ shopping where multiple applications are made to different member countries
Tackling terrorism through the freezing of ____________, while full judicial review is guaranteed by the European Court of Justice
More democratic _____________ to EU decision-making (strengthened role of European Parliament and national Parliaments)
An ability to provide urgent financial _____________ to third countries

20. A right for citizens to make a request to the Commission for it to propose a new initiative
Better protection for citizens through the new status given to the Charter of fundamental rights
Diplomatic and consular protection for all EU citizens when travelling and living abroad
Mutual assistance against natural or man-made catastrophes inside the Union, such as flooding and forest fires
New possibilities to deal with cross border effects of energy policy, civil protection and combating serious cross border threats to health
Common action on dealing with criminal gangs who smuggle people across frontiers
Common rules to avoid asylum shopping where multiple applications are made to different member countries
Tackling terrorism through the freezing of assets, while full judicial review is guaranteed by the European Court of Justice
More democratic approach to EU decision-making (strengthened role of European Parliament and national Parliaments)
An ability to provide urgent financial aid to third countries

21. TFEU, Article 50
1. Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements. 2. A Member State which decides to withdraw shall notify the European Council of its intention. In the light of the guidelines provided by the European Council, the Union shall negotiate and conclude an agreement with that State, setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union. That agreement shall be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It shall be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament. 3. The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend this period. 4. For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, the member of the European Council or of the Council representing the withdrawing Member State shall not participate in the discussions of the European Council or Council or in decisions concerning it. A qualified majority shall be defined in accordance with Article 238(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 5. If a State which has withdrawn from the Union asks to rejoin, its request shall be subject to the procedure referred to in Article 49.

22. TFEU and Brexit

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