L'elezione del Presidente della Commissione europea: profili giuridico-istituzionali

This article analyses the election of Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission. For the first time since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, it took place, on July 2014, under the new procedure provided by article 17 par. 7 of the Treaty on European Union. Pursuing the aim to strengthen the role of the European Parliament and its relation with the European Commission, it states that the President of the Commission is proposed by the European Council taking into account the elections of the European Parliament and after having held the appropriate consultations. As consequence, the main European Political Parties have appointed the Person to be proposed as President of the European Commission, the Spitzenkandidaten, in case of electoral success. The election of Juncker gives the chance to examine in depth the legal aspects of the new rule and the political-institutional impact it is likely to have on the governance of the European Union. In fact, although the role of the European Council is still relevant, the new procedure makes the election of the President of the European Commission more democratic and transparent

Il lavoro esamina la disciplina dell'elezione del Presidente della Commissione europea, con particolare riguardo alla procedura seguita in applicazione del Trattato di Lisbona per l'elezione di Jean Claude Junker.