Resumen de The pluralisation of EU executive - constitutional aspects of "Agencification"

Herwig C. H. Hofmann, Alessandro Morini

• The Treaty of Lisbon has put emphasis on a stricter separation of executive functions between the European Union and the Member States. At the same time, it attempts to concentrate more executive powers on the Union level in the hands of the Commission. This article argues that the Treaty of Lisbon's innovations have some paradoxical effects. In reality, they favour the ongoing diversification of executive structures. The article discusses possible explanations and models for understanding and assessing the ongoing delegation of powers.