How does the Lisbon Treaty affect the Union’s role in the international organizations, like UN, IMF, WTO?
The Union may conclude agreements with international organizations where the Treaty so provides or where the conclusion of an agreement is necessary in order to achieve one of the objectives referred to in the Treaty, or is provided for in a legally binding Union act or is likely to affect common rules or alter their scope. The Union will have legal personality which will help in being considered as a single entity in the framework of international discussions, negotiations of international agreements such as the UN conferences, the International Financing Institutions or the World Trade Organisation. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy will be responsible for negotiating agreements which relate exclusively or principally to the Common Foreign and Security Policy. This means that nothing prevents the Commissioner for Development to be the EU negotiator, or a member of the negotiating team, when the agreements relate to Development Cooperation. T
