The Foreign Affairs Committee highlights the increased effectiveness the Lisbon Treaty could give to the EU's foreign policy, while also pointing to the need for increased parliamentary scrutiny and democratic legitimacy in the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
Izmaiņas, ko ieviesīs Lisabonas līgums, ļaus Eiropas Savienībai efektīvāk darboties starptautiskā mērogā.