The most important eu reforms under the treaty of lisbon:

-European Union became a homogeneous international organisation and obtained a legal personality= it may now be a subject of rights and obligations + The EU now (as a whole) has a single legal personality- this strengthens the Union's negotiating power, makes its activities more effective on the world stage and a more visible partner for third countries and international organisations;

-the term “European Community” was replaced by the term “European Union”; the pillar structure was abolished (almost completely*)

*Under Treaty of Lisbon the pillar structure was abolished, however, there still exists next to the European Union (in a paralel way) the European Atomic Energy Community (Euroatom) therefore, the European Union structure is still a reminiscence of the old „temple” there used to be three pillars of the European Union (a so-called temple structure): First Pillar= the European Communities (economic union) handling economic, social and environmental policies the only pillar with a legal personality, consisting of the European Community (EC), the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC, until its expiry in 2002), and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM); Second Pillar= The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP; political union) handling foreign policy and military matters; Third Pillar= Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PJCC) brought together co-operation in the fight against crime. This pillar was originally named Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) (union of police and judiciary).

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES:	COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY (CFSP):	POLICE AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS (PJCC)
EUROOPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) (former EEC= European Economic Community)*- for example: -Customs Union and Single Market -Common Agricultural Policy -Common Fisheries Policy -EU competition law -Economic and monetary union -EU citizenship -Education and Culture -Consumer protection -Healthcare -Environmental law -Social policy *Before the Treaty of Lisbon came into force, only the European Community had legal personality EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY-which came to an end in 2002: -coal and steel industry EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY (EURATOM): -nuclear power	FOREIGN POLICY: -Human Rights -Democracy Foreign Aid SECURITY POLICY- for example: -Common Security and Defence Policy -Peacekeeping	POLICE AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS- for example: -Terrorism -Drug trafficking and weapons smuggling -Human trafficking
First pillar: Community integration method	Second pillar: Intergovernmental cooperation method	Third pillar: Intergovernmental cooperation method