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The article attempts to give a brief survey of fundamental changes brought by the Lisbon Treaty. At the same time it gives analysis of the new regulations based on domestic and foreign legal literature referring to this topic. It drives attention to the problems and open questions evoked by the new legal regulations. It does not avoid controversial discussion concerning sovereignty and competences forming a natural starting point of understanding of competences in the EU and their division between the EU and its member states.