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This briefing paper explores the possibilities and potential problems brought about by the Lisbon Treaty from the particular point of view of the development policy. It suggests that to better understand the role of the development policy in the post-Lisbon situation, a closer look needs to be taken at the division of roles in shared competence, the thematic issues that the development policy is envisioned to cover, and the development policy in relation to the EU’s other external policies. The paper concludes that it is crucial that the institutional structures facilitate both the development policy per se, as well as the wider agenda of external relations in this respect.