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This study examines the evolving role of the European Council in the EU’s constitutional structure. As the study demonstrates, the increasing tendency of the European Council to instruct other EU institutions and its limited accountability have established an increasing gap between its de jure role under the EU Treaties and its de facto power in the larger system of EU governance. This study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs ...

The implementation timetable for cohesion policy is defined largely by its legislative framework. In order to be able to plan parliamentary work and exercise systematic scrutiny of policy implementation and of the Commission’s work, it is essential to have an overview of the timing of different steps in policy implementation in the coming years. This type of briefing was first published (and subsequently updated) in 2014 covering the 2014-2020 programming period. This version includes the policy ...

Während seiner November-II-Plenartagung soll das Parlament über einen Bericht abstimmen, in dem zahlreiche Änderungen an den EU-Verträgen vorgeschlagen werden, um die EU grundlegend zu reformieren. Dieser Bericht knüpft an die Debatten der letzten Jahre an, die mit der Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas in den Jahren 2021 und 2022 vertieft wurden. Sollte der Bericht angenommen werden, würden die interinstitutionellen Beratungen über eine Überarbeitung der Verträge wieder aufgenommen.

Drawn up in response to the specific request by the LIBE committee of 16 October 2023, this briefing first provides a succinct overview of the role and purpose of stakeholder consultation under the Commission's Better Regulation agenda (Chapter 1), to enhance the evidence base of a legislative proposal. It considers the different types of consultation the Commission carries out at different stages in the process to ensure it consults broadly and comprehensively, as set out in the Better Regulation ...

This EPRS publication, 'Key issues in the European Council', which is updated every quarter to coincide with European Council meetings, seeks to provide an overview of the institution's activities on major EU issues. It analyses 12 broad policy areas, explaining the legal and political background, the main priorities and orientations defined by the European Council and the results of its involvement to date, as well as some of the future challenges in each policy field.

This briefing describes the treaty provisions and appointment procedure for ECA members at EU level. In addition, it provides information on the national nomination procedure for ECA members in Denmark, Spain and Ireland and the countries’ candidates.

In the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič has served as a Commissioner since 2009. He was the Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth from 2009 to 2010, and from 2010 to 2014 Commissioner and Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Administration. From 2014 to 2019 he was Vice President for the Energy Union, and since 2019 he has been the Vice-President responsible for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight. He also serves as co-chair and representative of the European ...

In dieser Studie, die von der Fachabteilung Bürgerrechte und konstitutionelle Angelegenheiten auf Ersuchen des AFCO-Ausschusses in Auftrag gegeben wurde, wird der besondere Charakter von Artikel 122 AEUV als nichtlegislative Rechtsgrundlage untersucht, bei der das Europäische Parlament nicht an der Beschlussfassung beteiligt ist. Die Studie kommt zu dem Schluss, dass der unlängst erfolgte Rückgriff auf Artikel 122 AEUV rechtlich vertretbar war, der Rat jedoch den in Artikel 122 Absatz 1 AEUV verwendeten ...

The European Parliament set up its Transparency Register in 1995, in response to criticism regarding the transparency and accountability of the EU's decision-making process in the context of widespread lobbying of the EU institutions. The Commission followed suit in 2008. The two institutions merged their instruments in a joint European Transparency Register in 2011 on the basis of an interinstitutional agreement (IIA); the Council remained only an observer at that time. This original Transparency ...

Während der Plenartagung im Juli 2023 werden die Mitglieder über den Initiativbericht des Sonderausschusses ING2 abstimmen, der Empfehlungen zur Stärkung der Vorschriften des Parlaments in Bezug auf Transparenz, Integrität, Rechenschaftspflicht und Korruptionsbekämpfung im Zusammenhang mit dem Schutz des Parlaments vor ausländischer Einflussnahme enthält.