POWER AT THE TOP - THE EC COUNCIL IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

In: The world today, Band 31, Heft 8, S. 310-318

Abstract

MOST FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE TREATIES OF PARIS AND ROME HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY TWO BODIES WHOSE ESTABLISHMENT WAS NOT FORESEEN UNDER THE TREATIES - THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES AND THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT. THIS DEVELOPMENT MAY BE USEFUL, EVEN ESSENTIAL, BUT IT RAISES QUESTIONS OF POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL.