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"This book looks at the evolution of the European Parliament from a wide number of angles and in depth. It well illuminates how this fascinating and unique institution - the worlds first experiment in trans-national democracy - continues to innovate, to surprise and to have a significant impact in ways (both positive and negative) that were not always predicted." -Richard Corbett, MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, UK Labour Party leader in the European Parliament "Does the European Parliament effectively represent Europe's citizens in the legislative process? Is the EP a check on the governments, big member states, or big business? If the EP has become so powerful, why hasn't the EU's democratic deficit been solved? This book answers these and many other questions, extensively reviewing existing findings and setting agendas for future research. This is essential reading for scholars of European politics" -Simon Hix, Harold Laski Professor of Political Science, London School of Economics, UK This book assesses the changes that have occurred within the European Parliament and its external relations since the Lisbon treaty (2009) and the last European elections (2014). It is undoubtedly the institution that has evolved the most since the 1950s. Despite the crises experienced by European integration in the last years, the Parliament is still undergoing important changes in its formal competences, its influence on policy-making, its relations with other EU institutions, its internal organisation and its internal political dynamics. Every contribution analyses the most recent aspects of these evolutions and addresses overlooked topics, providing an overview of the current state of play which challenges the mainstream intergovernmental approach of the EU. This project results from research conducted at the Department of European Political and Governance Studies of the College of Europe. Individual research of several policy analysts of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has contributed to this endeavour. Olivier Costa is Research Professor at the CNRS, Bordeaux, France and Director of European Political and Governance Studies at the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium. He is co-director of the European Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of Aquitaine

This book assesses the changes that have occurred within the European Parliament and its external relations since the Lisbon treaty (2009) and the last European elections (2014). It is undoubtedly the institution that has evolved the most since the 1950s. Despite the crises experienced by European integration in the last years, the Parliament is still undergoing important changes in its formal competences, its influence on policy-making, its relations with other EU institutions, its internal organisation and its internal political dynamics. Every contribution analyses the most recent aspects of these evolutions and addresses overlooked topics, providing an overview of the current state of play which challenges the mainstream intergovernmental approach of the EU. This project results from research conducted at the Department of European Political and Governance Studies of the College of Europe. Individual research of several policy analysts of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has contributed to this endeavour.

"This volume intends to make sense of the current 'puzzle' that international parliamentary institutions represent. Their rapid growth in numbers and under a diversity of forms in the post-Cold War emerging new order is a worldwide phenomenon, even if its first expression dates back to the end of the 19th century. Their objectives vary from creating a permanent institutional structure for the peaceful settlement of disputes to promoting transparency in international politics, including the reinforcement of civil society participation in regional integration schemes. Are these goals kept nowadays? Are they being achieved? Which means and interests define the work within these assemblies? The three parts of the book include analyses of supranational and non-supranational regional parliaments and the specific case of the inter-regional relations established by the European Parliament. "--

International audience ; Despite the constant "parliamentarization" of the European Union, the supranational dimension of European elections remains limited. Forty five years after its first election, the European Parliament (EP) still suffers from two main problems: (i) its democratic representativeness is impaired by the diversity of national electoral rules and by the predominantly national dimension of electoral campaigns; (ii) the impact of European elections on the appointment of the Commission remains uncertain, as the so-called lead-candidates (Spitzenkandidaten) procedure is only informal. Today, MEPs are promoting a double strategy to fix these issues. They have decided to relaunch the reform process of the 1976 Act, notably regarding the creation of transnational lists and the formalisation of the lead-candidate procedure, and they encourage the Conference on the Future of Europe to consider these issues. In sum, as they expect their new proposals to be once again challenged in the EP and the Council, MEPs count on the Conference to create a political momentum around these topics with a view to fostering an ambitious reform.

International audience ; A video shot during the official trip of U. Von der Leyen and C. Michel to Turkey in April 2021 has set social networks abuzz. It shows the President of the European Council and Mr Erdogan sitting on chairs prepared for them, while the President of the Commission is forced to sit apart on a sofa. Beyond a possible error of protocol, the incident reveals the contours of the Union's external policy, and more particularly the ambiguities of its institutional aspects and the weaknesses that they lead to. These are not the result of chance, but of deliberate choices made by the Member States when drafting the treaties. ; Une vidéo tournée lors du voyage officiel d'U. Von der Leyen et C. Michel en Turquie en avril 2021 a mis les réseaux sociaux en émoi. On y voit le Président du Conseil européen et M. Erdogan s'installer sur des fauteuils préparés à leur intention, tandis que la présidente de la Commission est contrainte de s'asseoir sur un canapé, à l'écart. Au-delà d'une éventuelle erreur de protocole, l'incident est révélateur des contours de la politique extérieure de l'Union, et plus particulièrement des ambiguïtés de son volet institutionnel et des faiblesses qu'elles induisent. Celles-ci ne sont pas le fruit du hasard, mais de choix délibérés opérés par les États membres lors de la rédaction des traités.

International audience ; Despite the constant "parliamentarization" of the European Union, the supranational dimension of European elections remains limited. Forty five years after its first election, the European Parliament (EP) still suffers from two main problems: (i) its democratic representativeness is impaired by the diversity of national electoral rules and by the predominantly national dimension of electoral campaigns; (ii) the impact of European elections on the appointment of the Commission remains uncertain, as the so-called lead-candidates (Spitzenkandidaten) procedure is only informal. Today, MEPs are promoting a double strategy to fix these issues. They have decided to relaunch the reform process of the 1976 Act, notably regarding the creation of transnational lists and the formalisation of the lead-candidate procedure, and they encourage the Conference on the Future of Europe to consider these issues. In sum, as they expect their new proposals to be once again challenged in the EP and the Council, MEPs count on the Conference to create a political momentum around these topics with a view to fostering an ambitious reform.