The changes taking place in Cuba peace negotiations between the Colombian government under President Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have made great progress. It would be a historic success, the bloodiest armed conflict could be ended in the Western Hemisphere. But a peace treaty only would start the real challenge of the Andean country: the creation of lasting peace. Adapted from the source document.
The question concerning whether the formation of interinstitutional arrangements, especially those formed within the Common Foreign & Security Policy, have facilitated processes of parliamentarization within the European Union is addressed. An overview of the legal foundations & limitations of interinstitutional arrangements is presented, emphasizing how these cooperative devices are not easily located within existing European legal frameworks. Intergovernmentalist, neo-institutionalist, & structurationist approaches to understanding constitutional development within the European Union are subsequently discussed to better comprehend the role in interinstitutional arrangements within the European constitution. Analysis of the treaties of Amsterdam, Maastricht, & Nice is performed to determine how the competencies of the European Parliament were enlarged during the 1990s. Additional attention is dedicated to reviewing the establishment of interinstitutional arrangements in 1997 regarding the financing of the Common Foreign and Security Policy & explaining how these agreements enhanced the European Parliament's power within regional foreign & security policy. Various recommendations for future research are also offered. J. W. Parker
