The European Parliament in Times of EU Crisis: Dynamics and Transformations

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This book assesses the many changes that have occurred within the European Parliament and in 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 many 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 deals with 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) have contributed to this endeavour. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxix Introduction: The Need for Further Research on the European Parliament (Olivier Costa)....Pages 1-21 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 Parliamentary Oversight: Challenges Facing Classic Scrutiny Instruments and the Emergence of New Forms of ‘Steering’ Scrutiny (Eva-Maria Poptcheva)....Pages 25-52 The European Parliament and the European Council: A Shift in the Balance of Power? (Johannes Müller Gómez, Wolfgang Wessels, Johannes Wolters)....Pages 53-76 The CJEU and the Parliament’s External Powers Since Lisbon: Judicial Support to Representative Democracy? (Fabien Terpan, Sabine Saurugger)....Pages 77-98 The Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament: An Evolving Relationship? (François Decoster, Vincent Delhomme, Jennifer Rousselle)....Pages 99-118 Front Matter ....Pages 119-119 Taming Trilogues: The EU’s Law-Making Process in a Comparative Perspective (Justin Greenwood, Christilla Roederer-Rynning)....Pages 121-141 The European Parliament and EU Secondary Legislation: Improved Scrutiny Practices and Upstream Involvement for Delegated Acts and Implementing Acts (Vicky Marissen)....Pages 143-159 Out of Balance? Practical Experience in the European Union with Quasi-Legislative Acts (Michael Kaeding)....Pages 161-175 The European Parliament’s Contribution to the EU Budget: A Power Game (Anne Vitrey de Gardebosc, Frederik Mesdag)....Pages 177-199 Front Matter ....Pages 201-201 The European Parliament and Civil Society (Amandine Crespy, Louisa Parks)....Pages 203-223 Parliamentary Questions and Representation of Territorial Interests in the EP (Nathalie Brack, Olivier Costa)....Pages 225-254 The Arduous Way Towards a Uniform Electoral System for the European Parliament (Rudolf Hrbek)....Pages 255-274 Euroscepticism at the EP Elections in 2014: A Reflection of the Different Patterns of Opposition to the EU? (Birte Wassenberg)....Pages 275-298 Migration Policies Debates in the European Parliament: Does the Mainstream Right Stand Its Ground? (Brice Cristoforetti, Lara Querton)....Pages 299-320 Possible Future European Union Party-Political Systems (Martin Westlake)....Pages 321-340 Front Matter ....Pages 341-341 Reforming the European Parliament’s Monetary and Economic Dialogues: Creating Accountability Through a Euro Area Oversight Subcommittee (Michele Chang, Dermot Hodson)....Pages 343-364 The European Parliament and Energy Poverty: Such a Long Way to Develop a Distinctive Voice in the Energy Union (Frédérique Berrod, Louis Navé, Samuel Verschraegen)....Pages 365-385 The European Parliament’s Role in Monitoring the Implementation of EU Trade Policy (Laura Puccio, Roderick Harte)....Pages 387-412 Parliamentary Diplomacy: Democracy Support at the European Parliament (Beatrix Immenkamp, Naja Bentzen)....Pages 413-437 The European Parliament in Security and Defence: The Parliamentary Contribution to the European Defence Union (Elena Lazarou)....Pages 439-455 Back Matter ....Pages 457-460