Abstract
The essay studies the development of the institutional balance in the European Union in
the light of the political role played by the European Parliament (EP). The first part of the
work recalls a number of preliminary concepts, which help to clarify the analysis, such as the
principle of institutional balance, the ‘democratic deficit’ of the Union and the transformations
of the European legal order. The second part considers the most important proposals
of Treaties’ amendment put forward by the EP over the last decades and verifies how they
have been implemented. The third part focuses on the evolution of the institutional balance
triggered by some recent political initiatives of the EP, in particular the Spitzenkandidaten
procedure and the use of parliamentary hearings. The conclusions try to draw on general
considerations on the strengthening of the EP in the institutional framework of the Union.
Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] The role of the European Parliament in the evolution of the institutional balance of the European Union. Some reflections in light of the most recent practice |
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Lingua originale | Italian |
pagine (da-a) | 411-429 |
Numero di pagine | 19 |
Rivista | STUDI SULL'INTEGRAZIONE EUROPEA |
Volume | 2020 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2020 |
Keywords
- Commissione europea
- European commission
- European parliament
- Parlamento europeo
- Spitzenkandidat
- equilibrio istituzionale
- institutional balance