European Scrutiny - Thirty-Third Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 12 June 2002.
CONTENTS
SUMMARY OF THE REPORT
GLOSSARY
DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE ROLE
OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
Reasons for disconnection
Democracy and national parliaments in the
EU
2. OPENNESS
The Council of Ministers
Other aspects of legislation
Documents
3. THE EU's LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND SCRUTINY
BY NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
European Council deadlines
'Provisional agreements'
Consultation by the Commission
4. THE EU INSTITUTIONS
The Presidency
The European Council
The Council of Ministers
The European Commission
The Commission: election and accountability
The Commission's right of initiative
The European Parliament (EP)
The EP and co-decision
Relationship between EP and citizens
5. WHO DOES WHAT
Allocation of powers
Subsidiarity
'Ever closer union'
6. THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN
THE EU
National parliament vetoes
A second Chamber
The Convention
National parliamentarians and subsidiarity
Examining annual programmes and agendas
Joint meetings of national parliamentarians
and MEPs
Scrutiny of the ESDP
Attendance of national parliamentarians in
the Council
COSAC and the scrutiny role of national parliaments
7. SUB-MEMBER STATE AUTHORITIES
8. REFERENDUMS
9. CONCLUSION
SUMMARY OF THE REPORT IN FRENCH (SYNTHÈSE)
SUMMARY OF THE REPORT IN GERMAN (ZUSAMMENFASSUNG)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING
TO THE REPORT
'Strengthening the role of national parliaments
in the European Union'
THE COMMITTEE'S STANDING ORDER AND MEMBERSHIP
AND THE SCRUTINY RESERVE RESOLUTION
Abbreviations used in the footnotes
| ESC | Report of the European Scrutiny Committee (followed by Session and volume number).
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| Ev | Written evidence published in vol. II of this Report.
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| Q. | Oral evidence published in vol. II of this Report.
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MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
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