Speech: The value of Europe: national parliaments’ role in supporting May’s European elections

Text of a speech by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for inter-institutional relations and administration at a joint meeting of the European Affairs Committees of the Romanian Senate and Chamber of Deputies in Bucharest, 10 February 2014.

In his speech, Šefčovič emphasised the fact that EU decisions are not made by Brussels but in Brussels, by all the players in the policy-making process working together. This includes both national governments, in the Council and European Council, and national parliaments, who have many opportunities to get involved.