European Commission and Parliament: what relations?

Author (Person)
Publisher
Series Title
Series Details 29.01.14
Publication Date February 2014
Content Type

This Tribune is based on Antonio Vitorino's speech during a public hearing at the Committee on constitutional affairs of the European Parliament on 20 January 2014.

The hearing dealt with the question: 'Relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission: Parliamentarism or Presidentialism?'.

His speech focused on four elements:

1. Differentiation as the key feature of the EU institutional development.

2. The appointment of the Commission's president: who is the king maker?

3. The political efficiency of the Commission: the need for innovation.

4. The exercise of legislative powers and the role of inter-institutional agreements.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.notre-europe.eu/media/pdf.php?file=eceprelations-vitorino-ne-jdi-jan14.pdf
Related Links
EP: Committee on Constitutional Affairs: Hearing: Relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission: Parliamentarism or presidentialism?, January 2014. Report http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201402/20140204ATT78745/20140204ATT78745EN.pdf

Subject Categories
Countries / Regions