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This briefing traces the evolution of the debates on the European Parliament's powers, and their (dis)connection to the organisation of the first direct European elections in 1979. It spans the period leading up to 1979, and also assesses the aftermath of these landmark elections. It shows that well into the 1970s, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) put great effort into de coupling the debates on organising Parliament's direct elections from those on expanding its institutional powers. MEPs ...

This study provides an analysis and overview of the review and monitoring clauses, sunset clauses, consultation clauses and management and implementation clauses contained in bilateral and multilateral international agreements concluded between the EU and other countries, and in force as of 1 September 2019.

For the past 40 years, Members of the European Parliament have been working at boosting Parliament's role in EU foreign policy. These efforts have continued to be stepped up since the launch of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) in 1993. Over recent decades, the European Parliament has significantly raised its profile as a credible moral force with strong focus on strengthening human rights, supporting democracy and enhancing the rule of law worldwide. Perhaps less visible than the European ...

This note prepared by the Economic Governance Support Unit provides an overview of the EP’s accountability hearings in the context of the Single Supervisory Mechanism.

Die Mitglieder des Europäischen Parlaments (MdEP) können Fraktionen bilden; diese richten sich nicht nach der Staatsangehörigkeit, sondern nach der politischen Zugehörigkeit. Seit der ersten Direktwahl zum Europäischen Parlament im Jahr 1979 schwankt die Zahl der Fraktionen zwischen sieben und zehn. Da sich möglicherweise bisher bestehende Fraktionen auflösen oder neue bilden werden, werden sich diese Schwankungen bei der Anzahl, Größe und Zusammensetzung der Fraktionen wahrscheinlich auch nach der ...

Als einzige direkt gewählte Institution der Europäischen Union ist das Europäische Parlament das Herzstück der repräsentativen Demokratie, dem Fundament, auf dem die EU aufgebaut ist. Seit seiner Gründung haben sich die Befugnisse des Parlaments erheblich weiterentwickelt und es zu einem voll¬wertigen legislativen Organ und Forum für Diskus¬sion und Engagement gemacht, dessen Einfluss in prak¬tisch allen Bereichen der EU-Tätigkeit spürbar ist. Dieses Papier gibt einen Überblick über die wichtigsten ...

After the failure of budgetary conciliation, the European Commission put forward a new draft budget for 2019. Based on the second draft budget and subsequent negotiations, the European Parliament and Council have agreed the General Budget for the European Union for 2019, at a level of €165 795.6 million in commitments and €148 198.9 million in payment appropriations. This means an increase of 3.2 % in commitments and 2.4 % in payments as compared to 2018 budget. The Parliament has scheduled the adoption ...

Decentralised agencies were set up on a case-by-case basis over the years, to respond to emerging individual policy needs. Currently there are 36 of them and they have been operating under very diverse conditions. This study provides an overview of the different decentralised EU agencies according to a number of criteria; including their functions, legal bases, sources of financing, respective roles of Parliament, Council, Commission and Member States, stakeholder involvement and transparency. It ...

Auf der Grundlage zahlreicher neu zugänglicher Archivquellen werden in dieser Studie die politischen Maßnahmen untersucht, die das Europäische Parlament im Hinblick auf die institutionelle Reform der Europäischen Gemeinschaften von 1979 bis 1989 ergriff. Dabei zeigt sich, dass das Parlament bei der Konstitutionalisierung der heutigen Europäischen Union eine zentrale Rolle innehatte. In dieser Rolle legte es verschiedene Kriterien für wirksame und demokratische Staatsführung fest, arbeitete Rechtsbegriffe ...

This study charts the course and contours of academic interest in, and writing about, the European Parliament (EP) since its origins in the early 1950s. What began as a trickle of scholarly works on the EP turned into a flood in the early 1990s, after the EP acquired greater legislative power and became more like a ‘real’ (if not a ‘normal’) parliament. The study does not claim to mention every significant work on the EP, and may well mention some works that other scholars might not consider to be ...