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Argentina: Outcome of the 2023 elections – Beginning of a new era?
In the run-off election on 19 November 2023, Argentinians elected right-wing populist Javier Milei, aged 53, as the country's new president. Four weeks earlier, on 22 October 2023, general elections had taken place to elect the president, vice-president, members of the national congress and the governors of most provinces. Following the primaries of 13 August 2023, to the great surprise of all experts, anti-establishment candidate Javier Milei, leader and founder of the La Libertad Avanza party, ...
PETI Fact-finding visit to Donegal, Ireland - 30 October - 1 November 2023
This Briefing, written by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Petitions (PETI), provides background information for the PETI Fact-finding visit to Donegal, Ireland, scheduled from 30 October to 1 November 2023. It investigates the issue of petitions 0789/2021, 0790/2021, 0799/2021, 0800/2021, 0801/2021, 0813/2021, 0814/2021 and 0837/2021 which raise concerns about the defective quality of certain building ...
The six policy priorities of the von der Leyen Commission: State of play in autumn 2023
This EPRS paper analyses progress made in carrying through the policy agenda set by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and her College of Commissioners when they took office in December 2019. It looks in particular at the state of play with respect to delivery of the agenda's six key priorities, as we enter the final months running up to the 2024 European elections. The von der Leyen Commission – either on taking office or more recently – has announced a total of 610 planned ...
A comparative analysis of financial disclosure obligations on members of parliaments: Strengthening integrity, independence and accountability in the European Parliament
In the context of on-going discussions to strengthen the European Parliament's integrity, independence and accountability, this is one in a set of publications in which the European Parliamentary Research Service will analyse relevant international and European standards relating to parliamentary ethics, as well as the rules and practices put in place in selected EU Member States to promote the principles of transparency, accountability and integrity within their national parliaments. Various international ...
Committees of inquiry in the European Parliament
The European Parliament has been trying to strengthen its powers to conduct in-depth investigations into contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of European Union law since 2012, but has so far failed to gain the consent of the Commission or the Council for the modification of the legal framework applicable to its committees of inquiry. These powers were also discussed as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe. This paper updates a 2021 EPRS publication on the European Parliament's ...
Eiropas Parlaments: fakti un skaitļi
Šā Eiropas Parlamenta Izpētes dienesta publicētā pārskata mērķis ir sniegt galvenos faktus un skaitļus par Eiropas Parlamentu. Tajā aplūkots gan pašreizējais Parlamenta pilnvaru termiņš (no 2019. gada jūlija līdz 2024. gada jūnijam), gan astoņi iepriekšējie piecu gadu pilnvaru termiņi kopš pirmajām tiešajām vēlēšanām 1979. gada jūnijā. Tālāk sniegti dažādi grafiki, kuros • detalizēti atainots Eiropas Parlamenta tagadējais un agrākais sastāvs, • aplūkots EP pārstāvēto partiju skaita pieaugums un politisko ...
Role and election of the President of the European Council: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first term of Charles Michel, the incumbent European Council President comes to an end on 31 May 2022. Based on previous examples, the (re-)election of the European Council President for the period July 2022 to November 2024 is expected to be taken at the last formal European Council meeting before the end of the current mandate. This briefing provides answers to some of the most Frequently Asked Questions regarding the office of European Council President, notably the role of the position and ...
Handbook on the incompatibilities and immunity of the Members of the European Parliament
Upon request by the Committee on Legal Affairs, this handbook, provided by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, summarises, in its first part, the EU legal framework on the incompatibilities and immunity of Members of the European Parliament. Based on national reports, the second part of the handbook gives an overview, for each EU Member State, of the relevant national provisions on the composition of national governments and parliaments as well as those on national ...
Eiropas Parlaments: fakti un skaitļi
Šā Eiropas Parlamenta Izpētes dienesta publicētā pārskata mērķis ir sniegt galvenos faktus un skaitļus par Eiropas Parlamentu. Tajā aplūkots gan pašreizējais Parlamenta pilnvaru termiņš (no 2019. gada jūlija līdz 2024. gada jūnijam), gan astoņi iepriekšējie piecu gadu pilnvaru termiņi kopš pirmajām tiešajām vēlēšanām 1979. gada jūnijā. Tālāk sniegti dažādi grafiki, kuros * detalizēti atainots Eiropas Parlamenta tagadējais un agrākais sastāvs, * aplūkots EP pārstāvēto partiju skaita pieaugums un politisko ...
Constitutional and political change in Russia
In January 2020, Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping constitutional amendments. These have been widely seen as preparing the way for him to retain political influence after the end of his fourth and probably final presidency in 2024. Putin's announcement was followed by the resignation of the government. Dmitry Medvedev, who has been Prime Minister since 2012, has made way for Mikhail Mishustin. While these changes open up new possibilities for Putin's post-2024 future, his actual intentions are still ...