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This briefing paper provides an overview of the role and mandate of the Eurogroup and the role and accountability of its President, including the procedures for his/her appointment. This paper includes the following sections: 1) The role of the Permanent President of the Eurogroup; 2) The President of Eurogroup and the European Parliament; 3) The role and mandate of the Eurogroup; and 4) Eurogroup transparency. The paper will be regularly updated.

La Médiatrice européenne a présenté son rapport annuel 2022 au Parlement européen en avril 2023. Les principaux thèmes abordés concernent des questions éthiques, la transparence et la responsabilité. Le rapport fournit également une vue d’ensemble du traitement des plaintes et des enquêtes, ainsi qu’une évaluation des autres réalisations de la Médiatrice en 2022. La commission des pétitions a examiné le rapport et l’a approuvé; son rapport doit être mis aux voix au cours de la période de session ...

This paper provides and overview of the role of the European Parliament in scrutinising the application and implementation of the EU economic governance framework, notably by holding Economic Dialogues with the EU executive institutions and, when applicable, with Member States’ governments. We also assess the envisaged role for EU parliaments in the European Commission’s economic governance reform proposals, notably as regards transparency and parliamentary involvement at EU and national level. This ...

In the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič has served as a Commissioner since 2009. He was the Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth from 2009 to 2010, and from 2010 to 2014 Commissioner and Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Administration. From 2014 to 2019 he was Vice President for the Energy Union, and since 2019 he has been the Vice-President responsible for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight. He also serves as co-chair and representative of the European ...

The EU adopted a comprehensive and innovative regulatory framework on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA) in June 2023 that will regulate crypto-asset markets. The regulation focuses on stablecoins, which are crypto-assets promising a 'stable value' against official currencies or values. The MiCA provides for strict transparency and governance rules, on the one hand, and prudential rules as per other financial institutions, on the other. By covering all aspects of the crypto-assets, MiCA is expected ...

La présente étude, commandée par le département thématique des droits des citoyens et des affaires constitutionnelles à la demande de la commission AFCO, examine la nature particulière de l’article 122 du traité FUE en tant que base juridique non législative en application de laquelle le Parlement européen n’est pas associé au processus décisionnel. La conclusion de l’étude est que le recours récent à l’article 122 du traité FUE est juridiquement défendable, mais que le Conseil ne porte pas une attention ...

Often isolated, and with generally poorer access to public services, the EU's border regions face a unique set of challenges. This has been recognised under Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which states that particular attention should be paid to cross border regions when developing action to strengthen the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion. Yet while the EU has provided significant support for these regions over the years, particularly within the framework ...

The European Parliament set up its Transparency Register in 1995, in response to criticism regarding the transparency and accountability of the EU's decision-making process in the context of widespread lobbying of the EU institutions. The Commission followed suit in 2008. The two institutions merged their instruments in a joint European Transparency Register in 2011 on the basis of an interinstitutional agreement (IIA); the Council remained only an observer at that time. This original Transparency ...

Au cours de la période de session de juillet 2023, les députés voteront sur le rapport d’initiative de la commission spéciale ING2, qui formule des recommandations visant à renforcer les règles du Parlement en matière de transparence, d’intégrité, de responsabilité et de lutte contre la corruption, afin de mieux le protéger contre les ingérences étrangères.

There is ample evidence that malign foreign actors are engaging in foreign interference in the politics and democracy of the European Union (EU) and its Member States. Much of this foreign interference escapes identification or censure by exploiting loopholes in the EU’s legislative and policy acquis. This in-depth analysis identifies some of those loopholes and proposes measures to close them. An EU focal point would significantly improve the EU’s capacity to investigate and respond strategically ...