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Since the Lisbon Treaty, EU national Parliaments have been recognized as relevant and legitimate players at the supranational level and given tools to be involved beyond the scrutiny of their national government. However, the last decade brought new challenges to the Europeanisation of national Parliaments, with several crises boosting intergovernmentalism. This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the ...

In 2011, following the outbreak of protests – known as the Jasmine Revolution – which toppled President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime, Tunisia embarked on a path to democratic transition and socio-economic transformation, emulating the reforms and governance practices of established liberal democracies. Nearly eight years on, the country has made significant progress, including in the social sphere, and has emerged as a regional leader in institutional reform. However, to avoid jeopardising the ...

Nearly three years have passed since the adoption of a revised protocol that will grant the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) legislative powers and considerably strengthen the institution within the overall African governance system. While very few countries have ratified the protocol so far, the acceleration of its ratification procedures is a priority for the recently elected PAP president. The EP and the PAP enjoy a long-standing partnership and both of them have an important role to play in monitoring ...

This briefing provides an update on the revision of the posting of workers directive in the European Parliament, and thus a follow up to the June 2016 study prepared for the EMPL Committee ‘Posting of Workers Directive - current situation and challenges’, the May 2016 EPRS appraisal of the Commission Impact Assessment ‘Revision of the Posting of Workers Directive’, and the March 2017 EPRS briefing ‘Posting of Workers Directive’.

To complement the European Implementation Assessment, Working with national parliaments on EU affairs, prepared for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs' implementation report on implementation of the Treaty provisions on national parliaments, an anonymous survey was made of the permanent representatives of Member States' national parliaments in the European Parliament. The survey was carried out between 23 August and 30 September 2017 by the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit of the Directorate for Impact ...

Il-progress tal-integrazzjoni Ewropea biddel ir-rwol tal-parlamenti nazzjonali. Diversi strumenti ta' kooperazzjoni bejn il-Parlament Ewropew (PE) u l-parlamenti nazzjonali ġew introdotti bil-għan li jiggarantixxu skrutinju demokratiku effikaċi tal-leġiżlazzjoni Ewropea fil-livelli kollha. Din it-tendenza ssaħħet permezz tad-dispożizzjonijiet introdotti bit-Trattat ta' Lisbona.

L-UE, l-Istati Uniti u l-Kanada jikkondividu l-valuri tad-demokrazija, tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem, tal-libertà ekonomika u politika, kif ukoll tħassib simili dwar il-politika barranija u ta' sigurtà. Il-Ftehim Ekonomiku u Kummerċjali Komprensiv u l-Ftehim ta' Sħubija Strateġika bejn l-UE u l-Kanada ġew iffirmati fit-30 ta' Ottubru 2016, filwaqt li rċevew l-approvazzjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew fil-15 ta' Frar 2017. In-negozjati dwar is-Sħubija Trans-Atlantika ta' Kummerċ u ta' Investiment, imnedija ...

Il-Politika Ewropea tal-Viċinat (PEV) tkopri l-Alġerija, l-Eġittu, Iżrael, il-Ġordan, il-Libanu, il-Libja, il-Marokk, il-Palestina, is-Sirja u t-Tuneżija. Hija tikkonsisti minn politiki bilaterali bejn l-UE u 10 pajjiżi sħab individwali, flimkien ma' qafas ta' kooperazzjoni reġjonali, l-Unjoni għall-Mediterran. L-UE saħħet l-appoġġ għall-bidliet demokratiċi fl-ambitu tal-PEV fl-2011, bħala tweġiba għall-irvellijiet fil-Viċinat tan-Nofsinhar. Hija rrevediet wkoll il-PEV fl-2015.

Ir-relazzjonijiet tal-UE mal-Amerika Latina u l-Karibew huma multidimensjonali u jitmexxew fuq livelli differenti. L-UE tinteraġixxi mar-reġjun kollu permezz ta' summits tal-kapijiet tal-istat u l-gvern, u l-ftehimiet u d-djalogu politiku jorbtu lill-UE u l-Karibew, l-Amerika Ċentrali, il-Komunità Andina, il-Mercosur u pajjiżi individwali.

L-UE għandha Ftehimiet ta' Kooperazzjoni mal-Kunsill ta' Kooperazzjoni tal-Golf (organizzazzjoni reġjonali li tiġbor fiha l-Bahrain, il-Kuwajt, l-Oman, il-Qatar, l-Arabja Sawdija, u l-Emirati Għarab Magħquda), u mal-Jemen, u Ftehim ta' Sħubija u Kooperazzjoni mal-Iraq. Attwalment, l-UE m'għandha l-ebda relazzjoni kuntrattwali mal-Iran iżda tirrikonoxxi li hemm potenzjal kbir għal relazzjonijiet aktar profondi.