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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 ...

This paper forms part of a series of nine studies on the role of the European Union in international economic fora, prepared by Policy Department A at the request of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament. It provides factual background information about the G20, the EU’s role and representation therein, its accountability as well as the coordination and impact thereof. The G20 has played a key role in measures taken to overcome the economic and financial crisis ...

In view of possible European mechanisms for sharing responsibilities in receiving asylum seekers, there is little information on the pressures of asylum reception borne by the Member States. This study looks at differences in asylum related costs and pressures between Member States, allowing for a discussion on which of these costs should be shared at European level. Finally, this study examines policy options for how these costs could be shared between Member States.