Institutional and Policy Change in the European Parliament

Politics of Syrian Refugee Public Policy 2015 - 2016: A Study of the Influence of the French National Party on European Parliament Member Votes

“…On the one hand, the EP perceives consultation as a process in which it is safe to encourage conflict and confrontation, as it will not be responsible for the policy outcomes. As a result, MEPs pay little attention to the issues discussed in the consultation procedures and therefore participate less actively [3].…”

“…The difficulty in building a winning coalition also has an impact on policy outcomes, as this reduces the reporting space to maneuver and leads to centripetal policy results. The majority of complainants are from the center right of the political spectrum and from the larger group [3]. The consent procedure is a simple mechanism used primarily for the ratification of international agreements.…”

“…The European Parliament began as the General Assembly which was a representative of the national parliaments and operated within the European Coal and Steel Community. EP could to introduce amendments, decide decisions on a policy, and veto the Council [3].…”

Passage to bicameralism: Lisbon’s ordinary legislative procedure at ten

“…In addition, prior to Lisbon, a few areas under the traditionally intergovernmental 'third pillar' of judicial integration -Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) -had moved to co-decision and QMV. 3 With Lisbon, the process of communautarization of the JHA pillar accelerates with 7 new JHA areas in co-decision: some of the new areas that are now ruled under OLP in JHA are quite sovereigntysensitive, particularly counter-terrorism or criminal law (Ripoll Servent, 2015). Furthermore, the most egregious anomalies to the 'no QMV without co-decision' axiom are tackled.…”

Framing the EU’s policy towards the neighbourhood: the strategic approach of the Seventh European Parliament (2009–2014)

“…The EU is not an altruistic actor, but acts self-interested and is conscious of the geopolitical structure However, at times the EP has managed to mediate between the interests of the Commission and those of the member states. Gradually the EP has become to be seen by the Commission and the Council as a useful mediator that could help alleviate conflicts that arise between them (Servent 2015). In this context, by focusing on the two continuums the article highlights the strategies used by the EP to frame the nature of the EU's foreign policy foreign policy in the neighbourhood, but also the claims made by MEPs regarding the EP's role in influencing the EU's policy in the region.…”