Regional parliaments questioning EU affairs

Since the Treaty of Lisbon, the desire of parliaments to adapt to their new powers has led to a new wave of Europeanisation. However, the early warning system (EWS) and the political dialogue with the Commission constitute only a small part of parliamentary scrutiny for regional parliaments, which s...

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Published in:Journal of legislative studies 2017-04, Vol.23 (2), p.183-199
Main Author: Högenauer, Anna-Lena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
European Union
Europeanization
Implementation
parliamentary questions
Parliaments
Policy making
regions
Scrutiny
Treaties
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Summary:Since the Treaty of Lisbon, the desire of parliaments to adapt to their new powers has led to a new wave of Europeanisation. However, the early warning system (EWS) and the political dialogue with the Commission constitute only a small part of parliamentary scrutiny for regional parliaments, which still largely rely on traditional tools such as mandates, debates and questions. Therefore, this paper studies a traditional mechanism of scrutiny, parliamentary questions, in order to understand how they can be used in an EU context. The study shows that Europeanisation is progressing slowly. Interestingly, the vast majority of MPs who ask EU-related questions are not members of the European Affairs Committee. In addition, questions focus primarily on the implementation stage rather than the policy-making stage. Finally, the content of parliamentary questions shows that regional parliaments have a distinctive territorial approach to EU affairs.
ISSN:1357-2334
1743-9337
DOI:10.1080/13572334.2017.1329986