El Sistema d'Alerta Primerenca des del punt de vista dels representants administratius dels Parlaments nacionals a Brussel·les“necessari, però poc important”

  1. Cristina Ares 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

Journal:
Quaderns IEE

ISSN: 2696-8525

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 2

Issue: 2

Pages: 3-25

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5565/REV/QUADERNSIEE.52 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Under Protocol No. 2 on the Application of the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality, national parliaments have been granted participation in EU law-making through the Early Warning System (EWS; or the subsidiarity mechanism). Under the EWS, national chambers can evaluate EU legislative proposals on the grounds of subsidiarity within an eight-week period, following their submission by the European Commission. Furthermore, the contribution of the administrative representatives of national parliaments in the European Parliament (or the so-called liaison officers) is crucial for the national chambers to follow up on the Union agenda and participate in EU affairs. This study offers novel data that were collected through a questionnaire administered to the liaison officers in 2022. In brief, these transnational practitioners tend to express scepticism with regard to the EWS and its eventual reform, and at the same time, they would welcome an enhancement of the much broader “political dialogue” between theEuropean Commission and national parliaments.

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