Democracy in the EU and the Role of the European Parliament
Étude | 12/03/2009 
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How to make the process of European integration more legitimate is the question posed by this book. In other words, how to fill the political/institutional void left by the protracted ratification process of the Treaty of Lisbon and how to recreate a strong political linkage between voters and European institutions. In the view of the upcoming 2009 EP elections, five institutes, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (coordinator, Rome), Centro Studi sul Federalismo (Turin), Insitut fà¼r Europà¤ische Politik (Berkin), Notre Europe (Paris) and the Federal trust (London), in the cooperation with TEPSA and EU-CONSENT, both networks of research centres in Europe, have joined to carry out a study on this curcial topic. The main aim of the initiative was not only to launch (once again) the poposal that European political parties nominate candidates for the post of President of the European Commission, but also to advocate that the European Parliament play a more crucial and central role, in terms of both exercising its power and undertaking inter-institutional dialogue.

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Federal Trust
The Federal Trust is a think tank that studies the interactions between regional, national, European and global levels of government.
Institut fà¼r Europà¤ische Politik
Founded in 1959, the Institute for European Politics (IEP) has been a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of European integration.The IEP's mission is to apply scholarly investigation to issues of European politics and integration, propose ways forward and promote the practical implementation of its research findings.
Centro Studi sul Federalismo
The Centre for Studies on Federalism was founded on November 28th 2000 and is currently constituted by the Compagnia di San Paolo and the Universities of Milan, Pavia and Turin. The main aim of the Centre is to promote and co-ordinate scientific research, the exchange of information and knowledge, and documentation and instruction in the field of federal studies.
Istituto Affari Internazionali
The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) was founded on 11 October 1965 on the initiative of Altiero Spinelli, its first director. The Institute's main objective is to promote an understanding of the problems of international politics through studies, research, meetings and publications.
Notre Europe
Notre Europe is an independent think tank devoted to European integration. Under the guidance of Jacques Delors, who created Notre Europe in 1996, the association aims to « think a united Europe. » Our ambition is to contribute to the current public debate by producing analyses and pertinent policy proposals that strive for a closer union of the peoples of Europe. We are equally devoted to promoting the active engagement of citizens and civil society in the process of community construction and the creation of a European public space.
In view
Conference "The 2009 EP Elections: Discussing Ways of Enhancing Democracy, Legitimacy and Institutional Balance"
Agenda | 12/03/2009
Organised by EU-CONSENT (Network of Excellence) and the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) to present the "call on Political Parties, EU candidates and future MEPs". This declaration is a result from a joint workshop of different think tanks (IEP, Berlin; the IAI, Rome; Notre Europe, Paris; The Federal Trust London and TEPSA, Brussels).
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