Étude
| 29/01/2012
At a time when the adoption of a new Treaty is
relaunching the debate on the functioning of the EU, this study by Notre Europe analyses the exercise of
the power of legislative initiative by the Commission, which is a key element
of the “Community Method”. Written by Paolo Ponzano, Costanza Hermanin and
Daniela Corona, this study is the third in a series devoted to European
institutions. It enables to answer two essential political issues: how has the
exercise of the power of legislative initiative by the European Commission
evolved over the years?; Has the role of the European Commission as initiator
of legislative proposals really been eroded over time ?
This study aims to unveil significant trends by
qualitatively analyzing a select number of innovative proposals adopted by
different colleges between 1991 and 2007. For each proposal, it tries to check
whether the initial policy goals of the text proposed by the colleges of
Commissioners were maintained, and to what extent, until the end of the
legislative process. The study systematically compares the achievements of the
different colleges in terms of maintaining initial policy goals throughout the
decision-making process. In doing so, it can control for the policy domain and
legal basis, the evolution of the procedural rules during the period in
question, and other contextual factors.
Documents to download:
- Preface by Antonio Vitorino
-Executif Summary
