The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Olivier Rozenberg, Claudia Hefftler

      Pages 1-39

3. Cross-Cutting Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. National Parliaments in the European Union: Conceptual Choices in the European Union’s Constitutional Debate

      • Afke Groen, Thomas Christiansen

      Pages 43-59

   3. Fighting Back? And, If So, How? Measuring Parliamentary Strength and Activity in EU Affairs

      • Katrin Auel, Olivier Rozenberg, Angela Tacea

      Pages 60-93

   4. Interparliamentary Cooperation in the European Union: Patterns, Problems and Potential

      • Claudia Hefftler, Katjana Gattermann

      Pages 94-115

   5. Parliamentary Administrations in the Scrutiny of EU Decision-Making

      • Anna-Lena Högenauer, Thomas Christiansen

      Pages 116-132

   6. Legislative Regions after Lisbon: A New Role for Regional Assemblies?

      • Gracia Vara Arribas, Anna-Lena Högenauer

      Pages 133-149

4. The Six Founding Members, 1957

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Belgium: Institutional and Administrative Adaptation but Limited Political Interest

      • Tom Delreux, François Randour

      Pages 153-169

   3. The French Parliament and the European Union: ‘Shadow Control’ through the Government Majority

      • Anja Thomas, Angela Tacea

      Pages 170-190

   4. With a Little Help of the Constitutional Court: The Bundestag on Its Way to an Active Policy Shaper

      • Oliver Höing

      Pages 191-208

   5. Italy: Still Looking for a New Era in the Making of EU Policy

      • Sabrina Cavatorto

      Pages 209-231

   6. Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies and EU Affairs

      • Astrid Spreitzer

      Pages 232-251

   7. The Dutch Parliament and EU Affairs: Decentralizing Scrutiny

      • Anna-Lena Högenauer

      Pages 252-271

5. First Enlargement, 1973

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273

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   2. The Danish Folketing and EU Affairs: Is the Danish Model of Parliamentary Scrutiny Still Best Practice?

      • Mette Buskjœr Christensen

      Pages 275-289

   3. Long Train Running: The Slowly Developed (and Slowly Developing) Role of Ireland’s Oireachtas in EU Affairs

      • Gavin Barrett

      Pages 290-311

   4. Westminster and the European Union: Ever-Increasing Scepticism?

      • Ariella Huff, Julie Smith

      Pages 312-331

6. Mediterranean Enlargements, 1981 and 1986

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 333-333

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This handbook offers a comprehensive picture of the European activities of national parliaments in all 28 member states of the European Union. In the aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty, it assesses the extent to which national legislatures actually matter in European governance.

• Bundestag
• constitution
• decision-making
• desegregation
• European Governance
• European Integration
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• executive
• governance
• government
• Institution
• Lisbon Treaty
• parliament
• Policy
• european union politics
• us politics
• democracy

'Based on the impressive OPAL project, this handbook is a milestone in the study of the powers and involvement of national parliaments in European Union matters. It provides an encyclopedic coverage of changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and of the parliaments of all member states. It will remain state-of-the-art for many years to come'.

Christopher Lord, ARENA, The Centre for European Studies, The University of Oslo, Norway

The new role of national parliaments is one of the most innovative developments in the European Union. This volume offers an excellent account of how parliaments individually manage EU affairs and strive collectively for cooperation. A must-read for academics and practitioners in the field of European Union politics.

Mendeltje van Keulen, Clerk of the EU Affairs Committee of the Tweede Kamer, Netherlands

• University of Cologne, Germany

  Claudia Hefftler

• University of Maastricht, Netherlands

  Christine Neuhold

• Sciences Po, Paris, France

  Olivier Rozenberg

• University of Cambridge, UK

  Julie Smith

Katrin Auel, Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, Austria, and Science Po, Paris, France. Jan Barcz, Department of International and EU Law at the Kozminski University, Poland. Gavin Barrett, Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin, Ireland Mette Buskjær Christensen, Department of Political Science, University of Southern Denmark Hrvoje Butkovi?, Department for European Integration of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO),Croatia Sabrina Cavatorto, Centre for the Study of Political Change at the University of Siena, Italy Thomas Christiansen, Department of Political Science, Maastricht University, the Netherlands Odysseas Christou, Department of Law, University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Tom Delreux, Institut de Sciences Politiques , University of Louvain, Belgium Piret Ehin, Institute of Government and Politics and Centre for EU-Russia Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia Achilles C. Emilianides, Department of Law, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Andrea Figulová, Institute of European Studies and International Relations, Comenius University, Slovakia, w Katjana Gattermann, Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European Studies, the Netherlands. H Afke Groen, Maastricht University, the Netherlands Claudia Hefftler, Jean Monnet Chair, University of Cologne, Germany Hans Hegeland, Swedish Parliament Anna-Lena Högenauer, Insitute of Politics, University of Luxemburg Oliver Höing, University of Cologne, Germany Martin Hrabálek, Faculty of Regional Development and International Relations, Mendel University, Czech Republic Ariella Huff, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK J?nis Ikstens, Advanced Social and Political Research Institute, University of Latvia Gabriella Ilonszki, Instiute for Policy Studies, Corvinus University, Hungary Christina Ioannou, Department of European Studies and International Relations of the University of Nicosia, Cyprus Davor Jan?i?, Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Sabina Kajn?, European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht University, the Netherlands and Centre for International Relations of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Dobrin Kanev, New Bulgarian University Mario Kölling, Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies, Spain and Manuel Giménez Abad Foundation, Spain Eric Miklin, Department of Political Science, University of Salzburg, Austria and Salzburg Centre of European Union Studies Ignacio Molina, Elcano Royal Institute and Department of Politics and International Relations at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Christine Neuhold, Department of Political Science, Maastricht University, the Netherlands Roderick Pace, Institute for European Studies, University of Malta Anna Pud?o, Faculty of Law at Kozminski University, Poland François Randour is a Researcher at the Institut de Sciences Politiques, University of Louvain, Belgium Tapio Raunio, School of Management, University of Tampere, Finland Olivier Rozenberg, Centre d'études européennes, Sciences Po, Paris, France Julie Smith, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Greece Astrid Spreitzer, Independent Scholar Alexander Strelkov, Department of Political Science, Maastricht University, the Netherlands Angela Tacea, Centre d'études européennes, Sciences Po Paris, France Anja Thomas, Centre d'études européennes, Sciences Po, Paris, France Gracia Vara Arribas, Independent Scholar, Spain Ram?nas Vilpi auskas, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University, Lithuania

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