The European Parliament :What It Is · What It Does · How It Works

Publication subTitle :What It Is · What It Does · How It Works

Author: Palmer   Michael  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2015

E-ISBN: 9781483279312

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780080245355

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780080245355

Subject: D99 international law

Keyword: 法律

Language: ENG

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The European Parliament: What it is? What it does? How it works? is a seven-chapter text that describes the fundamentals and functions of the European Parliament.
This book begins with a revolutionary event of direct elections of the nine member countries of the European Community for the 410 members of the European Parliament. The next chapter provides a brief overview of the creation of the European Parliament, which is a product of the confused but dynamic movement to achieve European unity that marked the late 1940s and early 1950s. Other chapters describe the functions, institutional role, structure, and operation of the Parliament. A chapter relates the experience of a Parliament member. The final chapters consider the potential developments concerning the functions of the European Parliament.

Chapter

Chapter 1. Direct Elections

Significance

The Vote

The Results

National Round-up

Electoral Anomalies

The Members

What can the Member do for his Voters?

Chapter 2. Historical Background

Chapter 3. The Functions and Institutional Role of the European Parliament

The Commission

The Council

The Court of Justice

The Economic and Social Committee

The European Investment Bank

The Court of Auditors

The European Parliament

The European Parliament and the Budget

Accountability of the Council

Parliament and the Community's External Relations

Council of Europe

Parliamentary Links with Greece and Turkey

The Convention of Lomé/Yaoundé

European Political Cooperation (EPC)

Parliamentary Initiatives

Openness

Uniform Electoral System

Chapter 4. Structure and Operation

The President

The Bureau

The Quaestors

Political Groups

The Socialist Group

Group of the European People's Party

The European Democratic Group

The Communist and Allies Group

The Liberal and Democratic Group

The Group of European Progressive Democrats

The Group for the Technical Coordination and Defence of Independent Groups and Members

The Non-attached Members

The Committees in Action

The Plenary Session

The Secretariat

Chapter 5. A Member's Life

The Working Month

Material Conditions

The Seat

Chapter 6. The Future

Parliament and the Court of Justice

Parliament's Role in Community Legislation

Parliament and the Budget

Supervision of the Commission

Relations with the Council

Parliament and the Community's External Relations

Parliament and European Political Cooperation

Internal Procedures

Impact of the New Members

Chapter 7. Conclusions

Appendices

Appendix I: (a) Officers and Members of the European Parliament

CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMITTEES

MEMBERS

Appendix 1(b) Greek Members of the European Parliament

Appendix II: Further Reading

1. The European Parliament

2. General

Appendix III: Recent Developments

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