The mechanisms of citizen participation in lawmaking can be considered as mechanisms of participatory democracy. These institutions enable citizens to submit proposals or opinions in the process of decision-making ...
... popular legislative initiative (PLI) model (the final decision of Parliament and with no possibility of referendum) compared to other decentralised countries, where referenda may be held either on legislation ...
... of democracy: representative, direct and participatory, in the framework of the new generation of Statutes passed last decade in both countries. Instruments of participation are introduced in the decision-making ...
... of the referendum as a whole. This makes it crucial that the authorities take into account the results of the referendums when taking decisions. It is also concluded that the scenario of different referendums ...
45.
APPEAL TO EUROPEAN LEADERS For the euro and the European stability and development
(Centre for Studies on Federalism/Editorial)
(Centre for Studies on Federalism/Editorial)
The international economic and financial crisis and the problem of European sovereign debt is seriously undermining the foundations of the Eurozone: the European Union could disintegrate. The decision-makers ...
... the attribution process to the Union of a decision-making power in foreign policy and in the security sector, starting within the perimeter initially of the Eurozone, where an ever increasing interdependence ...
47.
The Eurozone decisions: a step towards a European lender of last resort, but others must follow
(Alberto Majocchi/Editorial)
(Alberto Majocchi/Editorial)
The decisions taken by the recent meeting of the Heads of State and Government - held in Brussels on 21 July 2011- strengthen the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and constitute a first step ...
48.
Some reflections on the choices of the European Court of Justice in the Kücükdeveci preliminary ruling
(Filippo Fontanelli/Note)
(Filippo Fontanelli/Note)
... focuses on the validity of an "incidental direct effects" doctrine, and on the repercussions that this decision might have on the social cohesion of the European Union ...
49.
Italian Regions and Local Authorities within the framework of a new Autonomist System
(Gloria Marchetti/Essay)
(Gloria Marchetti/Essay)
... the need is highlighted to introduce suitable decision-making, planning, and monitoring tools that can ensure an integrated system of governance. In particular, concerted action mechanisms should be implemented ...