... to submit proposals for fully-fledged special issues. ...
2.
The future of the EU-ACP relations: possible scenarios after the end of the post-Cotonou negotiations
(Matteo Oreglia/Essay)
(Matteo Oreglia/Essay)
... issues to be solved during the recently concluded negotiating process. The different proposals on the table to revitalise the partnership are particularly important in this paper: whilst the EU is in principle ...
3.
A comparison of existing forums for interparliamentary cooperation in the EU and some lessons for the future
(Diane Fromage/Essay)
(Diane Fromage/Essay)
... the process of creation of new forums for interparliamentary cooperation. It makes some concrete proposals in that direction. ...
4.
Attempts to change the British House of Lords into a second chamber of the nations and regions: explaining a history of failed reforms
(Meg Russell/Essay)
(Meg Russell/Essay)
... nations and regions’ have repeatedly failed. This paper reviews the proposals made, and the obstacles they faced – drawing lessons for Britain, and territorial bicameralism more widely. ...
5.
History of a (Limited) Success: Five Points on the Representativeness of the Committee of the Regions
(Giuseppe Martinico/Essay)
(Giuseppe Martinico/Essay)
... Finally, I deal with some proposals that have been advanced to strengthen the role of the CoR, and their feasibility. ...
6.
“Top-down” vs. “Bottom-up”: A Dichotomy of Paradigms for the Legitimation of Public Power in the EU
(Sergio Dellavalle/Essay)
(Sergio Dellavalle/Essay)
... in the European Union. Indeed, both strands of legitimation of public power are represented here with original proposals, according to the specificity of the supranational condition. But even more interesting ...
7.
Monetary and Fiscal Arrangements for the Eurozone. Some Unconventional Proposals
(Fabio Masini/Essay)
(Fabio Masini/Essay)
Contributions in this special issue argue make a number of points with regard to the urgent need to change the economic governance of the Eurozone, pointing at some tools to increase its spending capacity. ...
... the so-called “empty chair crisis”. This crisis between the French government and the other Community partners was triggered by proposals made in March 1965 by the Commission of the European Economic ...
... provisions) while at the same time retaining a persistent ‘Britishness’ in terms of specific institutional proposals and ambivalence towards the principles of constitutional government. Finally, I will ...
10.
A new Commission for a new era. Is the parliamentarization of the European Commission the way forward?
(Jerónimo Maillo González-Orús/Essay)
(Jerónimo Maillo González-Orús/Essay)
... The Commission seems to be well-fitted for that purpose and therefore it is at the core of my analysis and my reform proposals. After explaining the so called Commission’s paradox (decline but growing ...
... of the proposals recently suggested to reform the EU. In this piece I shall try to explore some important issues that should be taken into account when advancing reform proposals with regard to this i ...
12.
The scrutiny of the principle of subsidiarity by autonomous regional parliaments with particular reference to the participation of the Parliament of Catalonia in the early warning system
(Esther Martín Núñez/Essay)
(Esther Martín Núñez/Essay)
... Spanish Parliament], the function of receiving the proposals for legislative acts by the EU and transferring them to the regional parliaments in order for the latter to issue, in a brief period of four ...
13.
The Multiannual Financial Framework 2014–20 – Best European value for less money?
(Mario Kölling/Essay)
(Mario Kölling/Essay)
... I analyse the principal conflictive topics as well as the negotiation positions and proposals of the main actors in order to present the current state of the negotiation of the MFF 2014–20. I will specifically ...
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 ...
... March: starting from it the author presents a brief reflection on the common elements of such proposals ...