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Note that the European Parliament can't initiate legislation[1], and the Council appears to be able to ignore Parliament's opinion. "The European Parliament ma
by logifail 8y ago
Note that the European Parliament can't initiate legislation[1], and the Council appears to be able to ignore Parliament's opinion.
"The European Parliament may approve or reject a legislative proposal, or propose amendments to it. The Council is not legally obliged to take account of Parliament’s opinion but in line with the case-law of the Court of Justice, it must not take a decision without having received it"
[1] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/powers-and-procedures/legislative-powers http://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/powers-and...
- AnssiH 8y agoNote that you quoted the special "Consultation" procedure instead of the ordinary legislative procedure where EP has more power. According to the page, the consultation procedure "is applicable in a limited number of legislative areas, such as internal market exemptions and competition law".
- logifail 8y agoThere seems to be a distinct lack of evidence that the veto powers are actually used, though; the backroom deals are alive and well? A dearth of legislative vetoes: Why the Council and Parliament have been reluctant to veto Commission legislation http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2016/10/25/a-dearth-of-legislative-vetoes/ http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2016/10/25/a-dearth-of-leg... Legislative Scrutiny? The Political Economy and Practice of Legislative Vetoes in the European Union https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcms.12252 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcms.12252