The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Introduction....Pages 1-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
National Parliaments in the European Union: Conceptual Choices in the European Union’s Constitutional Debate....Pages 43-59
Fighting Back? And, If So, How? Measuring Parliamentary Strength and Activity in EU Affairs....Pages 60-93
Interparliamentary Cooperation in the European Union: Patterns, Problems and Potential....Pages 94-115
Parliamentary Administrations in the Scrutiny of EU Decision-Making....Pages 116-132
Legislative Regions after Lisbon: A New Role for Regional Assemblies?....Pages 133-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Belgium: Institutional and Administrative Adaptation but Limited Political Interest....Pages 153-169
The French Parliament and the European Union: ‘Shadow Control’ through the Government Majority....Pages 170-190
With a Little Help of the Constitutional Court: The Bundestag on Its Way to an Active Policy Shaper....Pages 191-208
Italy: Still Looking for a New Era in the Making of EU Policy....Pages 209-231
Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies and EU Affairs....Pages 232-251
The Dutch Parliament and EU Affairs: Decentralizing Scrutiny....Pages 252-271
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
The Danish Folketing and EU Affairs: Is the Danish Model of Parliamentary Scrutiny Still Best Practice?....Pages 275-289
Long Train Running: The Slowly Developed (and Slowly Developing) Role of Ireland’s Oireachtas in EU Affairs....Pages 290-311
Westminster and the European Union: Ever-Increasing Scepticism?....Pages 312-331
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
The Greek Parliament and the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: A Missed Opportunity to Empower Parliament....Pages 335-347
The Spanish National Parliament and the European Union: Slow Adaptation to New Responsibilities in Times of Crisis....Pages 348-365
The Portuguese Parliament and EU Affairs: From Inert to Agile Democratic Control....Pages 366-386
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
The Austrian Parliament and EU Affairs: Gradually Living Up to Its Legal Potential....Pages 389-405
The Finnish Eduskunta and the European Union: The Strengths and Weaknesses of a Mandating System....Pages 406-424
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
The Swedish Parliament and EU Affairs: From Reluctant Player to Europeanized Actor....Pages 425-441
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
The Bulgarian National Assembly and EU Affairs: Hesitant Steps in the European Arena....Pages 445-461
The Croatian Parliament in the European Union: Ready, Steady, Go!....Pages 462-478
The Cypriot Parliament and EU Affairs....Pages 479-493
The Czech Parliament and European Integration....Pages 494-512
The Estonian Parliament and EU Affairs: A Watchdog That Does Not Bark?....Pages 513-530
The Hungarian Parliament and EU Affairs: A Modest Actor Dominated by the Executive....Pages 531-547
The Latvian Parliament and EU Affairs: A Passive Player with Strong Formal Powers....Pages 548-562
Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Affairs in Lithuania: The Dog That Rarely Barks....Pages 563-577
The Maltese Parliament and EU Affairs: A Slow Awakening to Its Responsibilities....Pages 578-593
The Polish Parliament and EU Affairs....Pages 594-612
The Slow Adaptation of a New Member State: The Romanian Parliament and European Integration....Pages 613-631
The Slovak Parliament and EU Affairs: In Need of a Wake-Up Call....Pages 632-648
Slovenian Parliament and EU Affairs: Strong Formal Powers Awaiting Interest and Capacity to Be Used....Pages 649-667
Conclusion: From ‘Latecomers’ to ‘Policy Shapers’? — The Role of National Parliaments in the ‘Post-Lisbon’ Union....Pages 668-686
Back Matter....Pages 687-760