The Portuguese Parliament: Blazing the Trail to the European Scrutiny Trophy?

The Portuguese Parliament: Blazing the Trail to the European Scrutiny Trophy?

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<span class='abs_content'>This article analyses the constitutional, statutory and informal arrangements available to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic for participation in EU decision making. The focus is on the 2006 European Scrutiny Act, the 2010 reform of the scrutiny proced...

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Main Author: Davor Jančić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università del Salento 2011-06-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Political Studies
Online Access:http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/idps/article/view/17259
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spelling doaj-9a8f9e2984eb49639fad7460c30998c12020-11-25T03:09:19ZengUniversità del SalentoInterdisciplinary Political Studies2039-85732011-06-01119310810.1285/i20398573v1n1p9315987The Portuguese Parliament: Blazing the Trail to the European Scrutiny Trophy?Davor Jančić<span class='abs_content'>This article analyses the constitutional, statutory and informal arrangements available to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic for participation in EU decision making. The focus is on the 2006 European Scrutiny Act, the 2010 reform of the scrutiny procedures and the Barroso initiative. These developments provide a solid basis on which the Assembly's dependence on the Government can be reduced. The informal method of parliamentary scrutiny of EU affairs hitherto practised in Portugal has morphed into a document-based system. In these respects, the Portuguese Parliament no longer deserves the epithet of a laggard.</span><br/>http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/idps/article/view/17259
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description <span class='abs_content'>This article analyses the constitutional, statutory and informal arrangements available to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic for participation in EU decision making. The focus is on the 2006 European Scrutiny Act, the 2010 reform of the scrutiny procedures and the Barroso initiative. These developments provide a solid basis on which the Assembly's dependence on the Government can be reduced. The informal method of parliamentary scrutiny of EU affairs hitherto practised in Portugal has morphed into a document-based system. In these respects, the Portuguese Parliament no longer deserves the epithet of a laggard.</span><br/>
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