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1 Has the Early Warning Mechanism Enhanced the EU’s Democratic Legitimacy?
Ian Cooper Democratic Innovations of the Lisbon Treaty Carleton University, 2 June 2017

2 Treaty of Lisbon: National Parliaments
1. A symbolic recognition 2. The control of the subsidiarity principle 3. Information rights 4. Participation in the revision of the treaty 5. A specific role for Freedom, Security and Justice 6. An acknowledgment of inter-parliamentary cooperation

3 National Parliaments’ Other EU-level Activity
Political Dialogue with Commission (since 2006) Network of National Parliament Representatives in Brussels New Interparliamentary Conferences 2012: CFSP-CSDP Conference 2013: SECG Conference (Article 13 TSCG) 2017: JPSG for Europol

4 The Early Warning Mechanism
Council of Ministers Commission European Parliament

5 The Early Warning Mechanism
Council of Ministers Commission European Parliament National Parliaments

6 The Early Warning Mechanism
Council of Ministers Commission European Parliament 1/3 National Parliaments

7 The Early Warning Mechanism
Council of Ministers Commission European Parliament 1/3 National Parliaments 1/2 + 1

8 EWM

9 EWM 2009-2016 300+ Reasoned Opinions (for 600+ legislative proposals)
3 Yellow Cards 2012: Monti II Regulation (withdrawn) 2013: EPPO proposal (maintained) 2016: Posted Workers Directive (maintained) 0 Orange Cards

10 What Effect on Democratic Legitimacy of the EU?
Literature on EWM: Process-tracing of single cases of yellow card Legal vs. political approaches Comparison of national parliaments Comparison of legislative proposals Question: Have national parliaments had an influence on EU legislative outcomes? My approach: Look at broader group of cases Include Political Dialogue contributions

11 EWM and Political Dialogue 2006-2016

12 Proposals with ½ vote for yellow card, 2010-2016

13 Has the Early Warning Mechanism Enhanced the EU’s Democratic Legitimacy?
Ian Cooper Democratic Innovations of the Lisbon Treaty Carleton University, 2 June 2017


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