CIAO DATE: 05/2012
May 2012
Centre for European Policy Studies
The Constitutional Affairs Committee is currently reviewing the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to increase the effectiveness, transparency and inclusiveness of first-reading agreements under co-decision. This policy brief takes a stand as to which rules should be adopted to achieve these objectives. Given the steep rise of early agreements and Parliament’s role as a guarantor of EU legitimacy, the authors place a premium on inclusiveness and transparency.
Resource link: How to Negotiate under Co-decision in the EU: Reforming Trilogues and First-Reading Agreements [PDF] - 217K