The European Parliament

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THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Third Edition
Richard Corbett, Francis Jacobs and Michael Shackleton
Comments on the previous edition:
"the most comprehensive survey available on the structure, v^orking methods and pov^^ers of the European Parliament" : Klaus Hansch, President of the European Parliament.
"the most thumbed book in the Kinnock household" : Neil Kinnock, Member of the European Commission, Former Leader of the British Labour Party.
This third edition of the recognized authority on the structure and workings of the European Parliament is fully up to date, taking account of recent developments flowing from the Maastricht Treaty, the results of the 1 994 European elections and the January 1 995 expansion to include Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Written in an accessible style with explanatory diagrams and tables, by three officials of this increasingly powerful institution. The European Parliament is an indispensable handbook for all European citizens... Tovább

Fülszöveg

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EP PE
* ? *
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Third Edition
Richard Corbett, Francis Jacobs and Michael Shackleton
Comments on the previous edition:
"the most comprehensive survey available on the structure, v^orking methods and pov^^ers of the European Parliament" : Klaus Hansch, President of the European Parliament.
"the most thumbed book in the Kinnock household" : Neil Kinnock, Member of the European Commission, Former Leader of the British Labour Party.
This third edition of the recognized authority on the structure and workings of the European Parliament is fully up to date, taking account of recent developments flowing from the Maastricht Treaty, the results of the 1 994 European elections and the January 1 995 expansion to include Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Written in an accessible style with explanatory diagrams and tables, by three officials of this increasingly powerful institution. The European Parliament is an indispensable handbook for all European citizens taking an interest in how the European Union is governed, or for anyone having to deal with the Pariiament or its members.
The contents cover • the Pariiament in context • how it is elected • whet^ and when it meets and which languages are used • the individual Members
• the Political Groups • Leadership structures • Pariiamentary Committees and Delegations • Plenary Sessions • Legislative powers • Budgetary powers
• scrutiny control and appointments • Pariiament as a forum and channel for communication • Parliament and constitutional change in the European Union Vissza