‘Parliamentarisation’ of the CFSP: Wishful Thinking or a Rational Choice?

The paper provides an insight into the institutional system of EU external relations, focusing on the role of the European Parliament. It argues that the current intergovernmental set-up of the CFSP is one of the major reasons for EU international under-performance. Against this background, the pape...

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Main Author: Oleksandr Moskalenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law 2016-12-01
Series:Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy
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Online Access:https://www.cyelp.com/index.php/cyelp/article/view/255
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description The paper provides an insight into the institutional system of EU external relations, focusing on the role of the European Parliament. It argues that the current intergovernmental set-up of the CFSP is one of the major reasons for EU international under-performance. Against this background, the paper discusses the potential benefits of the ‘parlimentarisation’ of this policy area, implying deeper Parliamentary involvement in the entire policy cycle (preparation, formation, supervision). The paper argues that the parliamentarisation of the CFSP would provide a practical and comprehensive solution to a number of diverse problems that the EU has encountered recently. Besides reinforcement of the EU foundations by connecting the CFSP with a grand theory of democratic legitimacy, this process would enhance the transparency, coherence and effectiveness of the policy formation process as well as the accountability of the EU executives involved in this policy area.
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spelling doaj.art-fad2e7955ce849d0b021f23c39bb4fdb2022-12-22T00:23:01ZengUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of LawCroatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy1845-56621848-99582016-12-011225127310.3935/cyelp.12.2016.255‘Parliamentarisation’ of the CFSP: Wishful Thinking or a Rational Choice?Oleksandr Moskalenko0University of TurkuThe paper provides an insight into the institutional system of EU external relations, focusing on the role of the European Parliament. It argues that the current intergovernmental set-up of the CFSP is one of the major reasons for EU international under-performance. Against this background, the paper discusses the potential benefits of the ‘parlimentarisation’ of this policy area, implying deeper Parliamentary involvement in the entire policy cycle (preparation, formation, supervision). The paper argues that the parliamentarisation of the CFSP would provide a practical and comprehensive solution to a number of diverse problems that the EU has encountered recently. Besides reinforcement of the EU foundations by connecting the CFSP with a grand theory of democratic legitimacy, this process would enhance the transparency, coherence and effectiveness of the policy formation process as well as the accountability of the EU executives involved in this policy area.https://www.cyelp.com/index.php/cyelp/article/view/255eu external relationseuropean parliamentcfspparlimentarisationdemocratic legitimacytransparencycoherenceeffectiveness
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‘Parliamentarisation’ of the CFSP: Wishful Thinking or a Rational Choice?
Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy
eu external relations
european parliament
cfsp
parlimentarisation
democratic legitimacy
transparency
coherence
effectiveness
title ‘Parliamentarisation’ of the CFSP: Wishful Thinking or a Rational Choice?
title_full ‘Parliamentarisation’ of the CFSP: Wishful Thinking or a Rational Choice?
title_fullStr ‘Parliamentarisation’ of the CFSP: Wishful Thinking or a Rational Choice?
title_full_unstemmed ‘Parliamentarisation’ of the CFSP: Wishful Thinking or a Rational Choice?
title_short ‘Parliamentarisation’ of the CFSP: Wishful Thinking or a Rational Choice?
title_sort parliamentarisation of the cfsp wishful thinking or a rational choice
topic eu external relations
european parliament
cfsp
parlimentarisation
democratic legitimacy
transparency
coherence
effectiveness
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