Subjects:

EU Law

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Parliament in context

Chapter 2 How it is elected

Chapter 3 Where, when and in quale lingua

Chapter 4 The individual members

Chapter 5 The political groups

Chapter 6 Leadership structures

Chapter 7 The parliamentary committees

Chapter 8 Interparliamentary delegations

Chapter 9 Plenary

Chapter 10 Intergroups

Chapter 11 The Parliament secretariat

Chapter 12 The Parliament and legislation

Chapter 13 The budgetary role

Chapter 14 Appointment and dismissal

Chapter 15 Scrutiny and control of the executive

Chapter 16 A political forum and a channel for communication

Chapter 17 Parliament and constitutional change

Appendices

Index

This book has been the recognized authority on the European Parliament since its first publication in 1990. It covers every aspect of how the Parliament is elected, its organizational structures and procedures, and its relations with other EU institutions.

The new edition follows the same format as previous editions, updating the book to include the expansion of the EU to 27 member states in January 2007, significant reorganisation of the political groups, and numerous recent procedural changes.