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THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
7th Edition - July 2007
The authors - seen left to right on photo: Richard Corbett MEP, Francis Jacobs and Michael Shackleton (Photo European Parliament)
"An indispensable guide... As the Parliament has grown in power and influence, so this book has become an increasingly prominent landmark in the literature of European politics... both an excellent primer for students and a reliable reference tool for practitioners", Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament
Since its first appearance in 1990, this has been the standard work on the European Parliament, noted for the remarkable way it combines thorough coverage of complex topics with clarity and readability. It covers every aspect of how the Parliament is elected, is organised and does its work. One of the authors is an MEP while the other two are senior officials of the Parliament and the same three authors have written every edition. Together they bring an unrivalled depth and breadth of knowledge about how the Parliament really works.
The new 7th edition is fully updated to include changes including the impact of Bulgarian and Romanian accession, reorganisation of the political groups and numerous other developments.
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THE AUTHORS
Dr. Richard Corbett is a British Labour MEP and Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP). He is spokesperson on constitutional affairs and EU reform in the European Parliament both for the Labour MEPs and for the whole Socialist Group. Francis Jacobs is Head of the European Parliament's Information Office in Dublin and was immediately before that the Head of Unit responsible for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection. Dr. Michael Shackleton is the Project Manager responsible for the European Parliament's webTV project in the Directorate General for Information. Prior to moving to DG Info, he was the Head of Unit responsible for conciliations and codecision.
Detailed 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
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