Political Accountability In Europe

Author : Miroslava Scholten
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004262997
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Accountability of EU and US Independent Regulatory Agencies written by Miroslava Scholten and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Political Accountability of EU and US Independent Regulatory Agencies is an in-depth investigation on the law and practices of the political accountability arrangements of the 35 EU and 16 US independent agencies. The comparative analysis demonstrates similarities between the political accountability arsenals and challenges to political oversight in the EU and the US. The greatest differences are revealed in the organization of the political accountability of independent agencies, i.e., ‘excessive diversity in the EU vs. uniformity in the US’, and the design of accountability obligations. Based on comparative insights, the book concludes with three recommendations on how the EU agencies’ political accountability could be adjusted in the ongoing reform on agencies’ creation and operation.

Author : L. F. M. Verhey
Publisher : ISBS
ISBN 13 : 9789076871820
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Accountability in Europe written by L. F. M. Verhey and published by ISBS. This book was released on 2008 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There seems to be a growing tendency, as prominently shown by the fall of the Santer Commission in 1999 and expressed more recently in the Constitutional Treaty, to construe the relationship between the Commission and the European Parliament as a parliamentary system. In a parliamentary system the government gives account of its action to Parliament and, where appropriate, suffers the consequences, takes the blame, or puts matters right if errors have been made. The government remains in office only as long as it has the confidence of the majority in Parliament and until Parliament votes a motion of censure or the government resigns. This study further develops a European concept of political accountability. The basic assumption of the project is that such a concept must be firmly rooted in the longstanding constitutional traditions of the Member States. From this perspective, it is relevant to try to identify what political accountability precisely means in the various Member States. This proves to be far from evident. The concept of political accountability substantially differs from country to country. For example, political accountability in Italy and France primarily seems to focus on resignation of ministers whereas political accountability in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands aims at the process of giving account. In order to analyze the various approaches and to try to identify common principles, this book brings together 12 distinguished constitutional lawyers and political scientists who have analyzed the concept of political accountability from their national perspectives. The book also includes a final comparative chapter that examines the parallels and the differences between the national systems and explores to what extent common ground can be found in Europe.

Author : Adina Akbik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108835759
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Parliament as an Accountability Forum written by Adina Akbik and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of executive actors' accountability for EU economic decisions in the aftermath of the euro crisis.

Author : Carolyn Moser
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198844816
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accountability in EU Security and Defence written by Carolyn Moser and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently, some 2,500 civilian experts work across Europe, Africa, and Asia in ten ongoing civilian missions launched under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). Mandates cover a broad range of multidimensional tasks, such as rule of law support, law enforcement capacity building, or security sector reform. Numerous (recent) incidents from the field underscore that there are serious institutional as well as procedural weaknesses and irregularities tied to accountability in these EU peacebuilding missions. This title offers a comprehensive legal analysis and empirical study of accountability concerning the Union's peacebuilding endeavours, also referred to as civilian crisis management. Along with examining the governance credentials of EU peacebuilding, the monograph thoroughly scrutinizes de jure and de facto accountability arrangements of political, legal, and administrative nature existing in the domestic sphere, at EU level, and across levels. With a view to providing for a nuanced picture, the assessment further distinguishes between different accountability finalities and evaluates the appropriateness of existing accountability arrangements in civilian crisis management based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative criteria.

Author : HŽritier, Adrienne
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800379595
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regulating Finance in Europe written by HŽritier, Adrienne and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book presents an in-depth investigation of who benefits from European financial market regulatory measures and how decision-makers and stakeholders are held politically and administratively accountable. The extensive study illustrates the full range of the actors involved in key regulatory processes such as the regulation of high-frequency trading and the activities of central-clearing counterparties.

Author : L. F. M. Verhey
Publisher : Europa Law Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789089520555
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Accountability and European Integration written by L. F. M. Verhey and published by Europa Law Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the future of political control and accountability in a European and comparative perspective. It is based on the contributions to an international conference hosted by the Montesquieu Institute (Center of European Parliamentary History and Constitutional Development) at Maastricht in March 2008. The conference concluded a larger research project that was devoted to identifying features of domestic constitutional law that could help develop a system of effective accountability for the European Union.

Author : Yannis Papadopoulos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789186107970
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Accountability in EU Multi-level Governance written by Yannis Papadopoulos and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marios Costa
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317381084
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Accountability Gap in EU law written by Marios Costa and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost two decades ago, the fall of the Santer Commission against a background of allegations of maladministration and nepotism had the effect of placing accountability on the political agenda of the EU institutions. More recently, the non-ratification of the Constitutional Treaty, the difficulties of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and the current financial crisis have increased the calls for accountability in the EU. This book investigates whether any progress towards more accountability and transparency has been made in the post-Lisbon era by taking a holistic approach to the subject. Marios Costa argues that currently the EU institutions and the Member States are not in a position to hold the so-called independent agencies as well as the various committees and expert groups accountable. Despite recent progress, the EU still needs to put forward an acceptable constitutional framework which will truly secure accountability at the EU level of governance.

Author : Deirdre Curtin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317999568
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accountability and European Governance written by Deirdre Curtin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years there has been a considerable effort in some transnational organizations and institutions to confront a crisis of legitimacy by promising more accountability and openness. This volume takes as its central focus the role of accountability in democratic governance, and attempts to position a broad understanding of the notion of accountability within the overall context of the evolving political system of governance in Europe and in particular of the European Union. Bringing together new work by some of the leading scholars in the field, this volume considers the relationship between accountability and a wide range of other themes in European governance such as problems of representation, transparency, bureaucracy, and transnational relations. The volume also deals with the role of accountability in multi-level governance, and its relationship to both direct democracy and civil society. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.

Author : Sverker Gustavsson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135220581
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union written by Sverker Gustavsson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines accountability in the EU from different perspectives and considers whether EU citizens have real opportunities for holding decision-makers accountable. This book critically analyses five arguments which claim there are sufficient means for holding decision-makers to account in the Union. The main conclusion is that the current institutional set-up and practice of decision-making in the EU is one that merely creates an illusion of accountability. Using a strict framework focusing on the difference between formal mechanisms and actual opportunities for accountability, this highly coherent volume will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, especially those interested in the democratic foundations of the European political system. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415480994_oachapter1.pdf