The influence of national parliaments
on the European Commission within
the framework of the yellow card procedure
in the context of the revision of the Posting
of Workers Directive Cover Image

The influence of national parliaments on the European Commission within the framework of the yellow card procedure in the context of the revision of the Posting of Workers Directive
The influence of national parliaments on the European Commission within the framework of the yellow card procedure in the context of the revision of the Posting of Workers Directive

Author(s): Małgorzata Wysocka
Subject(s): Law on Economics
Published by: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
Keywords: European Commission; influence; national parliaments; posting of workers; subsidiarity; yellow card; reasoned opinion

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to analyse the national parliaments’ capability of exerting influenceon the European Commission in the framework of the yellow card procedure. Theanalysis is based on the actions undertaken by national parliaments of selectedMember States from Western as well as Central and Eastern Europe within theperiod between the announcement of the European Commission proposal fora targeted revision of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers and its decisionto maintain the proposal. The analysis covers three variables concerning the statesselected for analysis, namely the economic interest of those states, the coherenceof their parliaments’ respective positions and the actions undertaken by the nationalparliaments, including those of their members, on the international level.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 112-132
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English
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