Učešće nacionalnih parlamenata u aktivnostima Evropske unije
Participation of National Parliaments in Activities of the European Union

Author(s): Marijana Pajvančić, Ljubica Đorđević
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Parliament; The European Union; The Principle of Subsidiarity; Revision of the EU Treaties; Article 12 TEU;
Summary/Abstract: With Article 12 TEU the EU law establishes a direct link between national parliaments and the EU. According to Article 12 TEU national parliaments have the right to be informed by the institutions of the EU and to get forwarded draft legislative acts of the EU, to supervise the respect for the principle of subsidiarity, to participate in the area of freedom, security and justice, to participate in the revision procedures of the Treaties, to get informed about the accession process, and to take part in the inter-parliamentary cooperation. Participation of national parliaments in activities of the EU reflects the intention to decrease the democracy deficit of the EU and to compensate a constant reduction of powers of national parliaments resulting from the EU integration. Article 12 TEU recognizes national parliaments as players of the integration process, but it does not affect the decision mechanisms in the EU. Article 12 TEU establishes specific links between national and the EU levels of governance but it does not modify the concept of the EU. The decisions of the EU are still made in scope of the EU institutions and according to the rules and procedures regulated with the EU law. To some extent the EU law recognizes the role of veto-players for the national parliaments, but this role is rather limited.

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