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Legislative Procedures in the European Union: An Empirical Analysis

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  • TSEBELIS, GEORGE
  • JENSEN, CHRISTIAN B.
  • KALANDRAKIS, ANASTASSIOS
  • KREPPEL, AMIE

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The article analyses the role of the Commission, the Parliament, and the Council in the two main legislative procedures in the European Union: co-operation and co-decision (I). We use the legislative history of some 5,000 parliamentary amendments. These procedures have been the subject of a great deal of theoretical debate. According to conventional wisdom the co-decision procedure increases the powers of the European Parliament. Revisionist approaches, however, suggest that the conditional agenda-setting powers accorded to the Parliament by the co-operation procedure are more important than the veto powers ascribed by co-decision.

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  • Tsebelis, George & Jensen, Christian B. & Kalandrakis, Anastassios & Kreppel, Amie, 2001. "Legislative Procedures in the European Union: An Empirical Analysis," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 31(4), pages 573-599, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:31:y:2001:i:04:p:573-599_00
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