1. National parliaments, accountability and transparency in a European perspective -- 2. European integration and deparliamentarisation -- 3. National parliaments in the EU Treaties -- 4. The ordinary legislative process and national parliaments -- 5. Subsidiarity as a regulatory principle in EU law -- 6. Subsidiarity control after Lisbon -- 7. Accountability and legitimacy in a multi-level context -- 8. National parliaments after Lisbon : a new dawn of accountability or remaining on the periphery?
Summary
This accessible and detailed book takes an interdisciplinary approach in exploring the position of national parliaments in the EU polity and in particular their position within the EU governance framework. Adam Cygan analyses the impact of subsidiarity monitoring upon national parliaments and to what extent this provides new opportunities for national parliaments to be engaged in, and exert influence over, the EU legislative process. While the post-Lisbon position of national parliaments may have improved, this book questions whether national parliaments can really be considered as central act
