Das Europäische Parlament

Union. In the course of the European unification process, it has increasingly become the motor and system-shaping actor behind the EU’s institutional structure. It now negotiates at eye level with the Council of Ministers, elects and controls the European Commission and, together with the national parliaments, monitors the development of the integration project. In terms of foreign policy, it is an important contact for parliaments from third countries, is actively involved in shaping, ratifying and implementing international agreements and is committed to upholding human rights and democracy.
This completely revised and updated handbook analyses the EU Parliament’s functions and areas of work in an interinstitutional context on the basis of established rules. In addition, the book conveys the Parliament’s multifaceted inner life, which enables a practical as well as up-to-date and theoretically and empirically reflected view of its constitutional reality. For academics, students, actors and practitioners of European politics, this book is an indispensable reference work.