Shifting EU Institutional Reform into High Gear: Report of the CEPS High-Level Group

CEPS Task Force Report, 2014, ISBN 978-94-6138-383-9

41 Pages Posted: 28 Mar 2014

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Sonia Piedrafita

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

Steven Blockmans

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS); University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance

Date Written: March 19, 2014

Abstract

To contribute to the important debate on EU institutional reform in the run-up to the European Parliament elections and the start of a new Commission, CEPS formed a High-Level Group on EU Institutional Reform under the leadership of Danuta Hübner MEP and member of the CEPS Board of Directors. The report of this distinguished group of MEPs, former and current EU institutional members and leading scholars on EU law and institutional affairs focuses on reforms that could be taken within the framework of the current treaties to build a more responsive and accountable Union. The report analyses the main inter- and intra-institutional weaknesses in terms of efficiency, democracy and differentiation and puts forward a number of recommendations addressing issues such as the reorganisation of the College of Commissioners, the promotion of strategic legislative planning, the enhancement of the role of the EP and the rotating Presidency of the Council, the improvement of the democratic accountability of the European Council and the adequate engagement of the national parliaments.

Keywords: EU institutional reform, EU, European Parliament elections, European Parliament, EP

Suggested Citation

Piedrafita, Sonia and Blockmans, Steven, Shifting EU Institutional Reform into High Gear: Report of the CEPS High-Level Group (March 19, 2014). CEPS Task Force Report, 2014, ISBN 978-94-6138-383-9, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2416755

Sonia Piedrafita (Contact Author)

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) ( email )

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Brussels, 1000
Belgium

Steven Blockmans

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) ( email )

1 Place du Congres, 1000
Brussels, 1000
Belgium

University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance ( email )

P.O.Box 1030
Amsterdam, 1000 BA
Netherlands

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