A ten-point plan to strengthen Westminster’s oversight of EU policy

One of David Cameron's EU reform demands is a greater role for national parliaments in the EU, in an attempt to make the Union more democratically accountable. But the House of Commons' scrutiny of EU affairs is weak, and represents a missed opportunity to strengthen democratic accountability at the national level. This policy brief proposes ten steps that the British parliament and government can take to improve Westminster's engagement with the EU.

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ESO: Background information: Not in front of the MPs: Why can’t Parliament have a frank discussion about the EU? http://www.europeansources.info/record/not-in-front-of-the-mps-why-cant-parliament-have-a-frank-discussion-about-the-eu/

Politico, 20.07.15: Britain’s Euroskeptic ground zero http://www.politico.eu/article/closer-scrutiny-commons-eu-parliament-brexit-britain-oversight/

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