Blog: What role for national parliaments in EU law making?

This article is based on the suthor's submission, given in a personal capacity, to the UK House of Lords Inquiry into the role of national parliaments in the EU in the autumn of 2013.

Richard Corbett is author of 'The Evolving Roles of the European Parliament and of National Parliaments' in 'EU Law after Lisbon' by Professors Piet Eeckhout, Andrea Biondi and Stephanie Ripley (2012, Oxford University Press)ISBN 978-0-19-964432-2 and of other books and articles on European affairs. He is a former MEP and currently a member of the cabinet of Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.

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UK: Parliament: House of Lords: Committee: EU Select Committee: News: Lords begin inquiry into the role of national Parliaments in the EU http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-select-committee-/news/lords-begin-inquiry-into-national-parliaments/

ESO: Background information: 'Green card', 'Late card': Dutch parliament ups the ante in EU democracy debate http://www.europeansources.info/record/blog-green-card-late-card-dutch-parliament-ups-the-ante-in-eu-democracy-debate/

ESO: Background information: National Parliaments and EU law-making: How is the ‘yellow card’ system working? http://www.europeansources.info/record/national-parliaments-and-eu-law-making-how-is-the-yellow-card-system-working/

Blog: Centre for European Reform, 12.11.13: The EU's 'yellow card' comes of age: Subsidiarity unbound? http://centreforeuropeanreform.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/the-eus-yellow-card-comes-of-age.html

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 18.11.13: Five minutes with Mats Persson: “National parliaments are the solution to the EU’s democratic deficit' http://bit.ly/1gWf2kp

Social Europe Journal, 27.02.14: How To Make EU Governance More Effective http://www.social-europe.eu/2014/02/eu-governance/

EUObserver, 24.03.14: British Lords want more power over EU laws http://euobserver.com/news/123597

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