History Of Budgetary Powers In The EU. Part I: European Coal And Steel Community 1952-2002

This study, the first part of a wider analysis on the European Parliament’s role in European Union budgetary powers, traces the very first phase of interinstitutional relations in the framework of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). After a brief historical introduction, the study explains the structure, objectives and means of action of the ECSC.

The present research will highlight a narrative differing in part from the theory of the rules of the ECSC Treaty, and we will discover numerous features which, in spite of the 60-year gap, point up certain similarities with approaches and problems existing today.

The study concludes with an overview of the evolution of interinstitutional relations, with a focus on the budgetary domain and on the capacity of the institutions to adapt and evolve.

Written by Alfredo De Feo.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

EP: EPRS: Studies, March 2015: History Of Budgetary Powers In The EU. Part I: European Coal And Steel Community 1952-2002 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2015/538883/EPRS_STU(2015)538883_EN.pdf

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