The state of EU law-making now resembles a olitical ‘Harlem shake’

In March 2013, the European Parliament rejected the European Council’s proposals on the EU budget for 2014-2020. While some believe this to be a victory for the Parliament in opposing budget cuts, negotiations are still to take place until a package deal is agreed between both institutions.

Raya Kardasheva argues that while package lawmaking initially served as a flexible tool for negotiation among a select group of senior legislators, the process has now evolved outside institutional rules and it increasingly resembles the frantic group dance movements of this year’s viral YouTube meme ‘Harlem shake’.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: MEPs want renegotiation of EU budget deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-want-renegotiation-of-eu-budget-deal/

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