European Union Law

The Italian Parliament in the European Union

Edited by Nicola Lupo · Giovanni Piccirilli
Hart Publishing October 2017

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9781782258735
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Hart Publishing
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October 2017
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Hardback
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U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This important new collection explores the role of the Italian Parliament in the Euro-national parliamentary system as an example of an increased role for national parliaments within the European constitutional order. It illustrates the how parliamentary interactions within the European Union are highly systematic, with integrated procedures and mutual interdependence between the various stakeholders.

This work argues that this dynamic is vital for both the functioning and the future equilibrium of democracy in the EU. This is significant, particularly given the challenges posed to democracy within the EU institutions and the Member States. The Euro-national parliamentary system can be seen to have three key effects: the Europeanisation of national policies through national parliaments' involvement in the multilevel decision-making; the rise of national parliaments in the EU composite constitutional order and the enhancement of the more classical tools of inter-parliamentary cooperation.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Italian Parliament and the New Role of National Parliaments in the European Union
Nicola Lupo and Giovanni Piccirilli

Part I: Italy Coping with the Process of European Integration
1. The Transformative Role of the Parliament in the Italian Experience
Pietro Falletta
2. The Role of the Italian Parliament in the Stipulation of International Treaties: Rise and Decline of the ‘Authorisation Model’
Giuliano Vosa
3. Formulating and Implementing EU Law and Policies: ‘Ascending’ and ‘Descending’ Phases and Beyond
Renato Ibrido
4. The Evolution of Italian Representation in the European Parliament: Electoral Laws, Systemic Effects and MPs’ Characteristics
Alessandro Chiaramonte, Lorenzo De Sio and Vincenzo Emanuele

Part II: The Formation of the National Position in the EU
5. The Function of Scrutiny and Political Direction of the Government, Between Foreign Affairs and European Affairs
Giovanni Rizzoni
6. European Affairs within the Chamber of Deputies
Antonio Esposito
7. European Affairs within the Senate of the Republic
Davide A Capuano
8. The Coordination with the Regional Councils
Cristina Fasone

Part III: The Italian Parliament in the ‘Euro-national’ Parliamentary System
9. Procedures vis-à-vis the Commission: The Subsidiarity Scrutiny as a Way to ‘Reconnect’ EU Democracy
Nicola Lupo
10. Procedures vis-à-vis the European Council and the Council: Approval, Delay and Veto Powers
Giovanni Piccirilli
11. Procedures vis-à-vis the European Parliament and the Other National Parliaments: Interparliamentary Cooperation
Elena Griglio
12. Procedures vis-à-vis the Court of Justice of the European Union: Ex Post Subsidiarity Scrutiny
Werner Vandenbruwaene
13. Procedures vis-à-vis the Institutions of the New Economic Governance
Massimo Nardini
14. Procedures vis-à-vis the ‘Masters of the Treaties’: The Parliamentary Role in the Revision of the Treaties
Barbara Guastaferro

Part IV: The Italian Future in a European Perspective
15. Understanding the Impact of the Autonomy of National Legislatures on the EU Policy Process
Amie Kreppel
16. The Italian Symmetrical Bicameral System in EU Affairs
Maria Romaniello
17. The 2016 Attempted Reform of the Italian Senate in a European Perspective
Luigi Gianniti
Conclusion: ‘Silent’ Constitutional Transformations: The Italian Way of Adapting to the European Union
Nicola Lupo and Giovanni Piccirilli
Afterword: European Democracy and National Parliaments (Through the Prism of Matteo Renzi)
Peter L Lindseth
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