This book examines the theory and praxis of the legal concept of subsidiarity and the policy
paradigm of multilevel governance, providing an updated overview on how subnational and …

Every year the EU Commission issues thousands of rules based on powers delegated by
the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. But delegation is carefully controlled …

During the 2010s, research focusing on the dismantling of policies grew considerably and
contributed to a better understanding of the dynamics of policy change. Policy termination …

Most EU legislation consists of executive acts of the European Commission. The Lisbon
Treaty introduced a new type of EU executive legislation–delegated acts, which give the …

This chapter applies the well-established heuristic of the policy cycle to the policymaking
process of the European Union (EU). Notably, the EU polity differs from states, which has …

Composed of member states representatives, the comitology committees are watchdogs that
limit the Commission's discretion in implementing EU law. Yet, these watchdogs appear very …

This article sheds new light on deliberative dynamics at work in comitology. Starting from the
findings of previous research on the frequency of consensus within the comitology …

When does the delegation of legislative powers to the executive endanger policy
compliance? The European Union (EU) Lisbon Treaty introduced quasi-legislative tertiary …

It is a common feature of western democracies that legislatures delegate specific rule-
making powers to the executive. Parliaments, then, decide on the general contents of policy …

Background Tbilisi, June 27th 2014. I stood together with thousands of ecstatic Georgians at
the capitals European square, where a grand concert was held, after which the then Prime …