Influencing EU Politics? The Case of the Austrian Parliament

Johannes Pollak and Peter Slominski

Journal of Common Market Studies, 2003, vol. 41, issue 4, 707-729

Abstract: The Austrian Parliament has at its disposal the strongest participation rights enabling it to influence European Union (EU) affairs. But does this guarantee a more powerful parliament in real terms? It turns out that the original intention of providing the Austrian Parliament with a strong instrument to contribute to the EU decision‐making process has been shattered by party‐dominated parliamentary life. After a promising start, the use of this device has decreased significantly. Today, the instrument is mainly used by the opposition parties to obtain information and — to a limited extent — to control the government.

Date: 2003
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