1. Has the Early Warning Mechanism Enhanced the EU’s Democratic Legitimacy?
Ian Cooper
Democratic Innovations of the Lisbon Treaty
Carleton University, 2 June 2017

2. Treaty of Lisbon: National Parliaments
1. A symbolic recognition
2. The control of the subsidiarity principle
3. Information rights
4. Participation in the revision of the treaty
5. A specific role for Freedom, Security and Justice
6. An acknowledgment of inter-parliamentary cooperation

3. National Parliaments’ Other EU-level Activity
Political Dialogue with Commission (since 2006)
Network of National Parliament Representatives in Brussels
New Interparliamentary Conferences
2012: CFSP-CSDP Conference
2013: SECG Conference (Article 13 TSCG)
2017: JPSG for Europol

4. The Early Warning Mechanism
Council of
Ministers
Commission
European
Parliament

5. The Early Warning Mechanism
Council of
Ministers
Commission
European
Parliament
National Parliaments

6. The Early Warning Mechanism
Council of
Ministers
Commission
European
Parliament
1/3
National Parliaments

7. The Early Warning Mechanism
Council of
Ministers
Commission
European
Parliament
1/3
National Parliaments
1/2 + 1

8. EWM

9. EWM 2009-2016 300+ Reasoned Opinions (for 600+ legislative proposals)
3 Yellow Cards
2012: Monti II Regulation (withdrawn)
2013: EPPO proposal (maintained)
2016: Posted Workers Directive (maintained)
0 Orange Cards

10. What Effect on Democratic Legitimacy of the EU?
Literature on EWM:
Process-tracing of single cases of yellow card
Legal vs. political approaches
Comparison of national parliaments
Comparison of legislative proposals
Question: Have national parliaments had an influence on EU legislative outcomes?
My approach: Look at broader group of cases
Include Political Dialogue contributions

11. EWM and Political Dialogue 2006-2016

12. Proposals with ½ vote for yellow card, 2010-2016

13. Has the Early Warning Mechanism Enhanced the EU’s Democratic Legitimacy?
Ian Cooper
Democratic Innovations of the Lisbon Treaty
Carleton University, 2 June 2017