Parliamentary dimension of the Council presidency

Testing a research framework through the case of the 2016 Dutch rotating presidency of the EU

Bibliographic Data

ID6309544
AuthorsTereza Nováková (0000-0003-4671-8715, Masaryk University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume78
Issue3
Pages581-602
Publication date2025-07-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/pa/gsae037
OpenAlexW4404284003
LanguageEN
References cited11

Measuring the level of parliamentary involvement in European Union (EU) affairs cannot be undertaken without any reference to the parliamentary dimension, an integral part of the 6-month rotating presidency of member states in the EU. The parliamentary dimension encompasses all activities performed by the presidency parliament, playing a crucial role in shaping EU decision-making processes. Although a recently published study by Kaniok and Nováková has addressed for the first time the theoretical groundwork for studying this phenomenon, their proposed research framework has not yet been applied to a specific case. This study addresses this gap by applying the framework to the Dutch presidency of the Council of the EU in 2016, evaluating its effectiveness, and refining it to ensure broader applicability. By doing so, it not only validates the framework but also enhances its potential for enabling comparisons of national parliaments across presidencies, facilitating the exchange of best practices, and developing a typology of national parliaments’ roles in the EU presidency

Council of Ministers · Dimension (graph theory · Economics · European union · International trade · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Sociology · Typology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Public Administration

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access