Early warning and regional parliaments: in search of a new model. Suggestions from the Basque experience
- Autores: Josu Osés Abando
- Localización: Perspectives on Federalism, ISSN-e 2036-5438, Vol. 5, Nº. 2, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Regional Parliaments in the European Union: A comparison between Italy and Spain), págs. 74-88
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The balance sheet of having had the early warning procedure for two years shows that the active role developed by some regional parliaments, like the Basque Parliament, has reached a point of lack of efficacy and confidence.
The Basque Chamber has not limited itself to express a “yes-or-no”-opinion, but has tried to make specific contributions for improving the proper performance of the provisions of Protocol 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon. But the mechanism implemented in Spain does not guarantee the taking into account of the contributions by the regional parliaments, and so we need a new procedural scheme.
The author proposes a step-by-step approach to making a selection of all the initiatives expressed in the yearly legislative program of the European Commission, with a focus on analysing the procedure for selected topics to provide an informational background to the Basque parliamentary committees.
If no solution is found, the early warning system will become a repetitive ritual that will fail due to lack of effective use.
