To give a brief insight into the life of European Union over a period which has witnessed a number of historical international and institutional developments, and to provide a politico-juridico-historical perspective on its growth, this article aims to examine the role of national parliaments in relation to increasing European legislative powers. The European Union is using this to ensure that non-European Union states accept its rules as universal standards. At the same time, European foreign policy has expanded remarkably, reflecting its more prominent international role. The European Parliament is the world’s first directly elected transnational parliament. In recent decades, the principles of human rights, peace, and democracy have reflected the deeply embedded values at the core of European integration since its inception; determining the evolution of Europe from international actor to a model of democratization: a model promoting not only respect for human rights, but also democracy and peace, which have become concrete goals steering European Union foreign policy.

Towards political integration in Europe. The involvement of national parliaments in European Union politics and policy making

rosamaria alibrandi
2018-01-01

Abstract

To give a brief insight into the life of European Union over a period which has witnessed a number of historical international and institutional developments, and to provide a politico-juridico-historical perspective on its growth, this article aims to examine the role of national parliaments in relation to increasing European legislative powers. The European Union is using this to ensure that non-European Union states accept its rules as universal standards. At the same time, European foreign policy has expanded remarkably, reflecting its more prominent international role. The European Parliament is the world’s first directly elected transnational parliament. In recent decades, the principles of human rights, peace, and democracy have reflected the deeply embedded values at the core of European integration since its inception; determining the evolution of Europe from international actor to a model of democratization: a model promoting not only respect for human rights, but also democracy and peace, which have become concrete goals steering European Union foreign policy.
2018
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