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At the COSAC Troika
Meeting in S�dert�lje, February 6, it was decided that a COSAC
working group should be set up to deal with the issue of national
parliaments and the European Union. This issue could be divided
into two aspects:
1) how the national parliaments could contribute to the discussion
about the future development of the European Union,
2) the role of national parliaments in the European architecture.
The following questions
are related to these two aspects. Your answers will be an important
input to the COSAC working group. We are most thankful for your
co-operation.
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We would appreciate
if you could answer before March 25. Please send your answer
by mail to
[email protected]
or by fax at +46-8-786 6163 |
| Questions |
1 a)
Has your parliament pronounced itself in recent years on the issues
mentioned in the Nice Declaration on the Future of the Union, especially
the issue of the role of national parliaments? |
1 b)
If your parliament has done so, in what form was the statement made?
What specific statements from your parliament do you consider especially
important? |
2 a)
Has your parliament taken any specific measures in order to encourage
a broad public debate on the issues mentioned in the Nice Declaration
on the Future of the Union, such as arranging public hearings? Is
it likely that such measures will be taken? |
2 b)
Do you have any specific experience from working methods for earlier
debates on the EU, especially Treaty changes, in your country, such
as parliamentary ad-hoc committees or committees set up by the government,
which may be valuable for other countries? |
3)
Do you have any specific experience from your parliament's dealing
with EU matters that might be valuable for other national parliaments
in their work with EU matters? |
