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Influencing EU Politics? The Case of the Austrian Parliament

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  • Johannes Pollak
  • Peter Slominski

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The Austrian Parliament has at its disposal the strongest participation rights enabling it to influence European Union (EU) affairs. But does this guarantee a more powerful parliament in real terms? It turns out that the original intention of providing the Austrian Parliament with a strong instrument to contribute to the EU decision‐making process has been shattered by party‐dominated parliamentary life. After a promising start, the use of this device has decreased significantly. Today, the instrument is mainly used by the opposition parties to obtain information and — to a limited extent — to control the government.

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  • Johannes Pollak & Peter Slominski, 2003. "Influencing EU Politics? The Case of the Austrian Parliament," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(4), pages 707-729, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:41:y:2003:i:4:p:707-729
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-5965.00442
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    1. Katharina Luise Meissner, 2019. "Brexit under Scrutiny in EU Member States: What Role for National Parliaments in Austria and Germany?," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(3), pages 279-290.
    2. Thomas Winzen, 2013. "European integration and national parliamentary oversight institutions," European Union Politics, , vol. 14(2), pages 297-323, June.

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