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The financial crisis and the European Parliament: An analysis of the Two-Pack legislation

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  • Léa Roger
  • Simon Otjes
  • Harmen van der Veer

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The left–right line of conflict has been the dominant dimension of decision-making in the European Parliament since 1979. A pro-/anti-European Union integration dimension is of secondary importance. Limited evidence exists on the conditions under which these different dimensions matter. This study examines parliamentary decision-making about the so-called Two-Pack, which moved responsibilities about budgetary decision-making to the European Commission. The article uses in-depth interviews, textual analysis of committee debates and roll call voting analysis in order to determine which lines of conflict matter at which stage of decision-making. The evidence indicates that left–right division is dominant in the informal stage preceding committee debates, while both the pro-/anti-European Union and the left/right dimensions matter during the committee stage, whereas for plenary votes, the pro-/anti-European Union dimension is crucial.

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  • Léa Roger & Simon Otjes & Harmen van der Veer, 2017. "The financial crisis and the European Parliament: An analysis of the Two-Pack legislation," European Union Politics, , vol. 18(4), pages 560-580, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:eeupol:v:18:y:2017:i:4:p:560-580
    DOI: 10.1177/1465116517716311
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