Parliamentary Questions : Expressions of Opposition(s) within the European Parliament?

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Authors

KANIOK Petr KOMÍNKOVÁ Magda

Year of publication 2019
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Baltic Journal of European Studies
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Web článek - open access
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2019-0003
Keywords European Parliament; MEPs; opposition; parliamentary questions; parliamentary scrutiny; political groups in the EP; supervisory powers
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Description Parliamentary questions are a direct form of parliamentary scrutiny of other EU institutions and bodies, traditionally being an important tool for the opposition. This study examines how parliamentary questions are used in the European Parliament. We ascertain whether political groups representing opposition differ in their use of parliamentary questions from those who are represented in the European Commission. The article presents two main findings. First, such a difference does exist in all types of questions at the aggregated level. Groups not represented in the European Commission pose more questions than those who are represented. Secondly, it appears that the type of parliamentary question determines the groups’ behaviour. The article thus contributes to our understanding of how opposition functions in the European Parliament.
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