Calls for more powers to the European Parliament in the European Union’s foreign and security policy are becoming increasingly common. How can this be?
Even with the Lisbon Treaty, foreign and security policy remains intergovernmental, with state territory as the core organising principle for its institutions. In such a context, sustaining national democratic procedures, holding the executives accountable, should not be a problem. Why then, the demand for increased powers to the EP?
Background paper, programme and list of participants here (pdf)
The workshop is part of the EuroTrans-project, financed by the Norwegian Research Council, and is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.