POLI 451 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: President Of The European Commission, Body Party, Supranational Union
11 Mar 2014
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Commission has the power to bring "infringement proceedings" before the court of justice. Against member states who fail to comply with eu law (inconsistent application, delayed or wrong implementation) We will return to this topic (judicial politics) Mutual dependence between executive and legislature (vote of no confidence and vote of confidence) Govt depends on legislative majority and on an independently elected president. In eu, the euro council proposes under a majority a candidate for president of the. Then the candidate is elected by the ep by a majority. European parties are for the first time candidates for commission parliament. Tend to have held poli. positions of national govt parties. More experienced and politically moderate commissioners tend to obtain better policy portfolios. How commission officials conceive of their institutions" role. Different theories of integration: supranationalism, intergovt, institutional approaches. Supranationalist: authority should vested in college of commissioners, officials should defend commission"s role as europe"s executive.
