The Parliamentarization of the EU’s Political System: its Impact on Legitimacy

Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto

Gracia Abad¹  Alberto Priego² 

[1] Universidad Antonio de Nebrija;Universidad Pontificia de Comillas;

关键词: parlamentarismo;    presidencialismo;    unión europea;    legitimidad;   

DOI  :  10.18543/ced-52-2015pp17-37

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The European Union is a rigid political system established with the creation of the ECSC. Its reform is difficult because two different sensibilities coexist: the Functional/Communitarian and Constitutional one. However, the EU needs to reform its institutions in order to adapt them to the new international order, the only option for reform being the addition of elements borrowed from the classical political systems, both parliamentary and presidential. Until now, most of the elements adopted have been parliamentary in nature. This could benefit EU legitimacy, as parliamentary systems are more common in Europe and are, therefore, perceived as more legitimate by the Europeans.

Received: 16 December 2014
Accepted: 26 January 2015
Published online: 15 April 2016

【 授权许可】

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