Reforming the furture Common Agricultural Policy - What powers do the European Commission have?
(2022) STVM23 20221Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the European Commission’s role in the ordinary legislative procedure. To do so, the thesis examines the case of the newly negotiated reform of the CAP. The Commission has for many years had legislative powers when reforming the CAP. However, since the signing of the Lisbon Treaty, the Commission has only had the formal power to initiate legislative proposals and afterward be the mediator of the trialogues. The Commission’s constitutional most prominent opportunities are their monopole as an agenda-setter in the EU. It is the only actor that can formally propose political changes. However, the Commission suffers in being a part of the negotiation process afterward. It has no legislative power to... (More)
- The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the European Commission’s role in the ordinary legislative procedure. To do so, the thesis examines the case of the newly negotiated reform of the CAP. The Commission has for many years had legislative powers when reforming the CAP. However, since the signing of the Lisbon Treaty, the Commission has only had the formal power to initiate legislative proposals and afterward be the mediator of the trialogues. The Commission’s constitutional most prominent opportunities are their monopole as an agenda-setter in the EU. It is the only actor that can formally propose political changes. However, the Commission suffers in being a part of the negotiation process afterward. It has no legislative power to amend or disagree with the final outcome of a policy agreement once it is agreed upon by the European Parliament and European Council. This is surely a constraint for them. In the case of the CAP post-2020 reform, the Commission made a smart move. They gave the policy more flexibility for the Member States which was a wish from stakeholders, Member States, etc. However, by giving the Member States the right to make strategic plans, the Commission gave themselves more power since every strategic plan must be negotiated and approved by the Commission. The conclusion of the thesis is, therefore, that the Commission might not have the strongest formal powers, but they can informally influence the policy outcome. (Less)
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- author
- Hansen, Julie Sofie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM23 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- European Union, The European Commission, The Common Agricultural Policy, decision-making, reform process
- language
- English
- id
- 9077504
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- 2022-05-23 12:14:02
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