THE COOPERATION PROCEDURE IN THE EU - WHY WAS THE EUROPEAN-PARLIAMENTINFLUENTIAL IN THE DECISION ON CAR EMISSION STANDARDS

Authors
HUBSCHMID C MOSER P
Citation
C. Hubschmid et P. Moser, THE COOPERATION PROCEDURE IN THE EU - WHY WAS THE EUROPEAN-PARLIAMENTINFLUENTIAL IN THE DECISION ON CAR EMISSION STANDARDS, Journal of Common Market studies, 35(2), 1997, pp. 225-242
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
International Relations",Business
Journal title
Journal of Common Market studies → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219886
Volume
35
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
225 - 242
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9886(1997)35:2<225:TCPITE>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The conditional influence of the European Parliament (EP) in the co-op eration procedure is a recognized empirical phenomenon in the literatu re. One explanation for such conditional influence is that the Parliam ent can successfully propose amendments only when the restriction whic h it faces changes during the decision-making process. We explore this argument and find that it is able to explain the influence of the EP in the decision on car emission standards.