Abstract
This article discusses potential problems with the governmental structure of the European Union. The Treaty on European Union (or "Maastricht Treaty") establishes procedures for the formulation of objectives and decision-making. Article C does speak of a single institutional framework of the Union, and Titles V and VI envisage specific tasks for the Council and the Commission. The European Parliament has no legal authority to take part in the procedure for formulating objectives and decision-making. Pursuant to Articles J.7 and K.6, the European Parliament has only a limited right to be informed by the Presidency of the Council and to present its position to the Council. The Parliament, however, may query the Council and take a position in its annual report. Further, judicial review by the Court of Justice is not possible. In those instances where the Council and the Commission share responsibility under a cooperative framework, they fail to exercise such powers in accordance with procedural provisions of the EC Treaty.
Recommended Citation
Hans-Joachim Glaesner,
Formulation of Objectives and Decision-Making Procedure in the European Union,
18 Fordham Int'l L.J. 765
(1994).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ilj/vol18/iss3/4