Rola parlamentów narodowych w procesie integracji europejskiej po Traktacie z Lizbony i konieczne zmiany w prawie parlamentarnym

Abstract

The author analyses the role of the national parliaments in the process of European Integration. Treaty of Lisbon has offered new competences to the national parliaments. They may control legislative proposals of the Commission in the context of fulfilling the principle of subsidiarity. This ‘Early Warning System’ has greatly extended the position of national parliament in EU decision-making procedure. In consequence, changes inparliamentary law have occurred or should be passed. However, real meaning of this new competences will depend on capacity of national parliaments to successfully perform that new rights. Especially important is coordination with other national parliaments to achieve 1/3 (or . majority) level of protest upon which the Commission should rethink a legislative proposal. Useful forum should be the COSAC , but bilateral cooperation will be as well necessary. Important competences also arrived to national parliament in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (e.g. controlling of the Eurojust and the Europol), but the new EU regulations are necessary to perform these functions. Strengthening the position of national parliaments should reduce, in theory, “democratic deficit’ in EU, but whether it will occur depends on how effectively national parliaments will use the new competences and extend real power in the EU decision-making system.