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11 Teises Apzvalga L. Rev. 5 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/teiapvglr11 and id is 1 raw text is: ISSN 2029-4239 (online) VY IV R)DID7OJOTeis~s apivalga Law review UN IVERSITETNo. 1 (11), 2014, p. 5-24 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE David Ramiro Troitifio1 Tallinn University of Technology Submitted on April 10, 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7220/2029-4239.11.1 SUMMARY The article covers the foundation, historical development, current situation and future of the European Parliament. The scientific analysis is based on a multidisciplinary approach with emphasis on the political role of the institution as it is starting to play a central role in the European integration. The future of the EU parliament is a key question for the future of the Union and is addressed by different proposals developed in this article. KEYWORDS European Parliament, subsidiarity, co-decision, future reforms. INTRODUCTION The European Parliament started with the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community. The first European Community had similar institutions to the current institutions of the European Union: a High Authority, similar to the European Commission, but more powerful; a Council, where the member states were represented, but it was less important than the current European Council; a Court of Justice; and a Common Assembly, the modern European Parliament. The members of the Assembly were chosen by the national parliaments, and normally according to the internal composition of the national parliaments. So, if a national parliament was composed 40 % of socialists and 60 % conservatives, the same percentage was sent to the Common Assembly. This system also worked for the Common Assembly of the European Economic Community, but with some exceptions. For example, the Italians did not send Communists to the Common Assembly, and hence were not respecting the composition of their national parliament. 1David Ramiro Troitifio, an associate professor, the Department of International Relations, Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration, Tallinn University of Tecnology. Research interest: European Union political issues. E-mail perdices57@yahoo.es. CV and publications: <https://www.etis.ee/portaal/isikuCV.aspx?TextBoxName=david%20ramiro%20troitino&PersonVID =60601 &lang=en&FromUrlO=isikud.aspx>.

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