Since the Treaty of Lisbon came into effect there seems to have been a remarkable increase in the European Parliament’s involvement in foreign and security affairs. In PRIF-Report No. 104 "The Contested 'Parliamentarisation' of EU Foreign and Security Policy. The role of the European Parliament following the introduction of the Treaty of Lisbon" Anna Herranz-Surrallés reviews the first 18 months following the implementation of the treaty in order to assess the significance of the perceived changes in the role of the European Parliament. To do so, she analyses the three interrelated domains of institutions and budget, international agreements, and security and defence policy over the last months. In conclusion, she identifies the chances and challenges but also the risks of the current development.
Anna Herranz-Surrallés is Juan de la Cierva Researcher at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). She was a visiting fellow at PRIF in the programme area of „International Organizations and International Law“ between March and May 2011. Her current research focuses on the processes of legitimation of EU foreign and security policies in different sites and polity levels.
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