The European External Action Service and the European Parliament

In: The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
Author: Kolja Raube 1
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  • 1 Centre for European Studies, and Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2012
In:
Volume 7: Issue 1
Article Type:
Research Article
Page Count:
65–80
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/187119112X614657
Keywords:
European External Action Service (EEAS); European Parliament; European diplomacy; parliamentary oversight

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Summary

Despite considerable academic attention on the European External Action Service (EEAS), only a few studies have touched upon its relationship with the European Parliament. This article looks into the relationship between the EEAS, its High Representative and the European Parliament. It pays particular attention to the question of whether — during the making of the EEAS — the European Parliament was able to expand its parliamentary oversight in external relations along the lines of legislative, supervisory and budgetary powers.

In:
The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
E-ISSN:
1871-191X
Print ISSN:
1871-1901
Publisher:
Brill | Nijhoff
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