The European Parliament in Times of EU Crisis

1 Parliamentary oversight: Challenges facing classic scrutiny instruments and the emergence of new forms of 'steering' scrutiny. Eva-Maria Poptcheva.- 2 The European Parliament and the European Council. A shift in the balance of power? Wolfgang Wessels, Johannes Müller Gomez and Johannes Wolters.- 3 The CJEU and the Parliament's powers since Lisbon. Judicial support to representative democracy? Sabine Saurugger and Fabien Terpan.- 4 The relationship between the Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament: an evolving relationship? François Decoster, Jennifer Rousselle and Vincent Delhomme.- 5 Taming Trilogues - The EU's Law-Making Process in a Comparative Perspective. Justin Greenwood and Christilla Roederer-Rynning.- 6 The European Parliament and EU secondary legislation: Improved Scrutiny Practices and Upstream Involvement for Delegated Acts and Implementing Acts. Vicky Marissen.- 7 Out of balance? Practical experience with quasi-legislative Delegated Acts 2009-2017. Michael Kaeding.- 8 The European Parliament's contribution to the EU Budget: a power game. Anne Vitrey and Frederik Mesdag.- 9 The European Parliament and Civil Society. Amandine Crespy and Louisa Parks.- 10 Parliamentary questions and representation of territorial interest in the EP. Nathalie Brack and Olivier Costa.- 11 The arduous way towards a uniform electoral system for the European Parliament. Rudolf Hrbek.- 12 Euroscepticism at the EP Elections in 2014: A Reflection of the Different Patterns of Opposition to the EU? Birte Wassenberg.- 13 Migration Policy Debates in the European Parliament. Does the Mainstream Right stand its Ground? Brice Cristoforetti and Lara Querton.- 14 Possible Future European Union Party Political Systems. Martin Westlake.- 15 Reforming the European Parliament's Monetary and Economic Dialogues: Creating Accountability

Olivier Costa is Research Professor at the CNRS, Bordeaux, France and Director of European Political and Governance Studies at the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium. He is Co-Director of the European Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of Aquitaine. His research interests include EU institutions and policies, European Parliament, French Parliament and comparative legislative politics.