Influencing Decision Making:  the impact of non-mandatory opinions of the Committee of the Regions

dc.contributor.advisor	Veer van der , Reinout
dc.contributor.author	Swinkels, Bart
dc.date.issued	2024-08-27
dc.description.abstract	Perhaps the least known part of the European Union is the Committee of the Regions. This consultative body reflects on legislative proposals as put forward by the European Commission – at times required by EU treaties, at times deemed appropriate by itself. This study assesses the power that lies in the non-mandatory opinions issued by the CoR, and attempts to see whether these opinions have tangible results in legislative acts as adopted by the European Parliament. An assessment of four types of documents – legislative proposals, CoR opinions, reactions to the opinions and adopted legislative acts – shows these opinions do have some influence on EU legislation, although it can at times be difficult to pinpoint exact words or phrases that are directly taken from a CoR opinion.
dc.identifier.uri	https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/18057
dc.language.iso	en
dc.thesis.faculty	Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen
dc.thesis.specialisation	specialisations::Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen::Master Political Science
dc.thesis.studyprogramme	studyprogrammes::Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen::Master Political Science
dc.thesis.type	Master
dc.title	Influencing Decision Making: the impact of non-mandatory opinions of the Committee of the Regions

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