Nav 11.1: Comitology in the EU

Length	Browsing: 20 minutes Reporting: 25 minutes
Goal	To find out to what extent decision making in comitology committees is technical or may be politicized.   To learn to work with the comitology register on the internet.
Introduction	The comitology system forms an integral part of the implementation phase of EU policymaking. You will take a closer look at the activities of these committees by browsing the Comitology website.
Steps	Access the comitology register of the European Commission Click on the tab ‘’search for documents’’ and choose the option ‘’committee’’ Under the heading ‘’service responsible’’ you can choose a specific policy area in which a certain committee operates Search for a summary report of a particular committee meeting and answer the following questions:
Questions	Give a brief summary of the topics that were discussed during that meeting. Were any decisions taken during the meeting? If so were they purely technical decisions, or do you think that they are to some extent political in character?
Links	http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regcomitology/index.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regcomitology/index.cfm?do=Search.Search&NewSearch=1