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.
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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:
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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?
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Links |
http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regcomitology/index.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regcomitology/index.cfm?do=Search.Search&NewSearch=1 |