The European Commission in EU Policy-Making

Abstract

As a central player in EU policy-making, an understanding of the role of the European Commission is indispensable for understanding the way EU policies are formed and executed. At the same time, the Commission is heavily constrained by the wider political context within which it operates. The papers in this panel explore this tension by analysing the role and mode of operation of the Commission around a number of important initiatives that have arisen in recent years.

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Making the Most out of a Crisis? Analysing the role of the European Commission as a competence maximiser in the context of the new expenditure policies created within the 2021/2027 MFF/NGEU	View Paper Details
Know, how? Reassessing influence in EU energy efficiency policy-making through the lens of learning	View Paper Details
Organisation of open public consultations by European Commission	View Paper Details