Leadership, Accountability and Responsiveness? The European Commission in the EU System

Abstract

Globalization and an increasing political dynamic environment continue to speed the challenges of the EU of staying competitive. The incoming European Commission has ambitious plans for shaping a coherent EU defence and security policy, A Green Deal, securing a rule of law monitoring mechanism, a new pact on migration and asylum, creating new business opportunities, fighting against money laundering, and strengthening the democratic accountability in our European Monetary Union. Von der Leyen and her team will also be required to act in response to an array of other issues and events outside of their direct control. To succeed, the Commission needs ambition to step up to this challenge. This also raises questions about how accountability and transparency, both of which are necessary for public legitimacy and support, are reconciled. The individual papers in this panel deal with the Commission’s leadership, accountability and responsiveness in the EU system.

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Commission Leadership: Climate and Migration	View Paper Details
The European Commission and the European Council: Setting the EU’s Agenda in the Post-Lisbon Era	View Paper Details
Strategic Responses to Domestic Contestation: The EU Between Politicisation and Depoliticisation	View Paper Details
The Politicization of the Appointment of the Commission and the Confirmation Hearings	View Paper Details