EU-Spitzenkandidaten – neue Impulse und ihre Folgen für das politische System der EU

Thomas Christiansen

doi:10.5771/0720-5120-2015-1-26

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- 3–59 Aufsätze 3–59
  - 3–25 Was haben TTIP, CETA und TISA gemeinsam? ‚Investor-To-State Dispute Settlement‘ (ISDS) als umstrittenes Element der EU-Freihandelsabkommen Waldemar Hummer Waldemar Hummer 3–25
  - 26–43 EU-Spitzenkandidaten – neue Impulse und ihre Folgen für das politische System der EU Thomas Christiansen Thomas Christiansen 26–43
  - 44–59 Die Bankenunion als Krönung der Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion? David Howarth, Lucia Quaglia David Howarth, Lucia Quaglia 44–59
- 60–64 Forum 60–64
  - Was können wir tun, um die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Europas wiederherzustellen? Werner Hoyer Werner Hoyer
- 65–68 Literatur 65–68
  - Was hält Europa in der Krise zusammen? Plädoyer für ein europäisches Gemeinwohl Hartmut Marhold Hartmut Marhold
- 69–77 Tagungen 69–77
  - 69–76 Aktuelle Herausforderungen für die deutsche Europapolitik: Vertiefung, Erweiterung, Nachbarschaft Karin Göldner, Funda Tekin Karin Göldner, Funda Tekin 69–76
  - 77–77 Offener Call for Papers 77–77
- 78–98 Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration 78–98
  - 78–85 Internationale Handlungsfähigkeit der Europäischen Union durch gemischte Abkommen Daniel Engel Daniel Engel 78–85
  - 86–91 Das südliche Mittelmeer Benjamin Rego Benjamin Rego 86–91
  - 92–97 Nord- und Südkaukasus in der europäischen Nachbarschaft: Triangulare funktionale Kooperation oder Wettbewerb in einer heterogenen Region. Russland, EU und Kaukasus Sigita Urdze Sigita Urdze 92–97
  - 98–98 Tagungsplanung des AEI für das Jahr 2015 98–98
- 99–100 Abstracts 99–100
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EU-Spitzenkandidaten – neue Impulse und ihre Folgen für das politische System der EU

Autoren

Thomas Christiansen

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0720-5120-2015-1-26
- ISSN: 0720-5120
- ISSN online: 2941-8895
Zusammenfassung

The Lisbon Treaty introduced a small but significant change to the appointment procedure of the European Commission President, namely the requirement for the candidate proposed by the European Council to be elected by the European Parliament. Even though this was on paper only a minor modification of the existing procedure under which the EP had to consent to the member states’ chosen candidate, this reform had nevertheless the potential for wide-ranging repercussions within the EU’s evolving political system. This article examines the impact that these changes have had on the dynamics of electoral politics and executive appointments in the EU, arguing that while there has been a greater degree of politicisation, this has not resulted in the establishment of traditional left/right politics expected from the experience of national politics. Instead, the - somewhat paradoxical - effect of the introduction of the Spitzenkandidaten system has been to cement the grand coalition in the EP and a strengthening of the supranational institutions vis-à-vis the member states.

Abstract

The Lisbon Treaty introduced a small but significant change to the appointment procedure of the European Commission President, namely the requirement for the candidate proposed by the European Council to be elected by the European Parliament. Even though this was on paper only a minor modification of the existing procedure under which the EP had to consent to the member states’ chosen candidate, this reform had nevertheless the potential for wide-ranging repercussions within the EU’s evolving political system. This article examines the impact that these changes have had on the dynamics of electoral politics and executive appointments in the EU, arguing that while there has been a greater degree of politicisation, this has not resulted in the establishment of traditional left/right politics expected from the experience of national politics. Instead, the - somewhat paradoxical - effect of the introduction of the Spitzenkandidaten system has been to cement the grand coalition in the EP and a strengthening of the supranational institutions vis-à-vis the member states.
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