Managing Disintegration: How the European Parliament Responded and Adapted to Brexit

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Autor(a) principal: Bressanelli, Edoardo
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Chelotti, Nicola, Lehmann, Wilhelm
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i1.3684
Resumo: Brexit makes both a direct and an indirect impact on the European Parliament (EP). The most direct consequence is the withdrawal of the 73-member strong UK contingent and the changing size of the political groups. Yet, the impact of Brexit is also felt in more oblique ways. Focussing on the role and influence of the EP in the EU–UK negotiations, and of the British delegation in the EP, this article shows that the process, and not just the outcome of Brexit, has significant organisational implications for the EP and its political groups. Moreover, it also showcases the importance of informal rules and norms of behaviour, which were affected by Brexit well ahead of any formal change to the UK status as a Member State. The EP and its leadership ensured the active involvement of the EP in the negotiating process—albeit in different ways for the withdrawal agreement and the future relationship—and sought to minimise the costs of Brexit, reducing the clout of British members particularly in the allocation of legislative reports.
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title Managing Disintegration: How the European Parliament Responded and Adapted to Brexit
spellingShingle Managing Disintegration: How the European Parliament Responded and Adapted to Brexit
Bressanelli, Edoardo
Brexit; European Parliament; European Union; MEPs; negotiations; trade
title_short Managing Disintegration: How the European Parliament Responded and Adapted to Brexit
title_full Managing Disintegration: How the European Parliament Responded and Adapted to Brexit
title_fullStr Managing Disintegration: How the European Parliament Responded and Adapted to Brexit
title_full_unstemmed Managing Disintegration: How the European Parliament Responded and Adapted to Brexit
title_sort Managing Disintegration: How the European Parliament Responded and Adapted to Brexit
author Bressanelli, Edoardo
author_facet Bressanelli, Edoardo
Chelotti, Nicola
Lehmann, Wilhelm
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Lehmann, Wilhelm
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Chelotti, Nicola
Lehmann, Wilhelm
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Brexit; European Parliament; European Union; MEPs; negotiations; trade
topic Brexit; European Parliament; European Union; MEPs; negotiations; trade
description Brexit makes both a direct and an indirect impact on the European Parliament (EP). The most direct consequence is the withdrawal of the 73-member strong UK contingent and the changing size of the political groups. Yet, the impact of Brexit is also felt in more oblique ways. Focussing on the role and influence of the EP in the EU–UK negotiations, and of the British delegation in the EP, this article shows that the process, and not just the outcome of Brexit, has significant organisational implications for the EP and its political groups. Moreover, it also showcases the importance of informal rules and norms of behaviour, which were affected by Brexit well ahead of any formal change to the UK status as a Member State. The EP and its leadership ensured the active involvement of the EP in the negotiating process—albeit in different ways for the withdrawal agreement and the future relationship—and sought to minimise the costs of Brexit, reducing the clout of British members particularly in the allocation of legislative reports.
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