Community method
The Community method or Union method[1] refers to decision making processes in the European Union which emphasize the roles of the supranational decision making bodies such as the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the European Union.[2][3] It can be contrasted with intergovernmental decision making processes used in the former second and third pillars of the Union in which the Commission and Parliament played more minor roles,[3] and to intergovernmental cooperation outside of the formal EU processes, such as the Schengen Agreement before the Amsterdam Treaty.
See also
- Enhanced cooperation
- European Communities
- Legislature of the European Union
- Open method of coordination
- Three pillars of the European Union
References
- ^ Devuyst, Youri (24 May 2018). "The European Union's Community Method". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.153.
- ^ "The Community Method". Oxford Scholarship Online. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b Kaczorowska, Alina (2013). European Union law (Third edition. ed.). Abingdon, Oxon, London: Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 9780415695978.
External links
- Community and intergovernmental methods - Europa Glossary
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