From 6d97cc814fd7a27bca02eb70d8d68537102098a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jordan Maris Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 22:41:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] flowchart completed to the level of interinstitutional negotiations, work still in progress. Began work on the explanations of each stage of the legislative process. Added holding pages for the Lobbying and advanced eurocracy sections --- _includes/legislative_procedure.html | 4 +- flowcharts/legislative_procedure.drawio | 229 +++++++++++------- .../lawmaking_rules.markdown | 10 + .../regulation_vs_directive.markdown | 7 + .../stronger_arguments.markdown | 7 + .../legislative_procedure.markdown | 28 ++- pages/lobbying/influence_commission.markdown | 7 + pages/lobbying/influencing_council.markdown | 7 + .../lobbying/influencing_parliament.markdown | 7 + pages/lobbying/last_minute.markdown | 7 + pages/lobbying/propose.markdown | 7 + 11 files changed, 230 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-) create mode 100644 pages/advanced_eurocracy/lawmaking_rules.markdown create mode 100644 pages/advanced_eurocracy/regulation_vs_directive.markdown create mode 100644 pages/advanced_eurocracy/stronger_arguments.markdown create mode 100644 pages/lobbying/influence_commission.markdown create mode 100644 pages/lobbying/influencing_council.markdown create mode 100644 pages/lobbying/influencing_parliament.markdown create mode 100644 pages/lobbying/last_minute.markdown create mode 100644 pages/lobbying/propose.markdown diff --git a/_includes/legislative_procedure.html b/_includes/legislative_procedure.html index dc4f011..26ce0c5 100644 --- a/_includes/legislative_procedure.html +++ b/_includes/legislative_procedure.html @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ -Untitled Diagram +legislative_procedure -
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In this system: +1. the European Commission prepares a proposal, and sends it to the European Parliament and the Council. +2. Inside the Parliament, MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) debate and negotiate to agree on a list of changes to the law (amendments) that they want to make. Once they are done, Parliament votes on a "Report": a document containing all the changes that Parliament wants to make. +3. Inside the council, a similar process takes place simultaneously. +4. Once both the Parliament and council have a position, they negotiate with eachother in _Trilogues_ to find a compromise. If they can agree, then the proposal becomes law. + +Below you will find a flowchart illustrating the process, followed by explanations about each stage, and links to pages where you can find tips about how you can influence each stage. + +{% include legislative_procedure.html %} + +## Agenda Forming +The first step in the process is for the [European Commission](https://unfsckthe.eu/pages/getting_started/institutions.html#the-european-commission) to decide to make a law about something. + +> You can learn about how to convince the EU to propose a new law on [this page](https://unfsckthe.eu/pages/lobbying/propose.html). + +The Commission can decide to make a law at its own initiative or for one or more of three reasons: + +**Parliament asked them to** +While the European Parliament cannot propose laws itself, it can ask the Commission to propose a law to address an issue. The Commission must respond, either with a proposal for a law or an explanation of why they do not want to take action. + +**Citizens asked them to** +Citizens can directly make a call for action using the [European Citizens Initiative](https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/_en). To do so, they must collect 1 million signatures of EU citizens. The Commission must respond, either with a proposal for a law or an explanation of why they do not want to take action. + +**EU Member States ask them to** +The [Council of the European Union](https://unfsckthe.eu/pages/getting_started/institutions.html#the-council-of-the-european-union) (Representatives from EU countries' governments), can ask the Commission to act through _Council Resolutions_. Exceptionally, the European Council (a meeting of the leaders of each EU country) can ask the Commission to take action. The Commission must respond, either with a proposal for a law or an explanation of why they do not want to take action. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/lobbying/influence_commission.markdown b/pages/lobbying/influence_commission.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..386c565 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/lobbying/influence_commission.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Influencing Drafting +layout: home +parent: Lobbying the EU +nav_order: 1 +--- +tbc \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/lobbying/influencing_council.markdown b/pages/lobbying/influencing_council.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f2dfcf1 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/lobbying/influencing_council.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Influencing the Council +layout: home +parent: Lobbying the EU +nav_order: 1 +--- +tbc \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/lobbying/influencing_parliament.markdown b/pages/lobbying/influencing_parliament.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d674d94 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/lobbying/influencing_parliament.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Influencing Parliament +layout: home +parent: Lobbying the EU +nav_order: 1 +--- +tbc \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/lobbying/last_minute.markdown b/pages/lobbying/last_minute.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a5f4db3 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/lobbying/last_minute.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Fighting for last minute changes +layout: home +parent: Lobbying the EU +nav_order: 1 +--- +tbc \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/lobbying/propose.markdown b/pages/lobbying/propose.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..659eba5 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/lobbying/propose.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +title: Proposing a law +layout: home +parent: Lobbying the EU +nav_order: 1 +--- +tbc \ No newline at end of file