A new policy brief was recently published on European Parliament intergroups as channels of local and regional government interest representation, authored by Dr Balázs Brucker, Research Fellow at ELTE CERS Institute for Regional Studies, Pécs (HU). The executive summary of the brief is presented below and the link to the full document.
A significant share of European Union policies directly affects the functioning of local and regional governments. It is therefore crucial to understand through which channels their interests are represented
in EU decision-making. This policy analysis examines the role of European Parliament (EP) intergroups and the informal networks of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) associated with them.
Although intergroups have no legislative powers, they provide important forums for parliamentary consultation and coordination. They facilitate cooperation among MEPs from different political groups,
the coordination of policy positions, and the involvement of local government associations and other interest representation organisations.
The significance of intergroups lies primarily in their capacity to bring local and regional interests into parliamentary deliberations and to support initiatives pursued by individual MEPs. The analysis also
highlights the potential of unofficial groupings of MEPs to provide additional channels for interest representation alongside formally recognised intergroups.
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