This paper questions the claim that the European Parliament (EP) is a legislature with strong committees. It examines the extent to which the plenary draws its legislative position on the basis of the draft committee reports under the codecision procedure. It is expected that the committees’...

To understand legislative behavior and party politics in the European Parliament (EP), scholars to date have heavily relied on roll-call vote (RCV) data. However, only a subset of all EP votes is taken by roll call. Furthermore, it has been argued that EP party groups may be requesting RCVs for...