The odometer readings of second-hand cars traded across the EU are manipulated more frequently than those of vehicles traded on national markets. Odometer fraud is difficult to track and leaves no trace. This incurs costs and creates challenges on the EU internal market. It can also impact EU...

Based on a large range of newly accessible archival sources, this study explores the European Parliament's policies on the institutional reform of the European Communities between 1979 and 1989. It demonstrates how the Parliament fulfilled key functions in the process of constitutionalization of...

This Special Eurobarometer survey, conducted for the European Parliament at the mid-point of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term, focuses on Europeans' attitudes two years before the European elections of May/June 2019. The fieldwork for this Eurobarometer survey of the European Parliament was...

This analysis was prepared in the framework of the EU Fellowship Programme and presents the results of research reflecting on the full right of legislative initiative of the European Parliament in the light of the experience of the US Congress. It is based on data gathered for the purposes of...

This Eurobarometer survey, dedicated to European youth, was carried out in the 28 Member States of the EU between 9 and 25 April 2016. It is published on the eve of the 2016 European Youth Event (EYE2016) organized by the European Parliament on 20-21 May 2016 in Strasbourg. 7 000 participants,...

This 2016 Parlemeter of the European Parliament (EP/EB 86.1) was conducted in the 28 Member States of the European Union, from 24 September until 3 October 2016, by Kantar Public (previously TNS opinion). This socio-demographic focus aims at presenting the national socio-demographic details for...

In addition to its well-known role as a co-legislator, the European Parliament also supervises and scrutinises the work of the European Commission. The Parliament can therefore ask the Commission to take action to fulfil its role as guardian of the Treaties and to contribute to the improved...

This 2016 Parlemeter of the European Parliament (EP/EB 86.1) was conducted in the 28 Member States of the European Union, from 24 September until 3 October 2016, by Kantar Public (previously TNS opinion). The survey is dedicated to Europeans' perception of the European Parliament, its image and...

The European Parliament has come a long way since its inception in 1951. Initially a consultative body composed of delegations of national parliaments, it has become a directly elected institution, has obtained budgetary and legislative powers, and now exercises influence over most aspects of EU...

It is now possible, with four decades of hindsight, to look with a degree of historical perspective on the remarkable impact of the European Parliament in the years immediately after the first European elections. Having an elected Parliament among the institutions of the European Community was a...