Trilogues in Council: disrupting the diplomatic culture?

Brandsma, Gijs Jan; Dionigi, Maja Kluger; Greenwood, Justin; Roederer-Rynning, Christilla

doi:10.1080/13501763.2020.1859594

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“…The compromise text can then be voted on at the first or early second reading which, when approved, is known as an early agreement (Rasmussen, 2011; Reh et al, 2013). Since their development, the use of trilogues has continuously increased to be now the standard procedure by which co-legislators negotiate (Brandsma et al, 2021; Dionigi and Koop, 2017).…”

Section: Informal Negotiations In the Eu’s Olpmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The first trilogues were characterized by a high degree of informality (Farrell and Héritier, 2004). However, after two decades, they have become routinized and institutionalized aspects of the decision-making process (Brandsma et al, 2021; Roederer-Rynning and Greenwood, 2015). The co-legislators have adopted internal standards and rules to regulate trilogue negotiations.…”

Section: Informal Negotiations In the Eu’s Olpmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The effect of trilogues on the European Commission's success in legislative negotiations: A reappraisal

Laloux

2024

European Union Politics

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Informal negotiations have become the norm in the European Union legislative process. Yet, researchers are divided over the effects of this change on the European Commission's ability to defend the content of its proposals from modifications by the co-legislators. This article addresses this puzzle by using a fine-grained measure of whether informal negotiations took place which includes trivial agreements, namely legislation adopted in first reading because the co-legislators agree on the content, as a specific category. The results suggest that informal negotiations do not lead to more changes to the Commission's proposals than the formal process. This calls for a better consideration of trivial agreements in studies of the European Union legislative process.

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Section: Informal Negotiations In the Eu’s Olpmentioning

confidence: 99%