Drachenberg & Brianson (2016)
- Policy-making in the European
Union
The evolving Community method
John Peterson two types of EU decision-making:
‘history-making’ proportions → really major issues
Daily law-making → Five policy-making patterns (Wallace and Reh)
The Community method
A mode of integration that depended upon a two-way seperation of
political powers (comission and council)
Began to adapt in mid 80s → qualified majority voting implemented
to cope with difficult problems regarding the market
The Commision plays a key role in the early stages of the decision-
making process → they can shape the positions of the Council and
the Parliament
the EU regulatory mode
The EU distributional model
Intense transgovernmentalism
Policy coordination
Four types of EU legal act result from the EU policy-making process (+2 lisbon
treaty):
1. Regulations
2. Directives (most EU policies)
3. Decisions
4. Recommendations and opinions
5. Delegation
Drachenberg & Brianson (2016) - Policy-making in the European Union 1
- Policy-making in the European
Union
The evolving Community method
John Peterson two types of EU decision-making:
‘history-making’ proportions → really major issues
Daily law-making → Five policy-making patterns (Wallace and Reh)
The Community method
A mode of integration that depended upon a two-way seperation of
political powers (comission and council)
Began to adapt in mid 80s → qualified majority voting implemented
to cope with difficult problems regarding the market
The Commision plays a key role in the early stages of the decision-
making process → they can shape the positions of the Council and
the Parliament
the EU regulatory mode
The EU distributional model
Intense transgovernmentalism
Policy coordination
Four types of EU legal act result from the EU policy-making process (+2 lisbon
treaty):
1. Regulations
2. Directives (most EU policies)
3. Decisions
4. Recommendations and opinions
5. Delegation
Drachenberg & Brianson (2016) - Policy-making in the European Union 1
