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Book SynopsisCollegiality is a core legal principle of the European Commission''s internal decision-making, acting as a safeguard to the Commission''s supranational character and ensuring the Commission''s independence from EU Member States. Despite collegiality''s central role within the Commission, its legal and political implications have remained critically underexamined. Collegiality in the European Commission sheds light on this crucial aspect of the Commission''s work for the first time. In this novel study on collegiality, Maria Patrin proposes an innovative framework for assessing the Commission''s institutional role and power. The book''s first part legally examines collegiality, retracing collegial procedures and actors in different layers of decision-making from the Commission''s services to the College of Commissioners. The second part of the book explores the implementation of collegiality through illustrative case studies, focusing on various Commission functions including legislati
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Collegial Governance of the European Commission Part I: The Legal Substance of the Principle of Collegiality 2: Origins and Evolution of Collegiality in the Commission 3: The Legal Sources of Collegiality Between Legal Rules and Institutional Practices 4: The Legal Nature of the Principle of Collegiality: What Kind of Principle? 5: Collegiality in the Making: The Actors on Stage and Behind the Scenes Part II: The Institutional Practice of the Principle of Collegiality 6: Internal Decision Making and Functional Fragmentation 7: Legislative Initiative: The Revision of The Posting of Workers Directive 8: Executive Rulemaking: The Approval of Glyphosate 9: The Commission as the Watchdog of EU Law: Competition and Infringements 10: The Commission's Functions in Economic Governance Conclusions 11: Collegiality: The Commission's Holy Grail?
