The European Parliament and the case of Denmark

To illustrate how big a role the European Parliament plays in shaping EU legislation, and how the political and ideological composition of the European Parliament ultimately decides the direction of the Parliament’s footprint, this report focuses on the European Parliament as an institution and on 15 key votes that shaped Europe in 2009-2014.

Moreover, the report presents an in-depth case study of Denmark in the European Parliament, examining how Danish MEPs work in the European Parliament.

The report is a part of a larger research project, “European Parliament votes that shaped EU and national political 2009-2014” initiated by VoteWatch Europe and Notre Europe.

Together with partners in two thirds of the Member States the objective of the project is to highlight and analyse the impact of European policy issues on national politics in the last five years and to help raise public awareness of the May 2014 European elections on the basis of a set of 15 key votes between 2009 and late 2013.

The report is presented at a public DIIS seminar on the 8th of May