N. Lupo-G. Piccirilli (eds), The Italian Parliament in the European Union (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2017)

CONTENTS Notes on Contributors ............................................................................................................. vii Foreword by Andrea Manzella .................................................................................................xv Introduction: The Italian Parliament and the New Role of National Parliaments in the European Union .........................................................................................................1 Nicola Lupo and Giovanni Piccirilli Part I: Italy Coping with the Process of European Integration 1. The Transformative Role of the Parliament in the Italian Experience .........................19 Pietro Falletta 2. The Role of the Italian Parliament in the Stipulation of International Treaties: Rise and Decline of the ‘Authorisation Model’ ..............................................................35 Giuliano Vosa 3. Formulating and Implementing EU Law and Policies: ‘Ascending’ and ‘Descending’ Phases and Beyond ..........................................................................................................55 Renato Ibrido 4. The Evolution of Italian Representation in the European Parliament: Electoral Laws, Systemic Effects and MPs’ Characteristics ...........................................................67 Alessandro Chiaramonte, Lorenzo De Sio and Vincenzo Emanuele Part II: The Formation of the National Position in the EU 5. The Function of Scrutiny and Political Direction of the Government, Between Foreign Affairs and European Affairs .............................................................................87 Giovanni Rizzoni 6. European Affairs within the Chamber of Deputies .......................................................99 Antonio Esposito 7. European Affairs within the Senate of the Republic ....................................................119 Davide A Capuano 8. The Coordination with the Regional Councils ............................................................139 Cristina Fasone vi Contents Part III: The Italian Parliament in the ‘Euro-national’ Parliamentary System 9. Procedures vis-à-vis the Commission: The Subsidiarity Scrutiny as a Way to ‘Reconnect’ EU Democracy......................................................................159 Nicola Lupo 10. Procedures vis-à-vis the European Council and the Council: Approval, Delay and Veto Powers ...........................................................................................................179 Giovanni Piccirilli 11. Procedures vis-à-vis the European Parliament and the Other National Parliaments: Interparliamentary Cooperation ...........................................................195 Elena Griglio 12. Procedures vis-à-vis the Court of Justice of the European Union: Ex Post Subsidiarity Scrutiny....................................................................................................215 Werner Vandenbruwaene 13. Procedures vis-à-vis the Institutions of the New Economic Governance.................231 Massimo Nardini 14. Procedures vis-à-vis the ‘Masters of the Treaties’: The Parliamentary Role in the Revision of the Treaties.............................................................................247 Barbara Guastaferro Part IV: The Italian Future in a European Perspective 15. Understanding the Impact of the Autonomy of National Legislatures on the EU Policy Process ...............................................................................................................267 Amie Kreppel 16. The Italian Symmetrical Bicameral System in EU Affairs .........................................285 Maria Romaniello 17. The 2016 Attempted Reform of the Italian Senate in a European Perspective .........305 Luigi Gianniti Conclusion: ‘Silent’ Constitutional Transformations: The Italian Way of Adapting to the European Union .....................................................................................................317 Nicola Lupo and Giovanni Piccirilli Afterword: European Democracy and National Parliaments (Through the Prism of Matteo Renzi) ...............................................................................................................335 Peter L Lindseth Index ......................................................................................................................................349