Abstract

PAULO, Maria Teresa  and  CUNHA, Alice. The Portuguese Parliamentary Speech over Europe: Plenary debates held between 1985 and 2011. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2013, n.40, pp.173-195. ISSN 1645-9199.

This article aims to analyze specifically the role of the Assembleia da República’s Plenary to what concerns European matters, by systematizing the plenary debates particularly addressing Europe/European Union, which took place in Parliament since the IV Legislature (1985-1987) until the decididas a nível europeu. XI Legislature (2009-2011), and assess what was the intensity and the evolution of plenary sessions devoted to this subject. This article therefore seeks to provide a qualitative interpretation of the quantitative results obtained, covering the latest developments introduced by the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and of the Law no. 21/2012 of May 17, which amends Law no. 43/2006 of August 25, on monitoring, assessment and pronouncement by the Assembleia da República within the scope of the process of constructing the European Union

Keywords : Portuguese parliament; plenary debates; Portugal; European Union.

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