A European Parliament keen to strengthen its role on the

Firstly, the powers conferred on it by the Treaty, the scope of which can fluctuate accor- In the United States, for example, the action of ding to the legal basis of the texts presented by the President remains decisive and structuring, the Commission. [...] The and EU special representatives - before they “2010 Declaration on Political Accountability”, take up their duties, and to introduce a system which is annexed to the decision establishing guaranteeing the replacement of the HR in the the organisation and functioning of the EEAS, event of the latter being unable to appear in clearly reinforces its right to be informed and person before the elect. [...] 22 In June 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Case C-658/11) annulled the Council CFSP Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius on the conditions of transfer, from the EU-led naval force Atalanta, of persons suspected of acts of piracy on the grounds that the Council h. [...] These include the EEA/EFTA Joint Parliamentary Committee, which enables the national and European parliaments to be closely involved in monitoring the EEA Agreement; the EP is also a member of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference; sits on the Barents Sea Parliamentary Conference; is a member of the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region; and is regularly invited to the annual sessi. [...] head of the mission is always a Member of the European Parliament who must understand the The European Parliament also helps third- subtleties of the country, grasp the role of local country assemblies that request it to develop and national bodies, the electoral commission, as democratic institutions, and thus to learn the authority that will validate the elections, how a plenary session or a par.