The U.S. Congress and the European Parliament : Evolving Transatlantic Legislative Cooperation

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Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

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Provides background on relationship between Congress and the European Parliament (EP), and explains role of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue, which was launched in 1999 as the formal exchang...

Provides background on relationship between Congress and the European Parliament (EP), and explains role of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue, which was launched in 1999 as the formal exchange between the House of Representatives and the EP. Discusses current initiatives to strengthen Congress-EP cooperation, potential options for future Congress-EP cooperation, and role of Senate.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-1552a in the 2012 issue.

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