The EU's foreign policy is "lacking" a parliamentary component

(BRUSSELS2) For Andrzej Halicki, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Diet and member of the Civic Platform (the government party), the European diplomatic service will need time to show its value. " This is a process that started not long ago. You can't ask for it to be effective right away. There is a need to develop an institution that takes national views into account and brings them into a European perspective. » On the other hand, he notes, there is a defect. " There is a lack of parliamentary control. There is no organized system of parliamentary oversight of foreign policy and common defence. A discussion should be initiated under our presidency, between national parliamentarians and the European Parliament ».

It should be noted that Protocol No. 1 of the Lisbon Treaty provides for a reinforced role for national parliaments. COSAC being able to “organize inter-parliamentary conferences on specific themes, in particular to discuss issues of common foreign and security policy, including common security and defense policy”.