National parliaments are looking into possible European Commission over-regulation in the areas of postal services and divorce matters - but preparations for a general EU law watchdog scheme have revealed large difficulties.
The network of member states parliaments, COSAC, in October struck a deal on stronger oversight of Commission legislation which is potentially in breach of the principle of "subsidiarity".
The subsidiarity principle, enshrined in the EU treaty, states that th...
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