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The European Commission sends its legislative proposals and consultation papers directly to national parliaments when they are published (Photo: Xoe Cranberry)

Portuguese MPs most active in monitoring EU law

The Portuguese parliament has been by far the most active in commenting on legislative proposals coming out of Brussels, while the parliament of its Iberian neighbour, Spain, has not sent a single remark to the EU capital since the process was put into place in 2006.

The latest figures from the European Commission, obtained by EUobserver, show that Portuguese MPs have sent 102 comments on draft EU laws and position papers over the past three years - a fifth of the total 505 comments see...

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The European Commission sends its legislative proposals and consultation papers directly to national parliaments when they are published (Photo: Xoe Cranberry)

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