National parliaments are to start getting an unprecedented say on emerging EU laws, with one seasoned observer noting that it could be "revolutionary".
EU leaders on Friday (15 June) passed a text requesting the commission "to duly consider comments by national parliaments" on proposed EU laws.
In the future the commission will "make all new proposals and consultation papers directly available to national parliaments, inviting them to react so as to improve the process of policy f...
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