德国欧盟事务委员会在德国外交决策中的地位和作用

German Committee of EU Affairs in Foreign Policy Making

德国联邦议院欧盟事务委员会的设立是德国因应“欧盟条约”生效、欧洲一体化进入一个新的发展阶段的产物 ,也是德国议会在因外交政策日益欧洲化而削减的职权领域中重新赢得监督权力的重要举措。欧委会负责联邦议院有关欧洲问题的根本决策 ,具有在特定条件下代表联邦议院全体大会向联邦政府陈述立场的权力。但是联邦政府将继续掌有外交决策的实质性权力 ;

The Committee of EU Affairs in German Federal Parliament is a subcommittee affiliated to German Parliament. It is the outcome of the implementation of the “European Union Law' and the development of European integration. In the meantime, it is also an important measure for the Parliament to prevent the Europeanization of foreign policy from weakening the monitoring power.The Committee is in charge of the key decisions concerning European issues in the federal parliament, and it keeps close contacts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy. The prominent status of the Committee is based on the Article 45 of the Basic Law, and the committee is authoritzed to declare its positions to the federal government on behalf of German Federal Parliament under specific situation. However, there is a great gap between effect of practice and the regulations of law which is mainly owing to the cabinet system of federal government. Because of the parliament system, the cabinet continues to play a dominant role in foreign policy making. The Committee will take more active part in foreign policy making, while its actual influence is still limited.