Relais actors and co-decision first reading agreements in the European Parliament: The case of the advanced therapies regulation

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-71

  Judge, David ^a   Earnshaw, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Burson Marsteller Brussels   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Co decision; European parliament; First reading agreements; Rapporteurs; Relais actors

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650039404     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2011.520877     Document Type: Article

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