The Council, the political decision-making body of the European Communities, approved in 1976 the text on the election of Parliament by direct universal suffrage. The powers of the European Parliament range from its intervention in the legislative process itself to the approval of the budget, including executive control and active political cooperation. The first elections took place in all member countries and the new parliament has now come into operation. But what does this decision, classified as "the most important political event of 1976", mean in the sphere of the European community? This paper analyzes the significance of such a significant event, while making a brief retrospective into the community’s institutions and the transmutation suffered by the European Parliament.
Keywords:
European Community, European Parliament, Democracy, Direct Election, European Integration
Author Biography
Raymundo Barros Charlín, INTAL
Asesor jurídico de INTAL (Buenos Aires). Autor de diversos trabajos sobre integración europea y latinoamericana.
Barros Charlín, R. (1979). La elección del Parlamento Europeo por sufragio universal directo. Estudios Internacionales, 12(48), p. 472–494. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.1979.16370
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