Index

Adina Akbik

doi:10.1017/9781108886611.009

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accountability

comparative evaluation, 177–190

conceptualisation, 36–41

political accountability in the EMU, 27–34

vis-à-vis finance ministers in the Economic and Monetary Union, 133–175

vis-à-vis the Commission in the European Semester, 130–132

vis-à-vis the European Central Bank in banking supervision, 95–96

ALDE. See Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Alert Mechanism Report, 102, 122, 123

Andor, László, 109, 124, 129, 182

Annual Growth Survey, 102, 104, 122, 123, 138, 152

austerity, 4, 5, 108, 123, 129, 131, 139, 140, 153, 168, 176, 185

Austria, 20, 57, 144, 148, 155, 158

Balz, Burkhard, 83, 162

Banco Populare de Vicenza, 87

Banif, 87, 93

banking supervision. See Single Supervisory Mechanism

Belgium, 20, 114, 121, 152, 157, 160, 168

Berès, Pervenche, 83, 192

Bovens, Mark, 37–40

Bowles, Sharon, 145, 164

Broad Economic Policy Guidelines, 21, 27, 101–102, 104, 135, 143

Bulgaria, 24, 144, 150, 157

Caixa Geral de Depósitos, 87

Capital Markets Union, 151, 165

Capital Requirements Directive, 76, 87, 151

Capital Requirements Regulation, 76

Centeno, Mário, 162, 169, 173, 188

claims analysis, 11, 16, 63

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, 16, 31, 71–73, 74–75, 77–83, 88–91, 98, 109–110, 116, 121, 124, 129, 134, 144, 150, 153, 158, 160, 164, 172, 174, 185, 186, 190, 192

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, 109, 115–116, 129, 182

Committee on Regional Development, 110, 117

Confederal Group of the European United Left-Nordic Green Left, 81–85, 112–115, 148

Cornelissen, Marije, 118, 125

Cottigny, Jean Louis, 121

Country-Specific Recommendations, 30, 103, 106, 109–111, 117, 126–129, 135, 138, 143, 152, 154, 172

Court of Justice of the European Union, 27, 100–101, 137

Crețu, Corina, 109, 117

Cyprus, 20, 23, 30, 144, 146, 148, 151, 152, 159, 164–166, 168, 184, 187, 189

Delors, Jacques, 19, 99

Denmark, 24, 57, 136, 144, 146, 148

Deutsche Bank, 87–88

Dijsselbloem, Jeroen, 1, 106, 157, 160–175, 181, 184, 188

Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, 100, 103, 105, 116

Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, 12, 103, 115, 116

Directorates-General, 97, 103, 116

Dombrovskis, Valdis, 109, 116, 126, 127, 129

Draft Budgetary Plans, 102–104, 109, 123, 139, 152

Draghi, Mario, 80

ECOFIN Council

Council Presidency/Presidencies, 16, 31, 67, 144

key accountability issues, 139–144

ECON Committee. See Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Economic and Financial Committee, 100, 138, 139, 154

Economic and Monetary Union

accountability framework, 27–34

case comparison, 176–177, 180–182, 185–190

euro crisis overview, 28–34

history, 19–27

Economic Dialogues

with the Commission, 108–112, 116–119, 123–125, 128–130

with the ECOFIN Council, 144–155

with the Eurogroup, 159–167, 168–170

Economic Governance Support Unit, 96, 191, 192

Economic Policy Committee, 138–139, 154

ECR. See European Conservatives and Reformists Group

EFDD. See Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group

Eickhout, Bas, 167

EMPL Committee. See Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

ENF. See Europe of Nations and Freedom

EPP. See Group of the European People’s Party

Estonia, 20, 144, 150, 155, 182

Eurogroup

background, 135–139

Eurogroup President, 159–173

key accountability issues, 139–144

Eurogroup Working Group, 100, 138–139

Europe 2020 Strategy, 135

Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group, 81–83, 115, 120, 171

Europe of Nations and Freedom, 115, 120, 126

European Banking Authority, 92, 93

European Central Bank

Interinstitutional Agreement, 32, 70, 74–76, 77, 87, 172

Monetary Dialogues, 13, 31–32, 35, 72, 74, 114, 190

Monetary policy, 4, 12, 18, 19, 21, 26, 28, 31, 70–71, 72, 74, 76, 83, 141, 168

Quantitative easing, 26

secrecy, 17, 52, 62, 68, 77, 87, 93–95, 96, 98, 119, 137, 173, 177, 182, 183, 186, 189

SSM. See Single Supervisory Mechanism

Supervisory Board, 70, 74–80, 86, 88, 91, 134, 162, 181, 185, 189

European Commission

background, 99–104

Commission President, 6, 8, 19, 33, 61, 99, 193

key accountability issues after the crisis, 104–108

European Conservatives and Reformists Group, 84, 148, 162

European Council, 4, 7, 8–10, 12, 19, 24, 26, 28–30, 33–34, 61, 73, 97, 100, 104, 133, 137, 168, 180

European Court of Auditors, 27, 106, 196

European Deposit Insurance Scheme, 24, 157, 165

European Financial Stability Facility, 23, 138

European Parliament

accountability forum, 34, 35–36, 41, 62, 69, 73, 77, 89, 94, 105, 108, 153, 176–181, 183, 185, 190–192, 196, 198

background, 5–7

national affiliation / nationality, 67, 81–84, 112–114, 120, 131, 146, 148, 160

oversight mechanism, 8–11

political groups, 10, 26, 33, 62, 77, 80–85, 95, 105, 112–115, 146–148, 160, 174, 178, 190–196, 197

role in the EMU, 32–34

Rules of Procedure, 10, 31, 33, 46, 53, 80, 84, 109, 112, 178, 191

European Stability Mechanism, 1–2, 23, 26, 32, 67, 98, 108, 130, 133, 138, 140–143, 159–168, 173, 180

bailout, 1, 4, 22, 26, 30, 108, 138, 142, 164

financial assistance, 1, 16, 23, 26, 62, 67, 98, 108, 118, 123, 133, 137–143, 153, 160, 165, 170, 172, 180, 184

Troika, 26, 98, 108, 123, 124, 127, 138

Eurostat, 100, 103, 105

Excessive Deficit Procedure, 21, 25, 101–104, 106, 109, 116, 119, 122, 123, 131, 135–136, 139, 143, 172, 189

Excessive Imbalances Procedure, 107

failing or likely to fail, 88, 93, 95, 185

Feio, Diogo, 111, 114, 117

Fernández, Jonás, 171

Ferreira, Elisa, 1, 162

Finland, 20, 141

Fiscal Compact, 23–24

France, 20–22, 83, 95, 101, 106, 112, 116, 120, 121, 128, 135–137, 146, 162, 192

Gauzès, Jean-Paul, 162

Germany, 20–22, 81, 101, 112, 120, 128–129, 136, 146, 150, 160, 162, 167, 171, 192

German dominance, 140–141

Giegold, Sven, 83, 120, 150, 192

Goranov, Vladislav, 150, 157

Goulard, Sylvie, 83

Greece, 1, 20–23, 30, 81, 84, 101, 114, 115, 119, 123–124, 139–140, 144, 146, 148, 155, 160, 163, 164–165, 168, 170–171, 173, 189

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, 81–83, 112–114, 118, 148, 152, 162

Group of the European People’s Party, 81–83, 112–115, 146, 162

Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, 6, 81–85, 112–115, 121, 123, 127, 146, 157, 162, 171, 192

Gualtieri, Roberto, 77, 121, 153

GUE-NGL. See Confederal Group of the European United Left-Nordic Green Left

In-Depth Review, 102, 106

International Monetary Fund, 23, 26, 98, 108, 135, 138, 164

Ireland, 20, 23, 30, 81, 101–102, 144, 146, 148, 164

Italian, 140, 146, 161

Italy, 20, 21, 30, 81, 83, 87, 95, 101, 114, 120, 121, 144, 146, 148, 171

Joint Supervisory Teams, 74

Juncker, Jean-Claude, 106, 107, 116, 121, 141, 153, 159, 162, 166, 169, 188

Karas, Othmar, 158

Katainen, Jyrki, 109, 117

Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Rodi, 119

Lamberts, Philippe, 152, 157, 168

Latvia, 20, 144, 148, 154, 182

legislative oversight. See oversight

legitimacy, 2, 5, 29, 37, 39, 57, 72, 77, 94, 121, 127, 167, 172, 177, 197, 198

Lisbon Agenda, 135

Lisbon Treaty, 6, 25, 33, 136

Lithuania, 20, 144, 148

Löger, Hartwig, 158

Luxembourg, 19, 20, 144, 148, 153, 187

LuxLeaks, 148, 153

Maastricht Treaty, 6, 9, 18, 20, 21, 22, 33, 97, 99, 102, 133, 135

Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure, 24, 103–104, 106–107, 109, 119, 122, 129, 131, 142–143, 189

Malta, 20, 144, 148, 153

Martin, Dominique, 126

Martin, Hans-Peter, 155

Mato, Gabriel, 164

Mélin, Joëlle, 126

Monte dei Paschi di Siena, 87

Monti, Mario, 140

Moscovici, Pierre, 109, 116, 126, 129

Muresan, Siegfried, 156

National Competent Authorities, 22, 26, 74, 78, 92

National parliaments, 4, 6–8, 13–15, 18, 27, 29–31, 34, 61, 74, 121, 127, 133, 140, 165–168, 188

Netherlands, 1, 20, 21, 101, 117, 118, 125, 141, 144, 153, 157, 160, 161, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 171, 172, 187

Non-performing loans, 87–89

Noonan, Michael, 151

Nouy, Danièle, 70, 79, 89, 181

oversight

conceptualisation, 41–47

evaluation, 95–96, 130–132, 133–175, 184–190

scenarios of oversight, 54–63

Padoan, Piercarlo, 146

Panama Papers, 148, 153

parliamentary questions

background, 41–45

conceptualisation, 48–63

profile of questioners, 10, 78, 81, 99, 111, 144, 146, 160, 163

types of answers, 15, 78, 89, 124–126, 130–131, 144, 154, 169, 181

types of questions, 15, 49, 68, 72, 78, 85–86, 99, 116–118, 144, 149–152, 154, 163, 169, 174, 177, 178, 180

Podimata, Anni, 123, 127

Poland, 146, 162

policy recommendations, 190–196

Portugal, 20, 23, 30, 81, 84, 93, 95, 101, 106, 109, 111, 112–114, 115, 117, 119, 126, 129, 136, 146, 160

principal–agent, 11, 14, 15, 36, 38, 41–45, 48, 51, 54, 56–61, 62, 71, 75, 76, 95, 104, 132, 139, 142, 179, 183, 190, 197

Recovery and Resilience Facility, 195–196

Regling, Klaus, 1, 162

Rehn, Olli, 109, 124, 127

Reirs, Jānis, 155

Romania, 24, 144, 146, 148, 155–156, 159, 162, 182

S&D. See Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

Schäuble, Wolfgang, 140

Schmidt, Olle, 152

scrutiny. See oversight

Shiarly, Vassos, 152

Single Resolution Board, 12, 24, 32–33, 93, 192

Single Resolution Mechanism, 24

Single Supervisory Mechanism

background, 72–75

key accountability issues, 75–78

SSM Regulation, 16, 26, 70–76, 138, 151

Six-Pack, 17, 23, 26, 32, 98, 104, 108, 110, 121, 123, 138, 143, 144, 145, 152, 158

Slovakia, 20, 144

Slovenia, 20, 120, 121, 126

Spain, 20, 21, 22–23, 30, 57, 81, 83, 87, 95, 106, 109, 112, 114, 117, 120, 129, 136, 146, 163–164, 171

Stability and Growth Pact, 22, 23, 27–28, 100–102, 106, 122–123, 136

Stournaras, Yiannis, 155

structural reforms, 5, 23, 98, 101, 105, 107, 141, 152, 155, 158

Sweden, 136, 152

Tang, Paul, 157

Tarabella, Marc, 121

Teodorovici, Eugen, 156

The European Semester

key issues, 104–108

overview, 102–104

The Greens/European Free Alliance, 112–115, 120, 125, 150–152, 167, 192

Thyssen, Marianne, 109, 182

Tomc, Romana, 120, 126

Tõniste, Toomas, 155

Treaty on European Union, 6–8, 29, 33, 61–62

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 6–9, 22, 26, 31, 33, 61, 72–74, 76, 101, 133–136, 142, 188

Tsipras, Alexis, 140, 170

Tusk, Donald, 33

Two-Pack, 17, 23, 26, 104, 108, 123, 138, 143, 159

United Kingdom, 46, 57, 136, 146, 162

United States, 22, 40, 42

Valli, Marco, 83, 120, 171

van Nieuwenhuizen, Cora, 118

Van Rompuy, Herman, 25, 33, 73

Varoufakis, Yanis, 141, 170

Veneto Banca, 87

Vestager, Margrethe, 146

Viegas, Miguel, 119, 126

Waigel, Theo, 100

Werner, Pierre, 19

Zanni, Marco, 83

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