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presented by
Hanneke COPPOLECCHIA-SOMERS
European Parliament DG Internal Policies
Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments
ECPRD
European Centre for Parliamentary
Research and Documentation
Created in 1977 by the Conference of
Speakers of European Parliamentary
Assemblies
Secretaries-General
- administrative responsibility
Discuss ECPRD activities and endorse the
Activities Report every second year, when
they meet during
the Conference of Speakers
Network
ECPRD is a network of staff in national parliaments to exchange knowledge and parliamentary and legislative information.
Members: all parliaments/chambers of the member states of PACE (46) , plus special guests at PACE (4), plus EP, PACE and WEU
Internal organisation
Two Co-directors & two Co-secretaries,
one of each appointed by the SG of the EP
and by the Clerk of the PACE.
Corespondents
One Corespondent in each chamber/parliament (+Deputy-Correspondent), appointed by their S.G.,
Meet once a year: “Annual Conference of Correspondents” (October).
Executive Committee
Consists of 2 Co-Directors, 3 elected Correspondents & 2 Co-secretaries,
Meets at least twice a year,
Ensures continuity of work between annual Conference of Correspondents.
Secretariat - no specific staff
Entrusted to officials of the European Parliament:
1978-2004 c/o EP Library,
Since January 2005 in the Directorate Relations with national Parliaments.
Financing
EP budget for meetings, publications, secretariat and computing expenses,
PACE budget for certain activities,
Indirect financing by national parliaments for hosting meetings.
Working Languages
Officially 3: English + French + German,
Publications as well as WWW site only in English,
Seminars: the hosting parliament/chamber provides the interpretation.
Activities
A - Meetings/seminars (also Working Groups),
B - WWW site,
C - Publications,
D - Comparative requests,
E - Hosts IPEX - wider public.
A - Meetings/seminars
Average of 10 per year,
Executive Committee meetings,
1 meeting WG ICT,
1-2 WG Macro Economics,
Other seminars.
B - WWW site
The spill for dissemination of information to all members,
Intranet EP: http://www.cerdp.ep.ec,
Internet: http://www.ecprd.org,
Password and ID to access “private sector”.
C - Publications
Issued regularly:
Activities Report (EN+FR+DE) - every 2nd year,
ECPRD Directory (idem),
ECPRD Newsletter (EN) - twice/year.
Issued ad-hoc (only in EN):
European Affairs Committees,
Codes of Conduct in Europe,
Electoral Systems in Europe,
Knowledge and Power,
Parliamentary Immunity (all full text via WWW site).
D - Comparative Requests
Forwarded by Correspondent to Secretariat,
Sent out to the whole or part of Correspondents,
All supplementary information and single replies added on the WWW site,
Final comparative survey.
E - IPEXInter-parliamentary Exchange of Legislative
Information
Subsidiarity check of EU-legislation in national Parliaments, hosted via ECPRD WWW site,
Each national Parliament in charge of own input!
WWW site - Overview
Top: News Flash, Search Module, My ECPRD, Sitemap,
Central Part: Quick Links (most used parts), publications, current affairs/news, help & contact,
Various chapters (left column).
WWW site - Search Module
Located on the top, right side,
Go to “search Database”,
Select specific field or Entire Database,
Give 1 or more keywords or date,
Click on results to open.
WWW site - Quick Links
Info on internal organisation (“Directory”, lists),
Calendar,
All publications,
Links to current affairs + NEWS,
Help-modules,
Contact Secretariat.
WWW site - ECPRD DirectoryParliamentary staff in all chambers/parliaments
Updated continuously on WWW site,
In paper - form every 2nd year,
Search possibilities by name, department, chamber/parliament,
Provides various lists.
WWW site - Calendar
Chronological list of ECPRD Meetings/Seminars,
Invitations, practical info,
Programmes,
Related documents/speeches,
Lists of participants,
Final reports.
WWW site - News
Articles on various subjects:
New correspondents,
International meetings,
New publications.
Most often with links to related documents!
WWW site - Parliaments
Links to:
Parliaments, chambers with R.of P. and Constitutions,
COSAC and IPU,
Government-sites,
WWW sites for Elections,
WWW sites of political parties.
WWW site - Legislation
Links to:
EU-legislative Bases (OEIL, Celex, Prelex, ScadPlus, EU Treaties, etc.),
Documents of EU-Institutions (by Institution),
Documents of Council of Europe,
National legislative Bases.
WWW site - Studies
Access to specific database “Studies” with Search-Module & links to:
Factsheets of EP,
IPU & ASGP-publications,
Eurostat publications,
Others.
WWW site - Libraries
Links to professional networks:
Parliamentary libraries,
International co-operation (IFLA, EBLIDA, GABRIEL, EUROLIB, etc.),
Specific publications.
WWW site - Internal
Various Lists,
Directory,
ECPRD Brochure (EN,FR),
ECPRD Statutes (EN,FR,DE),
Tool for Statistics Requests,
ECPRD Newsletter,
Procedures of ECPRD.
This presentation was prepared by
DG Internal Policies,
Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments
of the European Parliament
The presentation is an information tool and
in no way commits EU Institutions
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