National parliamentary control of EU policy in the three new member states

This article examines the procedures that have been established by the national parliaments in the three new EU member states (Austria, Sweden and Finland) following their accession to control their government's EU policy‐making. It compares and contrasts with the Danish case, to date the most extreme form of national parliamentary intervention. Whilst noting the specific characteristics of each of the three new member states, it places these developments in a broader Union‐wide trend towards greater national parliamentary involvement, a trend which the author expects to continue with future enlargements.