Study "Best practices of parliamentary-governmental cooperation within the legislative cycle"

In this study, Sergiu Galitchi analyzes the constitutional, legal, and organizational frameworks of the lawmaking process in five European countries: Ireland, Georgia, Latvia, the Czech Republic, and Great Britain (Scotland). The author considers the lawmaking process according to the following criteria:

• who are the key actors in lawmaking?
• how are draft laws prepared for parliamentary consideration?
• what are the stages of the legislative process in the parliament?
• what are the available tools of parliamentary supervision?

Planning legislation and government-parliamentary interaction and coordination is an important point. It is also crucial for the European Union's review of draft laws and amendments for compliance. A large number of European countries in the period before joining the EU adopted a separate law on parliamentary-governmental cooperation. Thus, it becomes even more relevant for Ukraine who has recently acquiree a EU candidate statuse. Thus, it becomes even more relevant for Ukraine, which has recently acquired EU candidate status.

All rights to this work, including copyright, belong to the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD). The publication was prepared by international consultant Sergiu Galitchi.

These materials are made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. The materials were published within the USAID RADA: Next Generation Program, which is a five-year initiative (2021-2026) implemented by the NGO "Internews-Ukraine".