ARCHIVE AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (CARDOC) DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR THE PRESIDENCY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 50 YEARS AGO A STUDY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND INITIAL WORK OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY assEMBLY (MARCH-JUNE 1958), WITH ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS Author of the study and person in charge of documentary research: Franco Piodi Head of pictoral research: Margret Schelling Coordinator: Donato Antona Cover: © European Parliament N.B.: The opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and in no way represent those of the European Parliament or of any of its bodies or services. All EP documents quoted and not reproduced in the annexes can be consulted at the CARDOC. DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR THE PRESIDENCY ARCHIVE AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (CARDOC)
[email protected] © European Communities 2008 Printed in Luxembourg Table of contents PREFACE BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 5 CHAPTER ONE – THE NEW PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 7 1. Essential features ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 2. Powers .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3. Relations between the institutions and with the national parliaments .................................................................. 8 a) Relations with the High Authority