Subsidiarity[1]

EU draft legislative proposals are examined by the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs (PCEA).

The Cyprus House of Representatives cooperate with other national parliaments within the InterParliamentary EU Information Exchange Platform (IPEX) framework. Also, the PCEA frequently consults IPEX to obtain information on subsidiarity checks from legislative chambers of other Member States.

In the absence of an explicitly regional governmental level in Cyprus, there is no consultation of such a body for examining the subsidiarity principle.

When the PCEA examines EU proposals, any interested parties, including the local authorities, are invited to participate in the meetings and express their views and opinions.



[1] Committee of the Regions, Report on ‘Subsidiarity in the multilevel Framework of the Lisbon Treaty’, Committee of the Regions, drafted by EIPA, 2011. Not published.​