Project-No. 513416 EU – CONSENT Wider Europe, Deeper Integration? Constructing Europe Network Network of Excellence Priority 7 – Citizens and Governance in the Knowledge-based Society Is the European Parliament competitive or consensual … "and why bother"? Author: Pierpaolo Settembri European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA) Paper presented to the Federal Trust Workshop ‘The European Parliament and the European Political Space’, 30 March 2006, London (Deliverable No. 17). Lead contractor for this paper: The Federal Trust for Education and Research (Partner No. 18) Due date of deliverable: 31/05/2007 Start date of project: 01/06/2005 Duration: 48 months