The objective of the thesis is to present the role of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia in the implementation of the acquis of the European Union (EU) into Slovenian legislation through the aspect of adaptation of environmental legislation in mandates from 2004 to the middle of 2016. For a broader understanding of the issue, the thesis presents the definitions of Europeanisation, public policy, deficit of the implementation and directive as the basic means of harmonisation of national legislations with the European acquis. The role of national parliaments and the issue of the democratic deficit as constants in expert discussions on their role in the EU are presented. Substantive emphasis is given to the legislative procedure in cases of implementation of the European acquis as well as to the relationship between the National Assembly and the Government in this procedure. The »implementation initiative« is distinctly on the side of the Government, the National Assembly is involved only in cases where the adaptation of Slovenian legislation requires a new law or a modification of an existing one. In order to determine the role of the National Assembly through the aspect of environmental legislation, the thesis also presents transnational or EU actors and governmental and nongovernmental actors in the field of environmental policies which are facing at four levels: subnational, national, transnational and global. Some additional attention is given to nongovernmental organisations which gained in importance due to Europeanisation. Governmental actors involve them in the public policy process as shock absorbers in conflicts between European decision makers and expectations of the electorate.
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