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The results regarding rapporteurships are unclear to say the least (Tables 7 and 7a). There
does not appear to be any correlation between events at the national level, or changes in party
group membership at the EP level and the yearly distribution of rapporteurships. Italians received
their highest number of rapporteurships in 1995, 1996 and 2000, but these years are not
particularly significant otherwise.
PDS to the PES group in 1993, nor does the formal adhesion of the Forza Italia group in 1999
appear to have much impact, although this may account for the rise in 2000 when the Italian EPP
members receive four rapporteurships (Table 8). As is to be expected members of the two largest
groups receive the lion share of Italy’s rapporteurships (21 out of 35 or 60%). The greater
number allocated to members of the EPP, especially after 1994 (and the break-up of the DC) is
surprising, but on its own, not a substantial enough finding to allow us to draw any general
conclusions.
Table 7: Rapporteurship distribution among the big four 1990-2001(SYN and COD)
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
France
1 1 2 3 6 5 6 5 3 2 0 2 36
Germany
0 3 5 4 10 14 13 16 13 6 16 4 104
Italy
1 0 1 0 3 7 7 4 2 1 7 2 35
UK
0 8 2 5 11 10 4 8 14 3 13 5 83
Other
7 4 9 18 16 26 16 19 33 22 38 22 230
Total
9 16 19 30 46 62 46 52 65 34 74 35 488
Table 7a: Rapporteurship distribution among the big four 1990-2001 in % (SYN and COD)
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Average
France
11.1% 6.3% 10.5% 10.0% 13.0% 8.1% 13.0% 9.6% 4.6% 5.9% 0.0% 5.7% 8%
Germany
0.0% 18.8% 26.3% 13.3% 21.7% 22.6% 28.3% 30.8% 20.0% 17.6% 21.6% 11.4% 19%
Italy
11.1% 0.0% 5.3% 0.0% 6.5% 11.3% 15.2% 7.7% 3.1% 2.9% 9.5% 5.7% 7%
UK
0.0% 50.0% 10.5% 16.7% 23.9% 16.1% 8.7% 15.4% 21.5% 8.8% 17.6% 14.3% 17%
Other
77.8% 25.0% 47.4% 60.0% 34.8% 41.9% 34.8% 36.5% 50.8% 64.7% 51.4% 62.9% 49%
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These were also the highest levels proportionally except for 1990 when the receipt of just 1 report out of a scarce
9 total meant that the Italians received just over 11% of the available reports.
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