ECB chief Christine Lagarde receiving a letter from lawmakers in late July..

 After receiving a letter from lawmakers in late July the ECB president doesn’t appear to have shared it widely with euro-region colleagues

ECB chief Christine Lagarde is risking a showdown with the European Parliament as the race to appoint the euro zone’s top banking supervisor nears a conclusion.

After receiving a letter from lawmakers in late July describing Bank of Spain Deputy Governor Margarita Delgado as better qualified for the job, the ECB president doesn’t appear to have shared it widely with euro-region colleagues

Lawmakers are starting to question why correspondence issued weeks ago hasn’t been circulated yet to give ECB policymakers a complete view of the candidates vying to run supervision in the 20-nation euro region.

Bloomberg 6 september 2023

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-06/lagarde-risks-showdown-with-eu-parliament-over-race-to-lead-bank-watchdog

Vid sitt framträdande hos SNS, talade Göran Persson om Europaparlamentets växande maktambitioner.

Man måste behandla dem artigt och med respekt, annars blir det låsningar, ungefär så sade Göran Persson, som uppskattat sina möte med de andra Stats- och regeringscheferna i Det Europeiska Rådet.

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2011/07/maktkamp-mellan-europaparlamentet-och.html