Research survey: MEP Ranking

Monitoring parliamentary activities in the European Parliament

MEP Software conducts this survey to improve the accuracy of MEP Ranking "Activity Score".

MEP Ranking is an application which generates the rank of Members of the European Parliament according to their parliamentary activity. Check the latest ranking on the MEP Ranking web page.

We aim to collect feedback from the EU affairs experts and use it to compliment our algorithms.
Your participation will ensure the Activity Score becomes more accurate and reliable.
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1. Your professional affiliation:

European Parliament

Other EU institution

National civil servant

Private sector

NGO

Mass media

Think Tank or Academia

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2. How often do you deal with the EU legislative documents?

Every day

Several times per week

Once a week

Once a month

Never or Very rarely

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3. How long do you work on issues related to the EU policy-making?

less then 1 year

1-3 years

3-10 years

10 years and more

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4. How significant are these parliamentary procedures?

	Not significant	Slightly significant	Moderately significant	Significant	Very significant
Ordinary legislative procedures	Ordinary legislative procedures Not significant	Ordinary legislative procedures Slightly significant	Ordinary legislative procedures Moderately significant	Ordinary legislative procedures Significant	Ordinary legislative procedures Very significant
Budgetary procedures	Budgetary procedures Not significant	Budgetary procedures Slightly significant	Budgetary procedures Moderately significant	Budgetary procedures Significant	Budgetary procedures Very significant
Consent procedures	Consent procedures Not significant	Consent procedures Slightly significant	Consent procedures Moderately significant	Consent procedures Significant	Consent procedures Very significant
Consultation procedures	Consultation procedures Not significant	Consultation procedures Slightly significant	Consultation procedures Moderately significant	Consultation procedures Significant	Consultation procedures Very significant
Parliament resolutions and initiatives	Parliament resolutions and initiatives Not significant	Parliament resolutions and initiatives Slightly significant	Parliament resolutions and initiatives Moderately significant	Parliament resolutions and initiatives Significant	Parliament resolutions and initiatives Very significant
Delegated acts procedures	Delegated acts procedures Not significant	Delegated acts procedures Slightly significant	Delegated acts procedures Moderately significant	Delegated acts procedures Significant	Delegated acts procedures Very significant

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5. What activity requires the most effort from the MEP aside from being the Rapporteur in ordinary legislative procedure?

Parliamentary questions (followed by reaction to the written answer)

Motions for resolutions

Amendments (tabling, compromising & making sure the amendments are accepted)

Speeches in plenary (agreed with the political group)

Declarations (authoring and collecting enough signatures)

Other (please specify)

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6. How challenging (time & effort-consuming) is the activity of drawing up a report?

	Not at all challenging	Slightly challenging	Moderately challenging	Challenging	Extremely challenging
Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur responsible	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur responsible Not at all challenging	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur responsible Slightly challenging	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur responsible Moderately challenging	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur responsible Challenging	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur responsible Extremely challenging
Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Shadow Rapporteur	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Shadow Rapporteur Not at all challenging	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Shadow Rapporteur Slightly challenging	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Shadow Rapporteur Moderately challenging	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Shadow Rapporteur Challenging	Report on a legislative proposal (codecision) Shadow Rapporteur Extremely challenging
Opinion on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur for opinion	Opinion on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur for opinion Not at all challenging	Opinion on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur for opinion Slightly challenging	Opinion on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur for opinion Moderately challenging	Opinion on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur for opinion Challenging	Opinion on a legislative proposal (codecision) Rapporteur for opinion Extremely challenging
Report for the Consent procedure	Report for the Consent procedure Not at all challenging	Report for the Consent procedure Slightly challenging	Report for the Consent procedure Moderately challenging	Report for the Consent procedure Challenging	Report for the Consent procedure Extremely challenging
Report for the Consultation procedure	Report for the Consultation procedure Not at all challenging	Report for the Consultation procedure Slightly challenging	Report for the Consultation procedure Moderately challenging	Report for the Consultation procedure Challenging	Report for the Consultation procedure Extremely challenging
Own-initiative report (INI) Rapporteur responsible	Own-initiative report (INI) Rapporteur responsible Not at all challenging	Own-initiative report (INI) Rapporteur responsible Slightly challenging	Own-initiative report (INI) Rapporteur responsible Moderately challenging	Own-initiative report (INI) Rapporteur responsible Challenging	Own-initiative report (INI) Rapporteur responsible Extremely challenging
Budgetary Procedure Report	Budgetary Procedure Report Not at all challenging	Budgetary Procedure Report Slightly challenging	Budgetary Procedure Report Moderately challenging	Budgetary Procedure Report Challenging	Budgetary Procedure Report Extremely challenging
Delegated Act	Delegated Act Not at all challenging	Delegated Act Slightly challenging	Delegated Act Moderately challenging	Delegated Act Challenging	Delegated Act Extremely challenging
Implementation Report	Implementation Report Not at all challenging	Implementation Report Slightly challenging	Implementation Report Moderately challenging	Implementation Report Challenging	Implementation Report Extremely challenging

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7. What makes the report the most difficult for the Rapporteur to handle?

number of amendments

association procedure with other committee (unclear division of competences)

time pressure

number of opinion-giving committees

number of trialogues

Other (please specify)

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8. What position demands the most effort and time?

Committee Coordinator

Committee Chair

Chair of Working Group (committee/political group work)

Chair of the Delegation

Vice-Chair of Political Group

Other (please specify)

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9. What type of parliamentary question requires the most effort?

Questions to the ECB

Oral questions

Written questions to the Commission

Written questions to the other EU institutions

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10. What type of resolution/recommendation requires the most effort?

Motion for resolution

Recommendation to the Council

Debates on human rights, democracy & the rule of law

Written declaration

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11. What other available data should the Activity Score take into consideration?

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12. If you wish to receive the results of the survey, please provide your email:

Email Address