http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/e9ea8da1b9a5b38e https://verfassungsblog.de/stresses-and-strains/ Stresses and Strains - Upgrading the relationship between the Commission and European Parliament Duff, Andrew eng 2025-10-07 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Commission EU EU European Parliament Framework Agreement EU Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The European Parliament and the Commission are revising a Framework Agreement governing their mutual relationship. First introduced in 2005, the Agreement sets out how the two institutions intend to manage affairs within the context of their EU treaty-based interdependence. The revised Framework Agreement was agreed on 9 September and has since been formally accepted by the Commission. It now meanders through Parliament for final endorsement. Here I look at the background to the new accord, summarise the main changes, and suggest what it might mean for the Union’s political and legislative processes.