Le résumé
Founded in 1977, the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) brings together 63 parliamentary assemblies from 50 States, as well as the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
The French Senate takes an active part in its work through the Comparative Law Unit of the Department for Parliamentary Initiative and Delegations, two officials of which act as the Senate's correspondents to the ECPRD.
Each autumn, the ECPRD brings together all the correspondents of its member assemblies.
The topic of parliamentary committees of inquiry has, for several years, attracted sustained institutional interest. In this context, and under the aegis of the "Parliamentary Practice and Procedure" area, the French Senate hosted on 12 and 13 June 2025 a seminar devoted to this subject.
