5 Amendments of Johannes VOGGENHUBER related to 2008/2073(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the institutional innovations contained in the Treaty of Lisbon, which create the conditions for a renewed and enhanced institutional balance within the Union, allowing its institutions to function more efficiently, openly and democratically and enabling the Union to deliver better results more closely matching the expectations of its citizens and to play its role fully as a global actor in the international sphere;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Also stresses in this context the major importance of safeguarding MEPs' supervisory powers via the right to put questions to the Council and Commission and the adherence to time limits for replying to such questions; looks to the other institutions to give express recognition to this right to put questions and calls on the Council to incorporate it into its Rules of Procedure;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that the new Treaty extends to the European Parliament the right of initiative concerning revision of the Treaties, recognises that Parliament has the right to participate in the Convention and that its consent is required in the event that the European Council considers that there is no reason to convene the Convention; considers that this recognition militates in favour of recognising that the European Parliament has a right of full participation in the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on similar terms with the Commission; considers that, building on the experience of the two previous IGCs, an interinstitutional arrangement could in the future define the guidelines for the organisation of IGCs, notably in relation to the participation of the European Parliament and issues concerning transparency; takes the view that such an interinstitutional arrangement should at any event guarantee the European Parliament a greater diversity of representation than hitherto;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Views with concern the tendency for the Commission to become a kind of ‘contract manager’ for the Council; urges the Council to respect the independence of the Commission as a fundamental element in the institutional balance;