1 Amendments of Vladimír ŽELEZNÝ related to 2008/2063(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that, as regards economic, social and territorial cohesion, the Lisbon Treaty puts the European Parliament on an equal footing with the Council by replacing the assent procedure which currently applies to implementation of the Structural Funds by the so-called ordinary legislative procedure, the co- decision procedure, significantly increasing Parliament's legislative powers and the competence of the Committee on Regional Development and thus enhancing transparency and increasing Parliament's accountability to citizens; is, however, opposed to the premature discussion of the European Parliament's new role vis-à- vis the Lisbon Treaty, which has not yet been ratified.