6 Amendments of Andrew DUFF related to 2008/2073(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the transitional arrangements concerning the composition of the European Parliament; recalls that if such arrangements are implemented as foreseen as presented in the conclusions of the European Council of 11-12 December 11 and 12, such a measure will have to receive the political approval of the European Parliament, or even be submitted to its consent, should this measure be taken in a legal context that requires such consen2008; notes that the decision to keep the three extra German seats until 2014 implies a temporary derogation from the terms of the Treaty of Lisbon and will, therefore, require a change in primary law before it can be implemented; is of the opinion that the 18 Members pre-elected in June 2009 should be able to sit in the European Parliament as observers from the date that the Treaty of Lisbon enters into force; considers, however, that they should take up their full powers on an agreed date and simultaneously once all necessary national legal procedures have been completed; reminds the Council that the European Parliament stands to gain important rights of initiative and consent under Article 14(2) TEU as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon as to its composition, which it fully intends to assert;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the creation of a fixed long- term Presidency of the European Council, which will help to ensure greater continuity and coherence of the work of that institution and thus of the action of the Union; underlines that the nomination of the President of the European Council should take place as soon as possible after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon in order to maintain a link between the duration of the newly elected Parliament and the period of the mandate for the new Commission;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that, although the new Treaty provides for the European Council to be assisted by the General Secretariat of the Council, the specific expenditure of the European Council must be set out in a separate part of the budget and must include specific allocations for the President of the European Council, who will in any case need to be assisted by his/her own cabinet, which should be established on reasonable terms; notes that the gentleman’s agreement between the two branches of the legislative power concerning their involvement in each other’s budgets will not apply to the European Council any more than it does to the European Commission, because the European Council is expressly prohibited by the Treaty from exercising a legislative function;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it crucial for the troikas to develop intense and permanent cooperation throughout their joint mandate; stresses the importance of the joint programme of each 18-month troika for the functioning of the Union, as expanded upon in paragraph 51 of this resolution; invites the troikas to present their joint programme to Parliament in plenary session at the beginning of their joint mandate; notes that the new arrangements imply that the programme of the team presidency should be operational in nature and should not interfere with the political programming of the work of the Union which is to be subject to new democratic procedures (still less to become an opportunity to inflate the national egos of the three participating governments);
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Considers that should the European Council launch the procedure for the designation of the President of the new Commission without delay after the European elections of June 20091, it should duly take into account the necessary timeframe to allow the political consultation procedure with the newly elected representatives of the political groups, as foreseen in the Lisbon Treaty, to be completed informally; considers that as such, theerefore that the new President of the Commission, who may be approved by the European Parliament under the Nice procedure, could then be elected under the Treaty of Lisbon if the latter was to come into force, without the whole designation procedure needing to be resumed should only be nominated by the European Council at the beginning of July, who may then be approved by a simple majority of the European Parliament under the terms of the Treaty of Nice;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Stresses that, in any case, concerning the nomination of the new college, the procedure should only be launched after the results of the new referendum in Ireland are known; points out that as such the institutions would be fully aware of the future legal context in which the new Commission would exercise its mandate and could have duly into consideration their respective powers in the procedure, as well as the composition, structure and competencies of the new Commission; in the event of a positive outcome of the referendum, the formal approval of the new college, including the President and Vice- President/High Representative, by the European Parliament should only take place after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon and the election of the President of the Commission;