Activities of Gerald HÄFNER related to 2012/2034(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments PDF (138 KB) DOC (64 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to Rules 48, 110 and 127 of its Rules of Procedure,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Parliament is fully aware of the independence of the European Council and of the important role conferred upon it by the treaties, and has no intention of calling this into question;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ca (new)
Recital Ca (new)
Ca. Whereas to enhance democratic legitimacy and accountability of the European Council proper parliamentary scrutiny arrangements shall be implemented;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in agreement with Parliament’s authorities, and in particular through exchanges of letters, President Van Rompuy has sought to take account of information and transparency requirements as far as possible: he has personally met Parliament’s committee chairs, rapporteurs and sherpas to discuss a number of important topics; he has replied to written questions; he has provided regular reports on European Council meetings to the enlarged Conference of Presidents and had numerous contacts with group chairs;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas this practice is worth formalising so that it can serve as a precedent for the future; whereas it should also be improved, given that: on the European patent system, the European Council called into question a legislative agreement concluded between Parliament and the Council; on economic governance, the European Council saw fit to renegotiate provisions identical to those which a previous regulation had already made applicable; on an EU banking supervisory authority, the European Council adopted two contradictory positions one year apart, which it could have avoided by taking greater account of Parliament’s position; whereas negotiations on the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework saw the legislative process held to ransom: the legally required unanimity in the Council could only be achieved by pre-empting certain major policy choices in the regulations on the policies to be financed, which, in some areas, reduces Parliament’s role to one of merely amending secondary provisions;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in the light of the experience gained over these four years, there is a need to formalise the working relations between the European Council and Parliament; considers thatalls therefore for thise could take the form of a joint statement or an exchange of lettersnclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that, other than in cases of exceptional urgency, any meeting of the European Council should be preceded by a debate in Parliament, allowing the adoption of a resolution, with the President of the European Council coming to present the subjects on the agenda in person; believes that Parliament should organise its work so as to make known its opinion on these subjects in good time; and the European Council should organise their respective work so as to give to the Parliament the opportunity to make known its opinion on these subjects in good time and to allow the President of the European Council to report back after each meeting of the European Council in front of the plenary sitting;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onUrges the European Council, where an agreement is concluded between the representatives of Parliament and of the Council in the context of a legislative procedure, not to raise the matter again unless the Presidency-in-Office has specified that the agreement is ad referendum;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)