Activites

• 1997/02/24 Final act published in Official Journal
• 1997/01/30 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
  • T4-0034/1997 summary

    In adopting the report by Mrs LAMBRAKI (PSE, GR), Parliament pointed out once again the obvious shortcomings of cooperation under Title VI of the Treaty and the lack of transparency and democratic controls in decision-making procedures. It called for the communitization of asylum policy, immigration policy, the policy on the crossing of external borders, the fight against drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, fraud and international corruption and certain areas of judicial cooperation in civil matters. The members also called for an extension of the scope of Article K9 and for the Council to decide by qualified majority on its application. �

• 1996/10/30 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A4-0349/1996
• 1995/12/11 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1995/11/22 Non-legislative basic document published
  • COM(1995)0566 summary

    OBJECTIVE: the Commission communication highlights the problem of the possible application of Article K.9 of the Treaty on European Union which provides for the transfer of certain issues from the "third pillar" (cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs) to the "Community pillar", through the application of Article 100c of the Treaty establishing the European Community. SUBSTANCE: the Commission points out that the communitarisation (Article 100c of the EC Treaty) of certain areas of cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs would undoubtedly remove the obstacles to the progress of the "third pillar", namely: - the slow decision-making process (unanimous vote and need to ratify agreements in all the Member States); - the permanent lack of transparency resulting from the attitude of the Council, which is reluctant to forward to Parliament the proposals it is working on before they are ready to be adopted; - the lack of legal certainty which only the Court of Justice can guarantee; - the inability of the Commission to perform its role as guardian of the treaties; - the absence of clearly defined objectives. However, the Commission believes that it would be more productive to call for the communitarisation of the key aspects of the "third pillar" within the framework the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), without firstly submitting a parallel proposal based on Article K.9 of the Treaty on European Union. During the IGC, it would be possible to recommend the following elements: - participation by the European Parliament going beyond simple consultation; - transfer to the "Community pillar" of other areas in addition to the six sectors mentioned in Article K.9 of the Treaty on European Union; - the introduction of qualified majority voting for certain aspects, without the Council having to adopt a unanimous decision in advance. �

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: COM(1995)0566
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A4-0349/1996
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0034/1997

History

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