Activites

• 2004/03/18 Final act published in Official Journal
• 2003/06/05 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0268/2003 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the application of the open method of coordination. It stated that the open method of coordination should be developed not only in fields connected to the Lisbon strategy, such as education and life-long learning, but also in the fields of youth, media, culture and sport. Nevertheless, Parliament felt that, as the body directly representing the citizens of Europe, its role in the procedure must be clarified and enhanced so that the process gains democratic legitimacy. The open method of coordination must not evolve into a parallel, but covert, legislative procedure, which subverts the procedures, laid down in the EC Treaty. Parliament called on the Council and the Commission to join in an interinstitutional agreement with the European Parliament, laying down rules governing the selection of policies for open coordination, and providing for a coherent application of the method with the full involvement, on equal terms, of the European Parliament. Such an agreement must include rules for the involvement of Parliament in establishing objectives and indicators, as well as access to documents, participation in meetings, and monitoring progress. Parliament affirmed its attachment to the Community method applicable in certain fields under the Treaty and stated that the agreement must include a procedure for developing the open method of coordination into the Community method which could be formalised through the work of the European Convention and of the coming IGC.�

• 2003/06/04 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament

Documents

• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0268/2003

History

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