PURPOSE: amendment of the Treaties in the form of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, to be annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union without convening a Convention.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: European Council Decision 2013/106/UE on the examination by a conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States of the amendment to the Treaties proposed by the Irish Government in the form of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, to be annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and not to convene a Convention.

CONTENT: on 18-19 June 2009, the Heads of State or Government of the 27 Member States of the European Union, meeting within the European Council, adopted a Decision on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon and declared that, at the time of the conclusion of the next accession Treaty, they would set out the provisions of that Decision in a protocol to be annexed, in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements, to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

The European Council decides that a conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States shall examine the amendments proposed by the Irish Government in the form of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, to be annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. In view of the extent of the proposed amendments, a Convention under Article 48(3) of the Treaty on European Union shall not be convened. The Protocol attached to the Decision will constitute the terms of reference of the said conference.

It concerns questions such as: (i) the right to life, family and education ; (ii) taxation; (iii) security and defence.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 11/05/2012

The European Parliament adopted by 590 votes to 20, with 41 abstentions, a decision on the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention for the addition of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Parliament gave its consent to the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention.

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the recommendation contained in the report drafted by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT) on the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention for the addition of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

It recommends that the European Parliament gives its consent to the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention.

The European Council has proposed to revise the treaties regarding the inclusion of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon. It proposed in parallel not to convene a Convention to add a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Lisbon Treaty to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The European Council has proposed to revise the treaties regarding the inclusion of a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon. It proposed in parallel not to convene a Convention to add a Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Lisbon Treaty to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.