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2011/2266(REG) EP Rules of Procedure: changes in Parliament’s relationship with the European Council and the Eurogroup following entry in force of the Lisbon Treaty

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFCO LAMASSOURE Alain (icon: PPE PPE) GURMAI Zita (icon: S&D S&D), DUFF Andrew (icon: ALDE ALDE), MESSERSCHMIDT Morten (icon: EFD EFD)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 237-p1

Events

2012/03/29
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2012/03/29
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted a decision amending the Rules of Procedure to take into account the changing relationships between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon.

Parliament decided to amend Article 116 of its Rules of Procedure in the following way:

Parliament and the Council have equal powers in the ordinary legislative procedure and in the budget procedure. Given the new balance between the institutions, there is no longer any reason for the agenda to continue to include Council Question Time in its present form. On the other hand, the amended Regulation retains the option of putting questions to the Council, during a specific question hour , on matters relating to responsibilities other than those linked to the exercise of its legislative and budgetary functions. These questions may relate to the exercise of its functions in defining, coordinating and implementing Union policies, or concern its powers relating to appointment procedures or the operation of the institutions, agencies and bodies of the European Union or a revision of the Treaties.

Documents
2012/03/29
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2012/03/01
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the report drafted by Alain LAMASSOURE (EPP, FR) on amending the Rules of Procedure to take into account the changing relationships between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

By letter of 4 March 2011, the President of the European Parliament referred to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs a proposal to amend the Rules of Procedure following discussions held in the Conference of Presidents on 17 February 2011.

During those discussions, the Conference of Presidents pointed out that, following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Parliament had become a co-legislator in the EU and that its powers were on a par with those of the Council in the ordinary legislative procedure and in the budget procedure. Given this new balance between the institutions, the Conference of Presidents took the view that there was no longer any need for Council Question Time to be included on the agenda every part-session, as is the case at the moment. The Conference of Presidents does, however, take the view that question hours with the President of the Commission, the Vice-President/High Representative and the President of the Eurogroup should continue to be an option.

Abolishing Council Question Time in its present form would reflect the shift in the institutional balance referred to by the Conference of Presidents. For the reasons set out above, however, it would be sensible to retain the option of putting questions to the Council – during a specific question hour – on matters relating to responsibilities other than those linked to the exercise of its legislative and budgetary functions.

Given these considerations, the Constitutional Affairs Committee proposes that Parliament should amend Article 116 of its Rules in the following way:

Parliament and the Council have equal powers in the ordinary legislative procedure and in the budget procedure. Given the new balance between the institutions, there is no longer any reason for the agenda to continue to include Council Question Time in its present form . In view of the Council’s other responsibilities, in particular its policy-making, coordinating and implementing functions, it ought to be possible for specific question hours to be held with the Council .

Documents
2012/02/28
   EP - Vote in committee
2012/02/08
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2012/02/02
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2011/12/16
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2011/04/07
   EP - LAMASSOURE Alain (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO

Documents

AmendmentsDossier
4 2011/2266(REG)
2012/02/08 AFCO 4 amendments...
source: PE-480.840

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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