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Press release - EU Treaties reform: MEPs submit proposals to strengthen EU capacity to act

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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The report comprising draft changes to the Treaties was endorsed by MEPs on Wednesday with 19 votes for, six against, one abstention.

Key Points: 
  • The report comprising draft changes to the Treaties was endorsed by MEPs on Wednesday with 19 votes for, six against, one abstention.
  • MEPs reiterate their call to amend the EU Treaties and ask the Council to “immediately and without deliberation submit the proposals [...] to the European Council”, so that a Convention can be set up.
  • Institutional reforms and a mechanism for EU-wide referendums
    MEPs call for a more bicameral system that would strengthen Parliament’s role and change voting mechanisms in the Council.
  • Next steps
    The report is set to be voted on by all MEPs during the 20 - 23 November plenary session.

Latest news - Mission to Santiago and Valparaíso (Chile), 19 to 21 June 2023 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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Mission to Santiago and Valparaíso (Chile), 19 to 21 June 2023

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  • Mission to Santiago and Valparaíso (Chile), 19 to 21 June 2023
    21-06-2023 - 14:46
    A delegation of AFCO Members will travel to Santiago and Valparaíso (Chile) from 19 to 21 June 2023.
  • The main goal of this mission is to discuss the ongoing constitutional reform in Chile, get some first-hand information and thanks the experience gained, enhance the process to reform EU Treaties.
  • Members will hold meetings with Chilean authorities, academics and experts to exchange views, best practices and send a strong signal of EU interest in the country's democratic constitutional process.

Press release - MEPs call for a firmer response to Russian threats to European security

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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The EU’s response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is being closely watched by autocracies around the world and will greatly influence how they behave on the international stage, MEPs warn.

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  • The EU’s response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is being closely watched by autocracies around the world and will greatly influence how they behave on the international stage, MEPs warn.
  • Reduce EU’s dependence on energy resources
    The security of the EU is closely linked to accelerating the enlargement process, while respecting accession criteria and reforming the EU’s neighbourhood policy, MEPs argue.
  • Member states should continue developing the EU’s cyber-defence policy and capabilities, MEPs add, and establish security and defence partnerships with like-minded partners worldwide.
  • The rapporteur on Common Security and Defence Policy, Tom Vandenkendelaere (EPP, BE) said: “European security has dramatically deteriorated due to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Press release - Conference on the Future of Europe: citizens demand more from the EU

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Friday, December 2, 2022
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RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmar[...]

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Friday, July 30, 2021
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on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, on the other hand and the Implementation Protocol thereto

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  • on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, on the other hand and the Implementation Protocol thereto

    (06566/2021 C90154/2021 2021/0037(NLE))

    (Consent)

    The European Parliament,

    having regard to the draft Council decision (06566/2021),

    having regard to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the European Union on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, on the other hand and the Implementation Protocol thereto (06380/2021),

    having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), and Article218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0073/2020),

    having regard to its non-legislative resolution of ...[1] on the draft decision,

    having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Budgets,

    having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries (A9-0233/2021),

    1.Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement and of the protocol;

    2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Greenland and Denmark.

Highlights - Adding Gender-Based Violence as new ‘eurocrime’ - final vote - 14.06.2021 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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This legislative initiative requests the Commission to propose a Council decision to consider gender-based violence as an area of crime that meets the criteria established under Article 83(1) TFEU.

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This legislative initiative requests the Commission to propose a Council decision to consider gender-based violence as an area of crime that meets the criteria established under Article 83(1) TFEU.

401 amendments have been tabled to the draft report and the co-rapporteurs have proposed 42 compromise amendments.

RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund - A9-0221/2021

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund

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  • on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund

    (06488/1/2021 C90227/2021 2018/0250(COD))

    (Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

    The European Parliament,

    having regard to the Council position at first reading (06488/1/2021 C90227/2021),

    having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 October 2018[1],

    having regard to its position at first reading[2] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0472),

    having regard to Article294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to Rule67 of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A9-0221/2021),

    1.Approves the Council position at first reading;

    2.Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

    3.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

    4.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

    5.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/20[...]

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014

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  • on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014

    (06115/2/2021 C90214/2021 2018/0228(COD))

    (Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

    The European Parliament,

    having regard to the Council position at first reading (06115/2/2021 C90214/2021),

    having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018[1]

    having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 10 October 2018[2],

    having regard to its position at first reading[3] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0438),

    having regard to Article294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committees responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to Rule67 of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A9-0219/2021),

    1.Approves the Council position at first reading;

    2.Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

    3.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

    4.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

    5.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

RECOMMENDATION on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - A9-0227/2021

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Friday, July 2, 2021
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on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Key Points: 
  • on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

    (COM(2020)0225 C90243/2021 2020/0112(APP))

    (Special legislative procedure consent)

    The European Parliament,

    having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2020)0225),

    having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C90243/2021),

    having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 20 May 2021 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights[1].

  • In its Interim Report adopted on 20 May 2021, the Parliament recalled how much it values the outstanding role played by the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) in providing information, assistance and expertise on fundamental right issues and in defending and protecting of fundamental rights in the EU.
  • The proposed completion of the revision of the Agencys mandate and operating rules is therefore most welcome, in line with EUs institutional changes since the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty.
  • The text on which the Parliament is asked to provide its consent is however less ambitious than what our institution would have expected.

RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund - A9-0224/2021

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
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on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

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  • on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

    (06486/2/2021 C90225/2021 2018/0248(COD))

    (Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

    The European Parliament,

    having regard to the Council position at first reading (06486/2/2021 C90225/2021),

    having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 October 2018[1],

    having regard to its position at first reading[2] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0471),

    having regard to Article294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to Rule67 of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A9-0224/2021),

    1.Approves the Council position at first reading;

    2.Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

    3.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

    4.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

    5.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.