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Top story - Changes in the European Commission 2023 - MEPs assess Iliana Ivanova as new Bulgarian commissioner

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Parliament’s industry and culture committees will hold a hearing with Iliana Ivanova, who is the Bulgarian commissioner-designate.

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  • Parliament’s industry and culture committees will hold a hearing with Iliana Ivanova, who is the Bulgarian commissioner-designate.
  • Articles
    Articles
    Check out the official documents related to the evaluation of Iliana Ivanova as commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth.
  • Legal framework
    Legal framework
    The European Commission: article 17 of the Treaty on European Union
    Replacement of commissioners: article 246 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
    Election of the Commission: rule 125 of Parliament’s rules of procedure
    Guidelines for the approval of the Commission: annex VII to Parliament’s rules of procedure
    The European Commission 2019-2024
    The European Commission 2019-2024
    Articles about the election of the European Commission in 2019
    Articles about Parliament’s evaluation of Mairead McGuinness and Valdis Dombrovskis
    Responsible for the Hearing Associated to the Hearing Conference of Presidents Conference of Committee Chairs

Press release - Parliament backs Hungarian candidate for the Court of Auditors

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Friday, June 2, 2023

On Thursday, MEPs endorsed Hungary’s nomination of Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz for a second mandate as a member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

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  • On Thursday, MEPs endorsed Hungary’s nomination of Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz for a second mandate as a member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
  • The renewal of her mandate was rejected by the Committee on Budgetary Control following a hearing on 24 May 2023.
  • Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, nominated by the Hungarian government for another mandate as a Member of the ECA, was an MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament before joining the ECA in 2017.
  • Background
    The EU Treaty allows each member state to propose a candidate for the European Court of Auditors.

Article - EU values explained in one minute

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Monday, March 29, 2021

EU values are common to EU countries and ensure a society in which pluralism, tolerance, justice, solidarity, non-discrimination and equality prevail. They are enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty of European Union.

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EU values are common to EU countries and ensure a society in which pluralism, tolerance, justice, solidarity, non-discrimination and equality prevail. They are enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty of European Union.

Read more about the European Parliament’s role in protecting fundamental rights

Parliament and the three extensions of Article 50

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Friday, November 1, 2019

House of Commons Library

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  • House of Commons Library

    This paper explains the legal and political background to the three extensions of the UKs EU-exit process under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU).

  • Overview

    When a Member State seeks to leave the EU, a process is initiated under Article 50 TEU.

  • Previous extensions of Article 50

    Since then, three extension decisions have been taken by the European Council (on all three occasions with the agreement of the UK Government).

  • The third extension of Article 50

    On 19 October 2019 the current Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, sent a letter to the President of the European Council requesting an extension of Article 50 until 31 January 2020.

Highlights - Reasoned proposal under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary: state of play - 21.3 - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

In the LIBE meeting of 21 March Members will have an exchange of views with Frans Timmermans, First Vice - President of the European Commission as well with the Council Presidency on the progress in examination of the EP reasoned proposal under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary.

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  • In the LIBE meeting of 21 March Members will have an exchange of views with Frans Timmermans, First Vice - President of the European Commission as well with the Council Presidency on the progress in examination of the EP reasoned proposal under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary.
  • This proposal is calling on the Council to determine, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded.

Brexit: Article 50 TEU at the CJEU

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Monday, December 10, 2018

Monday, December 10, 2018Can Article 50 TEU be unilaterally revoked? This briefing paper considers the Advocate General's opinion and the CJEU's judgment in the Wightman case, and what implications the CJEU's judgment has for the United Kingdom.

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  • House of Commons Library

    Can Article 50 TEU be unilaterally revoked?

  • Scottish Court of Session refers

    The Wightman case concerns the UKs potential ability to revoke its notification of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU).

  • Following a dispute between the UK Government and several Scottish MSPs and MPs, the Scottish Inner House of the Court of Session referred a question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to ascertain if unilateral revocation of Article 50 TEU notification (to withdraw from the EU) was possible, with or without conditions.
  • CJEU ruling

    On 10 December 2018, the CJEU itself ruled and, in contrast to the Advocate General, found that unilateral revocation of Article 50 TEU was a sovereign right for any Member State to pursue without any conditions attached, beyond the decision to revoke notification needing to follow a democratic process that satisfied national constitutional requirements (as notifying under Article 50 TEU also does) and that the revocation would have to be made before a concluded withdrawal agreement had entered into force or (if there was no agreement) before the Article 50 negotiating period had expired (whether extended by unanimous European Council agreement or not).