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Plenary round-up – January I 2024
The first January 2024 plenary session opened with a statement by Parliament's President, Roberta Metsola, commemorating Jacques Delors, the former Commission President, who passed away on 27 December. The highlight of the session was the presentation by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of the programme of activities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council. There was also a debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 and on the preparation of the special European ...
Actividades del Defensor del Pueblo Europeo: Informe Anual de 2022
El Defensor del Pueblo Europeo presentó su Informe Anual de 2022 al Parlamento Europeo en abril de 2023. Las principales cuestiones planteadas en el informe se refieren a las preocupaciones éticas, la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas. El informe también ofrece una visión general de la tramitación de reclamaciones e investigaciones, así como una evaluación de los demás logros del Defensor del Pueblo en 2022. La Comisión de Peticiones ha debatido el informe y lo ha aprobado; este se someterá ...
EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders - European Implementation Assessment
This study examines the implementation of the European Union (EU) Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, which constitute the policy framework and provide the operational means for protecting human rights activists in third countries. The first part of the study, written internally, provides an institutional perspective of the implementation of the Guidelines. It assesses the development of the EU framework to support human rights defenders, including EU Member States' emergency measures, and evaluates ...
The role (and accountability) of the President of the Eurogroup
This note provides an overview of the role and mandate of the Eurogroup and the role and accountability of its President, including the procedures for his/her appointment. In addition, this note refers to the debate around the transparency of Eurogroup proceedings. The paper will be updated in light of relevant developments.
Plenary round-up – June II 2021
During the June II 2021 plenary session in Brussels, Parliament continued to debate and adopt programmes financed under the multiannual financial framework for 2021 2027, specifically this session in the areas of regional development, with the Common Provisions Regulation, European Territorial Cooperation Regulation, European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund all finalised. Important debates on Council and European Commission statements were held, in particular on the preparation of the ...
Reforma del Estatuto del Defensor del Pueblo Europeo
Durante el período parcial de sesiones de junio II, el Parlamento Europeo adoptará previsiblemente un nuevo Reglamento del Parlamento Europeo sobre el ejercicio de las funciones del Defensor del Pueblo Europeo (Estatuto del Defensor del Pueblo Europeo), que sustituirá al actual, adoptado en 2008. Es el paso siguiente al debate sobre el nuevo texto durante la sesión de junio I y posterior aprobación del proyecto por parte del Consejo.
Understanding trilogue: Informal tripartite meetings to reach provisional agreement on legislative files
Thanks to successive Treaty revisions, the European Parliament has acquired the status of legislator on an equal footing with the Council. Today the ordinary legislative procedure (Article 294 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union − TFEU), previously known as co-decision, covers a vast amount of policy areas. In order to pass legislation, Parliament, representing the EU citizens, and Council, representing the governments of the EU Member States, have to agree on an identical text, which ...
Plenary round-up – March I 2021
The highlight of the March I 2021 plenary session was the official signature of the Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe, allowing the Conference's work finally to get under way. Another important point was the celebration of International Women's Day, which was held just before the start of the session, with Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, and Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, addressing the plenary in video messages, and Ursula ...
Las actividades del Defensor del Pueblo Europeo en 2019
El Parlamento Europeo se propone debatir y aprobar durante el primer periodo parcial de sesiones de marzo de 2021 una resolución sobre las actividades del Defensor del Pueblo Europeo en 2019, basada en el Informe anual del Defensor del Pueblo presentado el 4 de mayo de 2020. Dicho informe abarca el último año del primer mandato de Emily O'Reilly como defensora del pueblo antes de ser reelegida para un segundo mandato a finales de diciembre de 2019.
SSM and SRB accountability at European level: What room for improvements?
This paper discusses the accountability mechanisms for the SSM and SRM. Both mechanisms’ frameworks have the potential to provide strong political, administrative and legal accountability, but also present shortcomings at the level of practice, coordination, organisation and transparency. The paper identifies those and proposes some ways forward.