AFCO Committee Press @EPInstitutional@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
R to @EPInstitutional: The first one, by @maitepagaza, (🗳️17👍 2👎 00⃣) focuses on concrete measures with a view to strengthen the link between citizens and the Union.
Key topics include:
- an EU citizenship statute (first proposed in 2019, reiterated by the Conference on the Future of Europe)
2/9
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1732702395929342313#m
[2023-12-07 10:03 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: - safeguarding 🗳️electoral rights of citizens who reside in in another country, and ensuring adequate consular protection
- uniformly applying standards for freedom of movement, especially in relation to 🇧🇬Bulgaria & 🇷🇴Romania #Schengen and 🏳️🌈same sex couples
3/9
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1732702450656710944#m
[2023-12-07 10:03 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: - a binding 🇪🇺📜Charter on Digital Rights
- better and easier to use 🗣️participatory mechanisms, including a permanent citizens’ consultation mechanism
- an end to 🛂‘golden visa’ and ‘golden passport’ programmes that lead to the sale and abuse of EU citizenship
4/9
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1732702487168024814#m
[2023-12-07 10:03 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: - 🖋️📃proposals on gender-balanced democratic representation on electoral lists, a digital platform for citizens’ participation, better rules for studies’ recognition across the EU, universal Internet access, digital identity and digital inheritance
5/9
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1732702539051630940#m
[2023-12-07 10:04 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: The second, by @paulorangel_pt, (🗳️ 17👍 1👎00⃣), deals with the role of member states’ parliaments in scrutinising governmental activity, developing a European public sphere, reforming the ‘early warning system’, their right of information, and better cooperation.
6/9
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1732702597109199008#m
[2023-12-07 10:04 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: @EPInstitutional calls for:
- 🔍adequate access to information and transparency of working methods in EU institutions
- 💶a stronger role for national parliaments on budget implementation, economic policy dialogue
7/9
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1732702640197226639#m
[2023-12-07 10:04 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: - 🤝an annual European Week to allow MEPs, Commissioners, Council Presidency ministers to discuss the EU agenda with parliamentarians from the member states & candidate countries
- 🖋️mechanisms to improve the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality
8/9
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1732702787950006738#m
[2023-12-07 10:05 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: - 🟩a “green card” procedure, whereby one third of national parliaments will be able to request EU legislative proposals
- 🗣️a stronger role for European parties in the political spheres of the member states
Both final drafts will be available soon. Next: votes in #EPlenary
9/9
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1732702864357630323#m
[2023-12-07 10:05 UTC]
📢 Lead MEPs commented on the announcement by the member states that they refuse to include a consent-based definition of rape in the draft legislation.
Read more:
<p>
https://nitter.cz/EP_GenderEqual/status/1731697763203624996#m
</p>
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1731726139561828837#m
[2023-12-04 17:24 UTC]
📢Thu 7 Dec in
https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional
🗳️Votes on two reports on the implementation of Treaty provisions:
- on EU citizenship (
https://nitter.cz/maitepagaza
)
- on national parliaments (
https://nitter.cz/PauloRangel_pt
)
1/3
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1731717699711955047#m
[2023-12-04 16:50 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: 🇪🇺🗣️ Multilevel governance and the role of the @EU_EESC and the @EU_CoR (w/ @LJahierEU, @MolinozPatrick, François Saint-Ouen from @UNIGEnews)
👉Hearing page: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/multilevel-governance/product-details/20231130CHE12441
2/3
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1731717749624263091#m
[2023-12-04 16:50 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: 📄Meeting agenda and docs: https://emeeting.europarl.europa.eu/emeeting/committee/en/archives/AFCO
3/3
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1731717814312894580#m
[2023-12-04 16:51 UTC]
‼️The MEPs looked into the experience of Irish Citizen Assemblies and exchanged best practices on the way public authorities engage citizens in decision-making and increase participation in political life.
<p>
https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1729529031064752606#m
</p>
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1730653601083568367#m
[2023-12-01 18:22 UTC]
🇪🇺🇮🇪
https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional
MEPs to visit Ireland to look into best practices for participatory democracy and the Brexit agreement's implementation.
MEPs: Pedro Silva Pereira -
https://nitter.cz/TheProgressives
,
https://nitter.cz/GDelbosCorfield
,
https://nitter.cz/JaakMadison
&
https://nitter.cz/HelmutScholzMEP
👉Read more:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231127IPR15411/constitutional-affairs-committee-delegation-to-travel-to-ireland
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1729529031064752606#m
[2023-11-28 15:53 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: 🔎Looking into issues such as the lack of progress on the EU electoral law reform, the recent decision amending Parliament’s composition for the 2024 elections, and the lack of engagement by EU countries on Parliament's right of inquiry, MEPs raise the following key points:
2/5
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1729437636895350836#m
[2023-11-28 09:50 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: - Parliament’s role in special legislative procedures has to be strengthened
- room for political maneuvering should be used in good faith
- Council should adopt legislative positions within a reasonable time, in light of the principle of mutual sincere cooperation
3/5
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1729437724048822291#m
[2023-11-28 09:50 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: - a new interinstitutional agreement is needed, devoted exclusively to regulating procedures initiated by Parliament
- when a vote in Council is not legally justified or infringes Treaty rules, the Court should be seized and the vote should be annulled
4/5
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1729437791174512800#m
[2023-11-28 09:51 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: - informal consultations should be used more often, in order to lead to compromise solutions
The final draft text is set to be tabled in plenary in January 2024. It will be available soon here: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2023/2083(INI)
5/5
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1729437841816506879#m
[2023-11-28 09:51 UTC]
📌Tue in
https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional
:
🗳️Vote [10.00]
🇪🇺Treaty provisions on special legislative procedures (
https://nitter.cz/negrescuvictor
)
🗣️Debates
🌍🤝Deepening EU integration ahead of future enlargement (w/
https://nitter.cz/EP_ForeignAff
/
https://nitter.cz/petras_petras
, Pedro Silva Pereira -
https://nitter.cz/TheProgressives
, PT) [12.00]
1/3
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1729088752839000349#m
[2023-11-27 10:44 UTC]
R to @EPInstitutional: 📃Implementation of 🇪🇺Treaty provisions on
- EU citizenship (@maitepagaza)
- national parliaments (@paulorangel_pt) [10.15]
📚“Fiscal policy in times of crises” - presentation of study by Prof. Dr. Federico Fabbrini @DCU [09.10] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/fiscal-policy-in-times-of-crises/product-details/20231017CAN71709
2/3
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EPInstitutional/status/1729089081660022843#m
[2023-11-27 10:45 UTC]
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