Activities of Proinsias DE ROSSA related to 2008/2063(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty (A6-0145/2009, Jo Leinen)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas, with a view to preparing a report on the European Parliament's potential new role and responsibilities for implementing the Treaty of Lisbon, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs asked all parliamentary committees to answer to two questions included in a working document prepared by that committee,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out, as regards the question concerning the political priorities of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs priorities with regard to the use of Parliament's new powerincreased democratic responsibilities provided for in the Treaty, that, as shown in a working document on Modifications introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon of interest to the EMPL committee, relatively few changes will be introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon as regards Parliament's competences, compared to the Treaties currently in force, which affect the powers of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs as conferred under Annex VI of the Rules of Procedure;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, therefore, that the use of Parliament's new powerincreased democratic responsibilities provided in the Treaty of Lisbon will have only a marginal effect compared to the current state of play as regards both the competences and the management of dossiers by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses, however, that the Treaty of Lisbon provides for further progress on social Europe and for strengthened social legislation on the basis of the binding character of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of a more systematic definition, in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union, as amended, of the values underpinning the European Union's actions and main aims;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines, in addition, the importance of the horizontal social clause in Article 9 of the Treaty on European Union, as amended, which will act as a general principle of the European Union's policy making;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes, in particular, Article 16 of the EC Treaty, as amended, and the Protocol to the Treaty of Lisbon on Services of General Interest, which provide a clear legal basis for the definition of Member States’ responsibilities as regards the provision of universal accessible and high-quality public services to citizens;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the only change introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon to the three legislative procedures referred to will be that as regards their adoption, voting in the Council will take place on the basis of qualified majority rather than unanimity, subject to the procedure provided for in Article 48 of the EC Treaty as amended; anticipates no particular difficulty with the change of voting majority in the Council as regards those dossiers.