3 Amendments of Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO related to 2007/2124(REG)
Amendment 88 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 10 a (new) (*)
Rule 10 a (new) (*)
Article 10 a (*) Further to the relevant European Council Declaration of December 2008, once the Treaty of Lisbon enters into force, the 18 additional Members resulting from the difference between arrangements specified for the 2009 European elections and those specified in the Declarations annexed to the Final Act of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference shall enter the European Parliament with observer status. These observer MEPs shall enjoy all prerogatives accorded to Members of the European Parliament once primary European Union law has been amended as indicated in the European Council Declaration of December 2008. The appointment of observer MEPs shall be the responsibility of each Member State concerned in accordance with its electoral law and shall be adopted within 30 calendar days of the publication of the Treaty of Lisbon in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 91 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 30 a (new)
Rule 30 a (new)
Rule 30a Intergroups Individual members may form Intergroups, which can play an important informal role in promoting exchanges of views on specific issues across different political groups, drawing on Members of different parliamentary committees, and promoting contact between Members and civil society. Intergroups may not engage in any activities which might result in confusion with the official activities of Parliament or of its bodies. Provided that the conditions laid down in the Rules governing the establishment of Intergroups, as adopted by the Bureau, are respected, the political groups shall facilitate the activities of the Intergroups by providing them with logistical support.
Amendment 183 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 11 – paragraph 1
Rule 11 – paragraph 1
1. At the sitting provided for under Rule 127(2), and at any other sitting held for the purpose of electing the President and the Bureau, the oldest Member present, or, where appropriate, the Member designated by the Conference of Presidents, shall take the Chair until the President has been elected.