Activities of Costas BOTOPOULOS related to 2007/2124(REG)
Plenary speeches (1)
General revision of the Rules of Procedure (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 89 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Rule 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Conference of Presidents shall be the authority responsible for holding structured consultation with European civil society on the major topics on the European political agenda. The Bureau shall name a Vice-President who shall be entrusted with the implementation of such consultation. He or she shall report back regularly to the Conference of Presidents on his or her activities in this regard.
Amendment 94 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 34 (*)
Rule 34 (*)
Amendment 102 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 45 – paragraph 2
Rule 45 – paragraph 2
2. Motions for resolutions contained in own-initiative reports shall be examined by Parliament pursuant to the short presentation procedure set out in Rule 131a. Amendments to such motions for resolutions shall notonly be admissible for consideration in plenary unlessif tabled by the rapporteur to take account of new information, but or by at least two political groups or at least one tenth of the Members of Parliament. Groups which do not table amendments may table alternative motions for resolutions may be tabled in accordance with Rule 151(4). This paragraph shall not apply where the subject of the report qualifies for a key debate in plenary, where the report is drawn up pursuant to the right of initiative referred to in Rule 38a or 39, or where the report can be considered a strategic report according to the criteria set out by the Conference of Presidents.
Amendment 110 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 53 a (new) (*)
Rule 53 a (new) (*)
Rule 53a (*) Proposals for legal acts presented by a group of Member States If a legal act has been proposed by a group of Member States, representatives of those States may be invited to participate in the discussions at committee level and in the plenary sitting. Rules 52 and 53 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 121 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 68 a (new) (*) (to be introduced in Chapter 6 a (new)
Rule 68 a (new) (*) (to be introduced in Chapter 6 a (new)
Amendment 129 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 75 – paragraph 1 (*)
Rule 75 – paragraph 1 (*)
1. Where Parliament is requested to give its asconsent to a proposed act, it shall take a decision on the basis of a recommendation from the committee responsible to approve or reject the act. Parliament shall take a decision on the act requiring its asconsent under the ECTreaty on European Union or EUthe Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by means of a single vote, and no amendments may be tabled. The majority required for the adoption of the asconsent shall be the majority indicated in the article of the EC Treaty on European Union or of the EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that constitutes the legal basis for the proposed act. The committee responsible may decide to draw up an accompanying resolution.
Amendment 137 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 97 a (new)
Rule 97 a (new)
Article 97a Citizen participation Following a decision by the Conference of Presidents pursuant to Rule 24(4a), Parliament may hold public debates, open to participation by interested citizens, on subjects of general European interest.
Amendment 139 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 98 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 98 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. When the Council has agreed on a nomination for President of the Commission, the President shall request the nominee to make a statement andParliament shall elect the President of the Commission by secret vote by a majority of its component Members, upon a proposal made by the European Council, after he or she has presented his or her political guidelines to Parliament. The statementis shall be followed by a debate.
Amendment 141 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 98 – paragraph 2
Rule 98 – paragraph 2
2. Parliament shall approve or reject the nomination by aIf the candidate fails to obtain the necessary majority of, the votes cast. The vote shall be taken by secret ballotPresident shall request the European Council to nominate within one month a new candidate for election under the same procedure.
Amendment 149 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 131 a
Rule 131 a
At the request of the rapporteur orand on a proposal of the Conference of Presidents, Parliament may also decide that an item not needing a full debate be dealt with by means of a short presentation in plenary by the rapporteur. In that event, the Commission shall have the opportunity to intervene and any, followed by interventions by Members according to the 'catch the eye' procedure. Members shall also have the right to react by handing in an additional written statement pursuant to Rule 142(7).
Amendment 153 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 142 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Rule 142 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The remaining part of the time for a debate shall not be specifically allocated in advance. Instead, the President shall call on Members to speak, as a general rule, for no more than one minute. The President shall ensure – as far as possible – that speakers holding different political views and from different Member States are heard in turn. The order in which requests for speaking time are made shall be taken into consideration.
Amendment 155 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 142 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Rule 142 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. The President, while ensuring the smooth conduct of proceedings, may give the floor to Members who request it by raising blue cards. Permission to speak shall be given after the current speaker has finished. Speaking time shall not exceed half a minute.
Amendment 171 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 182 a (new)
Rule 182 a (new)