8 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2008/2120(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the practice of holding Joint Parliamentary Meetings on specific topics during the reflection period has proved to be a good one, so that use cshould, where appropriate, be made of this instrument if a new convention were to be convened or on similar occasionsalso in the future,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Notes with satisfaction that its relations with the national parliaments and their members have developed positively in recent years, notably through the following forms of joint activities:
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – Indent -1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – Indent -1 (new)
– joint parliamentary meetings on inter- committee, horizontal topics;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deems it necessary to supportappropriate to offer national parliaments support in their scrutiny of draft legislation prior to its consideration by the Union legislature;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Would welcome in this context innovations at the level of national parliaments, such as givnational parliaments allowing Members of the European Parliament the right to be invited once a year to speak in plenary sittings of national parliamento speak at their sittings, to participate in meetings of European affairs committees on a consultative basis, to take part in meetings of specialised committees whenever they discuss relevant pieces of European Union legislation, or to take part in meetings of the respective political grouppolitical groups could invite Members of the European Parliament to take part in their meetings on a consultative basis;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends examination of the possibility of granting its specialised committees a budget to organise meetings with corresponding committees ofgranting an adequate budget to organise meetings of specialised committees with corresponding committees of the national parliaments and of European Parliament rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs with their counterparts in the national parliaments, and recommends examining the possibility of establishing the technical facilities for holding videoconferences between the rapporteurs in the specialised committees of the national parliaments and the European Parliament;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that control over the national governments by the national parliaments must be exercised, first and foremost, in accordance with the relevant constitutional rules and laws;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that its specialised committees should be more strongly involved in the preparation of, and representation at, COSAC meetings; considers that its delegation should be led by the chair of its Committee on Constitutional Affairs and should comprise the chairs and rapporteurs of the specialised committees dealing with the items which are on the agenda of the COSAC meeting in question; considers it essential for the Conference of Presidents, regularly, and Members, once a yearafter each meeting, to be informed about the progress and results of COSAC meetings;