11 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2011/2058(REG)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital C
Recital C
C. written declarations are used regularly but not in very great numbers; whereas in the past only a small percentage of them obtained the required support of a majority of Parliament's component members, this percentage has been rising sharply during the present electoral period;
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital F
Recital F
F. however, at present those responses are in most cases limited to reiterating ongoing activities of the Commission, and only in exceptional cases include a specific activity prompted by a written declaration;
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital G
Recital G
G. in light of Parliament's growing powers, the significance of written declarations has substantially diminishtended to diminish, though their importance as an instrument for addressing, independently of group and national allegiances, topics which are not the subject of immediate attention by Parliament and its committees, remains unaffected;
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital H
Recital H
H. written declarations have a veryso far had a limited impact, in terms of both agenda- setting and influencing decisions taken by the institutions, and may give a misleading impression as to their effectivenesthough this impact may be increased by more binding rules for incorporating successful written declarations into the work of relevant committees;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital I
Recital I
I. the use of written declarations should be gradually restricted and in the next term Parliament should examine whether they should not be completely abolisheddeveloped, with a view to incorporating successful written declarations into the work of the relevant committees;
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Bureau to examine the existing rules governing security so as to avoid extensive advertising of written declarations via electronic and other media and to allow untroubled access to Parliament's Chamber for its Members;
Amendment 48 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 123 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Up to five Members may submit a written declaration of not more than 200 words on a matter falling within the competence of the European Union which does not cover issues that are the subject of an ongoing legislative processes. Authorisation shall be given by the President on a case-by-case basis. Written declarations shall be printublished in the official languages and distributedon Parliament's website and distributed electronically to all Members. They shall be entered with the names of the signatories, in an electronic register. This register shall be public and shall be kept outside the entrance to the Chamber during part-sessions and in an appropriate location, to be determined by the College of Quaestors, between part- sessionsaccessible through Parliament's website.
Amendment 55 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 2
Rule 123 – paragraph 2
2. The signature of any Member may be added to a declaration entered in the register. It may be withdrawn at any time before the end of a period of three months from the entry of the declaration into the register. Signing, and withdrawal of the signature, may take place electronically;
Amendment 60 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 3
Rule 123 – paragraph 3
3. Where a declaration is signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members within a period of three months from its entry into the register, the President shall notify Parliament accordingly and, shall publish the names of the signatories in the minutes and the declaration as a text adopted., and shall forward it, together with the names of the signatories, to its addressees and to Parliament’s relevant committee for further treatment;
Amendment 62 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 4
Rule 123 – paragraph 4