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2012/2308(INI) Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFCO HÄFNER Gerald (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), FOX Ashley (icon: ECR ECR) LE GRIP Constance (icon: PPE PPE), DROUTSAS Dimitrios (icon: S&D S&D), ILCHEV Stanimir (icon: ALDE ALDE), MESSERSCHMIDT Morten (icon: EFD EFD)
Committee Opinion BUDG PICKART ALVARO Alexander Nuno (icon: ALDE ALDE)
Committee Opinion PETI CHICHESTER Giles (icon: ECR ECR) Victor BOŞTINARU (icon: S&D S&D), Jarosław WAŁĘSA (icon: PPE PPE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54

Events

2013/11/20
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2013/11/20
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 483 votes to 141, with 34 abstentions, a resolution on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions.

It recalled that Article 341 TFEU establishes that the seats of the institutions of the Union shall be determined by common accord of the governments of the Member States and that the European Parliament, given that it is the only body directly representing the European citizens, should be granted the prerogative of determining its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it holds its meetings .

The current situation is that, in accordance with Article 341 TFEU, Member States have determined the seat of the institutions: Protocol 6 annexed to the Treaties establishes that Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg, where 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions – including the budget session – shall be held, that the periods of additional plenary sessions shall be held in Brussels, that its committees shall meet in Brussels, and that its General Secretariat and its departments shall remain in Luxembourg.

It also recalled that the EU citizens (more than one million have endorsed the ‘One Seat campaign’ petition) are continuing to express their discontentment with the current situation.

Parliament agreed with the principle that the European Parliament would be more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a single place. It noted that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg has amongst most EU citizens become a symbolic, negative issue detrimental to the European Union’s reputation, especially at a time when the financial crisis has led to serious and painful expenditure cuts in the Member States.

It noted also that the additional annual costs resulting from the geographic dispersion of Parliament have been estimated to range between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million, equivalent to approximately 10 % of Parliament’s annual budget, while the environmental impact is also significant, with the CO2 emissions associated with the transfers to and from the three working locations estimated to be between 11 000 and 19 000 tonnes.

Treaty revision procedure : Parliament considered it perfectly legitimate to launch a debate on its right to determine its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it is to meet. Accordingly, it committed themselves to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation .

It stated that it shall not make any recommendations regarding the seats of the other EU institutions.

Parliament asked the Court of Auditors, or a similar independent agency, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential savings for the EU budget if Parliament had Brussels as its only seat. This analysis should include budgetary aspects and ancillary costs such as savings made through reduced loss of working time and greater efficiency. Furthermore, it asked the Bureau to commission Eurobarometer, or a similar professional polling service, to conduct, by 1 January 2014, a survey of the European citizens’ views on the prospect of maintaining Parliament’s three places of work, with specific reference to the financial, environmental and efficiency costs of this arrangement.

Unresolved questions : in addition to the issue of the location of seats, there are other essential matters directly related to Parliament’s status and its function within the EU institutional machinery, and – on those points – convincing solutions have yet to be found . These issues pertain to:

electoral law, rules for a no-protest zone, immunity matters, points related to the Statute for Members.

According to the Parliament, attending to these should either be encompassed within Parliament’s right of organisational self-determination, exercised in the form of a general decision-making power, or, at the very least, be brought within the scope of the ordinary legislative procedure based on codecision.

Lastly, the resolution acknowledged that any future decision by Parliament on its working arrangements must allow sufficient time for debate and reflection, as well as for an orderly transition.

Documents
2013/11/20
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2013/11/19
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2013/10/23
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Ashley FOX (ECR, UK) and Gerald HAFNER (Greens/EFA, DE) on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions.

It believed that the European Parliament, given that it is the only body directly representing the European citizens, should be granted the prerogative of determining its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it holds its meetings . The current situation is that, in accordance with Article 341 TFEU, Member States have determined the seat of the institutions: Protocol 6 annexed to the Treaties establishes that Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg, where 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions – including the budget session – shall be held, that the periods of additional plenary sessions shall be held in Brussels, that its committees shall meet in Brussels, and that its General Secretariat and its departments shall remain in Luxembourg.

The committee agreed with the principle that the European Parliament would be more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a single place. Members note that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg has amongst most EU citizens become a symbolic, negative issue detrimental to the European Union’s reputation, especially at a time when the financial crisis has led to serious and painful expenditure cuts in the Member States.

The report noted that the additional annual costs resulting from the geographic dispersion of Parliament have been estimated to range between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million, equivalent to approximately 10 % of Parliament’s annual budget, while the environmental impact is also significant, with the CO2 emissions associated with the transfers to and from the three working locations estimated to be between 11 000 and 19 000 tonnes.

Treaty revision procedure : Members considered it perfectly legitimate to launch a debate on its right to determine its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it is to meet. Accordingly, they committed themselves to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation .

They also called on the Parliament not to make any recommendations regarding the seats of the other EU institutions.

The committee asked the Court of Auditors, or a similar independent agency, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential savings for the EU budget if Parliament had Brussels as its only seat. This analysis should include budgetary aspects and ancillary costs such as savings made through reduced loss of working time and greater efficiency. Furthermore, the committee asked the Bureau to commission Eurobarometer, or a similar professional polling service, to conduct, by 1 January 2014, a survey of the European citizens’ views on the prospect of maintaining Parliament’s three places of work, with specific reference to the financial, environmental and efficiency costs of this arrangement.

Lastly, Members acknowledged that any future decision by Parliament on its working arrangements must allow sufficient time for debate and reflection, as well as for an orderly transition.

Documents
2013/10/14
   EP - Vote in committee
2013/09/27
   EP - Committee opinion
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2013/09/26
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2013/09/23
   EP - Committee opinion
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2013/07/05
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2013/06/06
   EP - Committee draft report
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2013/03/26
   EP - PICKART ALVARO Alexander Nuno (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in BUDG
2013/02/18
   EP - HÄFNER Gerald (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
2013/02/18
   EP - FOX Ashley (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
2013/01/22
   EP - CHICHESTER Giles (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in PETI
2012/11/22
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament

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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - § 1/2 #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 648, -: 22, 0: 4
DE FR IT GB PL ES RO BE HU PT CZ SE BG EL AT NL IE FI HR SK LT LV DK EE SI MT CY LU
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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - § 2/2 #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 576, -: 90, 0: 9
DE IT GB PL NL HU BE PT ES SE AT CZ EL RO BG IE FI LT DK SK LV HR SI MT EE CY LU FR
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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - § 4 #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 506, -: 146, 0: 19
GB IT DE PL SE BE RO AT CZ PT NL HU DK FI ES LT BG LV EL SK MT EE CY IE SI HR LU FR
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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - § 5 #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 635, -: 35, 0: 8
DE IT GB ES PL FR RO BE HU NL SE CZ PT EL AT BG IE FI HR SK LT DK LV SI EE MT CY LU
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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - § 8/2 #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 453, -: 200, 0: 15
GB IT NL BE SE PL PT AT DE FI CZ DK ES LV IE EL LT EE RO HR CY BG SI SK MT LU HU FR
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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - § 9/2 #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 520, -: 115, 0: 38
DE GB IT PL RO BE HU SE CZ PT ES BG EL FI AT IE LT DK SK LV HR SI MT EE NL CY LU FR
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2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 627, -: 43, 0: 6
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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - Considérant F/2 #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 643, -: 18, 0: 10
DE IT FR GB ES PL RO BE HU PT SE CZ NL EL BG IE FI HR SK AT LT LV DK SI EE MT CY LU
Total
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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - Considérant T/2 #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 461, -: 195, 0: 15
GB IT BE PL SE AT RO CZ PT NL DE FI ES DK EL LV IE LT EE SK BG SI HR CY MT LU HU FR
Total
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60
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45
19
18
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A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox et Gerald Häfner - Résolution #

2013/11/20 Outcome: +: 483, -: 141, 0: 34
GB IT DE PL BE SE PT NL AT CZ FI BG DK ES LT RO HU IE LV SK MT SI EL EE HR CY LU FR
Total
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58
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44
21
19
20
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17
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AmendmentsDossier
340 2012/2308(INI)
2013/06/24 PETI 164 amendments...
source: PE-513.022
2013/07/05 AFCO 124 amendments...
source: PE-514.747
2013/07/17 BUDG 43 amendments...
source: PE-516.652
2013/09/26 AFCO 9 amendments...
source: PE-519.753

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  • date: 2013-09-27T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE514.622&secondRef=02 title: PE514.622 committee: BUDG type: Committee opinion body: EP
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  • date: 2013-10-23T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2013-350&language=EN title: A7-0350/2013 summary: The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Ashley FOX (ECR, UK) and Gerald HAFNER (Greens/EFA, DE) on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions. It believed that the European Parliament, given that it is the only body directly representing the European citizens, should be granted the prerogative of determining its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it holds its meetings . The current situation is that, in accordance with Article 341 TFEU, Member States have determined the seat of the institutions: Protocol 6 annexed to the Treaties establishes that Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg, where 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions – including the budget session – shall be held, that the periods of additional plenary sessions shall be held in Brussels, that its committees shall meet in Brussels, and that its General Secretariat and its departments shall remain in Luxembourg. The committee agreed with the principle that the European Parliament would be more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a single place. Members note that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg has amongst most EU citizens become a symbolic, negative issue detrimental to the European Union’s reputation, especially at a time when the financial crisis has led to serious and painful expenditure cuts in the Member States. The report noted that the additional annual costs resulting from the geographic dispersion of Parliament have been estimated to range between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million, equivalent to approximately 10 % of Parliament’s annual budget, while the environmental impact is also significant, with the CO2 emissions associated with the transfers to and from the three working locations estimated to be between 11 000 and 19 000 tonnes. Treaty revision procedure : Members considered it perfectly legitimate to launch a debate on its right to determine its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it is to meet. Accordingly, they committed themselves to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation . They also called on the Parliament not to make any recommendations regarding the seats of the other EU institutions. The committee asked the Court of Auditors, or a similar independent agency, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential savings for the EU budget if Parliament had Brussels as its only seat. This analysis should include budgetary aspects and ancillary costs such as savings made through reduced loss of working time and greater efficiency. Furthermore, the committee asked the Bureau to commission Eurobarometer, or a similar professional polling service, to conduct, by 1 January 2014, a survey of the European citizens’ views on the prospect of maintaining Parliament’s three places of work, with specific reference to the financial, environmental and efficiency costs of this arrangement. Lastly, Members acknowledged that any future decision by Parliament on its working arrangements must allow sufficient time for debate and reflection, as well as for an orderly transition.
  • date: 2013-11-19T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20131119&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2013-11-20T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=23601&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2013-11-20T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2013-0498 title: T7-0498/2013 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 483 votes to 141, with 34 abstentions, a resolution on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions. It recalled that Article 341 TFEU establishes that the seats of the institutions of the Union shall be determined by common accord of the governments of the Member States and that the European Parliament, given that it is the only body directly representing the European citizens, should be granted the prerogative of determining its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it holds its meetings . The current situation is that, in accordance with Article 341 TFEU, Member States have determined the seat of the institutions: Protocol 6 annexed to the Treaties establishes that Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg, where 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions – including the budget session – shall be held, that the periods of additional plenary sessions shall be held in Brussels, that its committees shall meet in Brussels, and that its General Secretariat and its departments shall remain in Luxembourg. It also recalled that the EU citizens (more than one million have endorsed the ‘One Seat campaign’ petition) are continuing to express their discontentment with the current situation. Parliament agreed with the principle that the European Parliament would be more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a single place. It noted that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg has amongst most EU citizens become a symbolic, negative issue detrimental to the European Union’s reputation, especially at a time when the financial crisis has led to serious and painful expenditure cuts in the Member States. It noted also that the additional annual costs resulting from the geographic dispersion of Parliament have been estimated to range between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million, equivalent to approximately 10 % of Parliament’s annual budget, while the environmental impact is also significant, with the CO2 emissions associated with the transfers to and from the three working locations estimated to be between 11 000 and 19 000 tonnes. Treaty revision procedure : Parliament considered it perfectly legitimate to launch a debate on its right to determine its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it is to meet. Accordingly, it committed themselves to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation . It stated that it shall not make any recommendations regarding the seats of the other EU institutions. Parliament asked the Court of Auditors, or a similar independent agency, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential savings for the EU budget if Parliament had Brussels as its only seat. This analysis should include budgetary aspects and ancillary costs such as savings made through reduced loss of working time and greater efficiency. Furthermore, it asked the Bureau to commission Eurobarometer, or a similar professional polling service, to conduct, by 1 January 2014, a survey of the European citizens’ views on the prospect of maintaining Parliament’s three places of work, with specific reference to the financial, environmental and efficiency costs of this arrangement. Unresolved questions : in addition to the issue of the location of seats, there are other essential matters directly related to Parliament’s status and its function within the EU institutional machinery, and – on those points – convincing solutions have yet to be found . These issues pertain to: electoral law, rules for a no-protest zone, immunity matters, points related to the Statute for Members. According to the Parliament, attending to these should either be encompassed within Parliament’s right of organisational self-determination, exercised in the form of a general decision-making power, or, at the very least, be brought within the scope of the ordinary legislative procedure based on codecision. Lastly, the resolution acknowledged that any future decision by Parliament on its working arrangements must allow sufficient time for debate and reflection, as well as for an orderly transition.
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 483 votes to 141, with 34 abstentions, a resolution on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions.

    It recalled that Article 341 TFEU establishes that the seats of the institutions of the Union shall be determined by common accord of the governments of the Member States and that the European Parliament, given that it is the only body directly representing the European citizens, should be granted the prerogative of determining its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it holds its meetings.

    The current situation is that, in accordance with Article 341 TFEU, Member States have determined the seat of the institutions: Protocol 6 annexed to the Treaties establishes that Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg, where 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions – including the budget session – shall be held, that the periods of additional plenary sessions shall be held in Brussels, that its committees shall meet in Brussels, and that its General Secretariat and its departments shall remain in Luxembourg.

    It also recalled that the EU citizens (more than one million have endorsed the ‘One Seat campaign’ petition) are continuing to express their discontentment with the current situation.

    Parliament agreed with the principle that the European Parliament would be more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a single place. It noted that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg has amongst most EU citizens become a symbolic, negative issue detrimental to the European Union’s reputation, especially at a time when the financial crisis has led to serious and painful expenditure cuts in the Member States.

    It noted also that the additional annual costs resulting from the geographic dispersion of Parliament have been estimated to range between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million, equivalent to approximately 10 % of Parliament’s annual budget, while the environmental impact is also significant, with the CO2 emissions associated with the transfers to and from the three working locations estimated to be between 11 000 and 19 000 tonnes.

    Treaty revision procedure: Parliament considered it perfectly legitimate to launch a debate on its right to determine its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it is to meet. Accordingly, it committed themselves to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation.

    It stated that it shall not make any recommendations regarding the seats of the other EU institutions.

    Parliament asked the Court of Auditors, or a similar independent agency, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential savings for the EU budget if Parliament had Brussels as its only seat. This analysis should include budgetary aspects and ancillary costs such as savings made through reduced loss of working time and greater efficiency. Furthermore, it asked the Bureau to commission Eurobarometer, or a similar professional polling service, to conduct, by 1 January 2014, a survey of the European citizens’ views on the prospect of maintaining Parliament’s three places of work, with specific reference to the financial, environmental and efficiency costs of this arrangement.

    Unresolved questions: in addition to the issue of the location of seats, there are other essential matters directly related to Parliament’s status and its function within the EU institutional machinery, and – on those points – convincing solutions have yet to be found. These issues pertain to:

    • electoral law,
    • rules for a no-protest zone,
    • immunity matters,
    • points related to the Statute for Members.

    According to the Parliament, attending to these should either be encompassed within Parliament’s right of organisational self-determination, exercised in the form of a general decision-making power, or, at the very least, be brought within the scope of the ordinary legislative procedure based on codecision.

    Lastly, the resolution acknowledged that any future decision by Parliament on its working arrangements must allow sufficient time for debate and reflection, as well as for an orderly transition.

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  • The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Ashley FOX (ECR, UK) and Gerald HAFNER (Greens/EFA, DE) on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions.

    It believed that the European Parliament, given that it is the only body directly representing the European citizens, should be granted the prerogative of determining its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it holds its meetings. The current situation is that, in accordance with Article 341 TFEU, Member States have determined the seat of the institutions: Protocol 6 annexed to the Treaties establishes that Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg, where 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions – including the budget session – shall be held, that the periods of additional plenary sessions shall be held in Brussels, that its committees shall meet in Brussels, and that its General Secretariat and its departments shall remain in Luxembourg.

    The committee agreed with the principle that the European Parliament would be more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a single place. Members note that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg has amongst most EU citizens become a symbolic, negative issue detrimental to the European Union’s reputation, especially at a time when the financial crisis has led to serious and painful expenditure cuts in the Member States.

    The report noted that the additional annual costs resulting from the geographic dispersion of Parliament have been estimated to range between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million, equivalent to approximately 10 % of Parliament’s annual budget, while the environmental impact is also significant, with the CO2 emissions associated with the transfers to and from the three working locations estimated to be between 11 000 and 19 000 tonnes.

    Treaty revision procedure: Members considered it perfectly legitimate to launch a debate on its right to determine its own working arrangements, including the right to decide where and when it is to meet. Accordingly, they committed themselves to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation.

    They also called on the Parliament not to make any recommendations regarding the seats of the other EU institutions.

    The committee asked the Court of Auditors, or a similar independent agency, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the potential savings for the EU budget if Parliament had Brussels as its only seat. This analysis should include budgetary aspects and ancillary costs such as savings made through reduced loss of working time and greater efficiency. Furthermore, the committee asked the Bureau to commission Eurobarometer, or a similar professional polling service, to conduct, by 1 January 2014, a survey of the European citizens’ views on the prospect of maintaining Parliament’s three places of work, with specific reference to the financial, environmental and efficiency costs of this arrangement.

    Lastly, Members acknowledged that any future decision by Parliament on its working arrangements must allow sufficient time for debate and reflection, as well as for an orderly transition.

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  • group: ECR name: FOX Ashley
activities/0/committees/0/shadows
  • group: EPP name: LE GRIP Constance
  • group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut
  • group: EFD name: MESSERSCHMIDT Morten
committees/0/date
  • 2013-02-18T00:00:00
  • 2013-02-18T00:00:00
committees/0/rapporteur
  • group: Verts/ALE name: HÄFNER Gerald
  • group: ECR name: FOX Ashley
committees/0/shadows
  • group: EPP name: LE GRIP Constance
  • group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut
  • group: EFD name: MESSERSCHMIDT Morten
procedure/subtype
Old
Strategic initiative
New
Initiative
other/0
body
EC
dg
commissioner
BARROSO José Manuel
procedure/subtype
Old
Initiative
New
Strategic initiative
activities/0
date
2012-11-22T00:00:00
body
EP
type
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
committees
body: EP responsible: True committee_full: Constitutional Affairs committee: AFCO
procedure/dossier_of_the_committee
AFCO/7/11302
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Preparatory phase in Parliament
New
Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
activities
    committees
    • body: EP responsible: True committee_full: Constitutional Affairs committee: AFCO
    links
    other
      procedure
      reference
      2012/2308(INI)
      title
      Proposal for the amendment of Protocol No 6 on the location of the seats of the institutions
      legal_basis
      Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 048
      stage_reached
      Preparatory phase in Parliament
      subtype
      Initiative
      type
      INI - Own-initiative procedure
      subject