the presidency of the council and the european parliament
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The Presidency and the EP
New legislative period PE
Implementation of Lisbon Treaty
Delay in election of new European Commission
Context
Reset your minds, this is the EP
Who are they?
The key actors
Consecuencies of the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty
• Codecision = Ordinary legislative process• Substantial increase of EP powers• New budget procedure (co-decision in all
expenses) • Consultation and avis for EU International
Agreements .• Can ask for a Treaty revision• Increase of control Agencies control (Europol or
Eurojust)
• SWIFT• EUROPEAN EXTERNAL
ACTION SERVICE• FINANTIAL
SUPERVISION REGULATIONS
• BUDGET
CASES STUDIES
• Institutional cooperationMultiplicity and plurality of actors
• A political fight.• Which institution remains at the center of political
european arena?
• Networking.• the importance of personal relations. (formal and
informal )
• Politcal abilities and emotional inteligence
The EP approach: beyond fomality
• The President of the European Parliament• The Conference of Presidents• The Parliamentary Commitees
PresidentCoordinatorsRaporteursShadow Raporteurs
• Trilogues and Conciliation Committes
The institutional cooperation (actors)
• Fight for the political centrality, political hegemony• A reasonable balance of accountability (some
actions can create future obligations. The Council presence is never enough).
• Pay attention how majorities are created. (Committees, Conference of Presidents or Plenary sessions)
• EP-Commission Framework Agreement• The Council suspect of underminding the
Communitarian method.
The political flight
• Importance to establish good relations with:– EP Administration, (Secretary General)– Secretary Generals of Political Groups.– Committees Head’s of Unit– Raporteurs– Key civil servants
• (Deputy Secretary General)
• A good MEP network• MEP’s Assistants
Personal raltions and networking
• Complex Institution but formed by persons.• Learn to digest the enourmous diversity• Pau attention to individual and collective emotional
changes. • Identify the different sesnibilities among the Political
Groups (atention to small countries)• The Council is presumed to undermind the EP powers
and to limit the Comission role.
Political abilities and emotional inteligence
• To understand the EP logic and to introduce yourselves . – (previous semester)
• Visits and meetings with Presidents of Political Groups.
• Meetings and follow up with Committee Chairs• Groups visits to the capital• Committee visits to Poland
The pre-Presidency
• European Council President– Herman Van Rompuy (only after Council meetings)
• High Representative– Baroness Ashton, (delegate in Comisión or SEAE)
• Rotatory Presidency:– Programme presentation (january) – Sectorial debates– European Council Preparation– Council Question time (Wednesday 19,00h)– Results Presentación
The Council presidency at the EP
The Plenary sessions
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