The document summarizes the types of control and powers the European Parliament has according to EU treaties. It has constitutional powers related to ratification of treaties and agreements. It must give assent to treaties marking new accessions, association agreements, and agreements with budgetary implications or changing institutional frameworks. It also has powers related to electoral procedures, determining if an EU member has breached principles, and revising its own statute. The document further outlines the Parliament's role in EU policymaking through legislative participation, budgetary and control powers, treaty revision involvement, and ability to intervene before the European Court of Justice. It exercises democratic control over EU institutions and organs through questions, commissioner appointments, censure motions, initiative powers,
European Parliament elections: common principles and national peculiaritiestelosaes
Between 22 and 25 May 2014, the elections for the renewal of the European Parliament will be held in all 28 EU Member States. There are common rules and mandatory in all Member States, but there are many differences between countries. They relate to: the electoral system; the possibility to divide the national territory into regional constituencies; the right to vote and to stand; the procedure to present candidate lists; the possibility for voters to change the order of candidates in the lists; validation of election results; the reallocation of seats possibly vacated.
Presentation given by Branislav Cvetkovic of the Serbian Republican Commission for Protection of Rights in PPPs at the 7th Regional Public Procurement Conference held in Vlora on 9-10 Sept 2014.
European Parliament elections: common principles and national peculiaritiestelosaes
Between 22 and 25 May 2014, the elections for the renewal of the European Parliament will be held in all 28 EU Member States. There are common rules and mandatory in all Member States, but there are many differences between countries. They relate to: the electoral system; the possibility to divide the national territory into regional constituencies; the right to vote and to stand; the procedure to present candidate lists; the possibility for voters to change the order of candidates in the lists; validation of election results; the reallocation of seats possibly vacated.
Presentation given by Branislav Cvetkovic of the Serbian Republican Commission for Protection of Rights in PPPs at the 7th Regional Public Procurement Conference held in Vlora on 9-10 Sept 2014.
The Consumer Protection Bill, 1986 seeks to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for the purpose, to make provision for the establishment of Consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumer disputes and for matter connected therewith. (f) right to consumer education.
CBR: the EU test case for ruling requests
Several EU Member States have decided to start a test case with regard to the ruling policy, in cross-border situations (CBR).
EU Member States have eventually gotten a deal regarding common procedures in tax rulings. It is a test case, officially started on 1 June 2013 and expected to continue until 30 September 2018, that aims to receive requests and questions from taxable persons and companies involved in cross-border transactions.
Presentation by A. Swarbrick, SIGMA (English), Regional Conference for Supreme Audit Institutions of the European Neighbourhood South Region, June 2018
Internal control is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories:
Effectiveness and efficiency of operations
Reliability of financial reporting
Compliance with applicable laws and regulations
This presentation examines ICs and their effectiveness.
The Consumer Protection Bill, 1986 seeks to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for the purpose, to make provision for the establishment of Consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumer disputes and for matter connected therewith. (f) right to consumer education.
CBR: the EU test case for ruling requests
Several EU Member States have decided to start a test case with regard to the ruling policy, in cross-border situations (CBR).
EU Member States have eventually gotten a deal regarding common procedures in tax rulings. It is a test case, officially started on 1 June 2013 and expected to continue until 30 September 2018, that aims to receive requests and questions from taxable persons and companies involved in cross-border transactions.
Presentation by A. Swarbrick, SIGMA (English), Regional Conference for Supreme Audit Institutions of the European Neighbourhood South Region, June 2018
Internal control is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories:
Effectiveness and efficiency of operations
Reliability of financial reporting
Compliance with applicable laws and regulations
This presentation examines ICs and their effectiveness.
What is Comitology? How are implementing acts adopted?
How are delegated acts adopted?
How do committees work? Scrutiny by EU Council and Parliament
Comitology in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU ('TFEU')
Presentation by Reka Somssich, Hungary, on the Sources of the EU Law and decision making institutional framework in the EU, given at the workshop organised by SIGMA with the Turkish Ministry for EU Affairs on the Transposition of EU legislation into the legal system of Turkey, Ankara 25 May 2016.
Presentation by Vesna Gojkovic Milin, Serbia, at the regional conference organised by SIGMA on Public procurement review bodies, which took place in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 9-10 June 2016.
Presentation by Reka Somssich, Hungary, on the Sources of the EU Law and decision making institutional framework in the EU, given at the workshop organised by SIGMA with the Turkish Ministry for EU Affairs on the Transposition of EU legislation into the legal system of Turkey, Ankara 24-25 May 2016.
Summer School “The EU area of freedom, security and justice”, July 1-3, 2017
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Chair of the Democritus University of Thrace organize a summer school entitled “The EU area of freedom, security and justice”, that will take place in July 1-3, at the Conference Room of the University of Macedonia.
2. CONSTITUTIONAL-TYPE POWERS AND POWERS OF RATIFICATION
Since the Single European Act (SEA), all treaties marking the accession of a new
Member State and association treaties are subject to Parliament's assent. The
SEA also established this procedure for international agreements having
important budgetary implications for the Community (replacing the conciliation
procedure established in 1975). The Maastricht Treaty introduced it for
agreements establishing a specific institutional framework or entailing
modifications to an act adopted under the codecision procedure. Parliament
must also give its assent to acts relating to the electoral procedure (since the
Maastricht Treaty). Since the Amsterdam Treaty, its assent is further required if
the Council wants to declare that a clear danger exists of a Member State
committing a serious breach of the European Union's fundamental principles,
before addressing recommendations or penalties to this Member State. On the
other hand, any revision of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament
has to receive the consent of the Council. Since the entry into force of the Lisbon
Treaty Parliament can take the initiative for treaty revision and has the final say
over whether or not a convention has to be convened in preparation of a future
treaty amendment.
3. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: POWERS
• The assertion of Parliament's institutional role
in European policy-making is a result of the
exercise of its different functions. Respect of
democratic principles at the European level is
ensured through its participation in the
legislative process, its budgetary and control
powers, its implication in treaty revision and
its right to intervene before the European
Court of Justice.
4. Democratic control
• In his origin this competition was referring only to the action
of the Commission, but at present there have been extended
the Cabinet, to the European Advice and to the Organs of
political cooperation that produce accounts to the Parliament.
This way so, nowadays the Parliament exercises a democratic
control on the set of the community activity.
• - The written or oral questions raised to the
Commission, to the Advice, to the Conference of
Secretaries of State.
• - The approval of the appointment of the
president of the European Commission and of the
Commissioners.
5. • - The power to force the European Commission to resign
for the vote of a motion of censorship (for majority of two
thirds of the votes).
• - The power to force the European Commission to resign
for the vote of a motion of censorship (for majority of two
thirds of the votes).
• - The Power to ask the Commission submit an offer to the
Advice (power of initiative).
• - The power to constitute, to order of a fourth part of his
members, a temporary commission of survey that
examines the eventual infractions or cases of bad
administration in the application of the community law.
6. • - The right of resource before the Court of
Justice.
• - The European Parliament receives requests of
every citizen on a topic related to the
European Union and that him concerns
directly.
• - The European Ombudsman chosen by the
European Parliament for a mandate of 5 years,
examines the claims of the citizens against the
Institutions or the community Organs.