Sentences with phrase «european parliament»

It is activity which borders upon parliamentary diplomacy, aiming to promote the European Parliament's perception of the aims and key provisions of a prospective EU - US agreement.

The Commission undertakes, and, as far as I know, fulfils the undertaking, to let the European Parliament know what it is proposing and to give that information to the European Parliament in good time for the Parliament to come back to the Commission and for the Commission to act upon that comeback, should the Commission decide that it is appropriate.

Perhaps you will be too for the right of a leader of a political party who won the elections for the European Parliament in 2014.»

Accepting the automatic appointment of the European Commission President through the European Parliament would in fact limit the prerogatives of the heads of state and government, preventing them from appointing the least charismatic candidate for the EU's top job.

They have succeeded in getting the Sainte - Laguë rule adopted (since 2004) for allocating seats to European Parliament constituencies.

We have not grounded it all yet, but that is one area where we might be more open than otherwise, because we would not want either House of Parliament to be disadvantaged with respect to the European Parliament.»

The role of the European Parliament in respect of EU negotiations with third countries has not been confined to overseeing the conduct of negotiations by the Commission.

The European Parliament has been given more powers by successive treaties, but less and less Europeans have bothered to vote in European elections.

I think the UK Parliament could do this too, meeting the European Parliament and national parliaments, and discussing issues in the negotiations between the UK and the EU.

The Commission makes available negotiating texts to the European Parliament on a confidential basis.

Since the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament has had the power to reject trade agreements, which gives the Council and the Commission incentives to ensure that the final text is going to be one which the European Parliament is likely to approve.

Here we reprint an email response from Labour MEP Seb Dance, who once held up a sign saying «He's lying to you» while Farage delivered a speech in the European parliament, together with a full version of the Ukip politician's original message.

The 2014 European elections will be remembered as those that transformed the EU into a sort of Parliamentary democracy by indirectly electing the president of the European Commission, or as those that ditched the whole process and lead instead to the first «coup d'état» operated by the European Council against the European Parliament and the voters.

In practice, in recent years, the European Parliament, with the cooperation of the Commission, has increased the level of transparency and accountability which applies when the EU negotiates trade agreements with third countries.

This engagement by the European Parliament directly with the US Congress regarding ongoing negotiations is worthy of remark.

For several decades we were made to believe that democracy in Europe can be secured by the European Parliament.

Cable was appearing at the «Brexit minus 365» event, held 371 days before Brexit actually happens, after an awkward gaffe at the European parliament yesterday.

This Resolution of the European Parliament was sent to the Commission, and (for information) to the Council, and the governments and Parliaments of the Member States, as well as to the US Administration and Congress.

The European Parliament, for example, on the basis of a text prepared by the International Trade Committee, submitted recommendations to the Commission on its negotiations with the US on the TTIP agreement, in a Resolution of 8 July 2015.

In particular, his choice in 2009 to leave the largest group in the European Parliament, the centre - right Christian Democrat / Conservative EPP, is set to come back to haunt him.

The top of the party is treating this like a coronation: I am not satisfied about the integrity of the process, and having put a number of complaints in to the party chairman, I was disappointed that incidents whereby Members of the European Parliament are using party databases to effectively campaign against me — ostensibly against the rules — were not challenged.

Parliaments from Portugal to Ireland, all the way to the European Parliament in Brussels have considered recognition.

He expects to make an announcement on this in July, but said: «I think it's very important to create a new group in the European parliament, because this is not about tactical manoeuvres, this is about ideas, about the future of Europe.

A myriad of Green, far - left and religious Greek Orthodox parties are likely to secure representation in the European Parliament.

I refer to the current practice at the European Parliament and the Commission.

Yet, supporters of the current status - quo were quick to stress that they maintained a comfortable majority within the European Parliament.

Diana Wallis, Vice-President of the European Parliament, speaking at the launch of the Joint Transparency Register - June 2011

He has faced criticism over his Europe policy over the past few months, namely because of the decision to pull the Tories out of the centre - right coalition in the European parliament, the European People's Party (EPP), and form a new grouping.

But here's another one: the laws the European Commission writes go through two democratic checks - one at the level of the European parliament, whose MEPs we directly elect, and another in the Council of Ministers, who we indirectly elect.

Now the BNP has two MEPs who are able to speak in the European Parliament, we don't think blackballing the party works anymore.

It forces the European parliament to think again but can not override its reconsidered view.

The European parliament has approved moves to reduce the cost of making mobile phone calls between member states.

(Would the European Parliament indulge Ukip's Nigel Farage if he demanded a committee?)

Despite the unseasonable time of year, Tuesday saw the BMF amongst the hundreds of riders from all over Europe who converged on the European Parliament building in Brussels to protest at the latest raft of motorcycle related Type Approval Regulations emanating from the European Commission.

In spite of these problems, the EP has done well to try to present a clearer image to European Citizens — fact of the matter is that the European Parliament matters.

On Wednesday, 29 February, 2012, the Oxford European Studies Centre hosted two esteemed guests: Daniel Cohn - Bendit, co-president of the European Greens in the European Parliament and renowned activist of the French left; and Edouard Gaudot, researcher for the European Greens and member of the Spinelli Group.

The European Parliament has repeatedly condemned manifestations of racism, but it has failed to tame the rise of populist anti-migrant politics.

Edward McMillan - Scott was MEP for Yorkshire & Humber 1984 — 2014 (Conservative, then LibDem since 2010) and European Parliament Vice-President for Democracy & Human Rights

The European Parliament (EP) recently voted in favor of a resolution that supports the so - called «Nordic model» of sex work.

Essentially, democratic accountability in the EU is ensured through two main channels: on the one hand, the elected government leaders in the Council and national parliaments; and on the other, the directly elected European Parliament.

She has now announced that she will sit as an independent in the European Parliament with immediate effect.

When 80 % of the European Council (member - states) and 50 % of the European Parliament agree that a country is violating the EU core principles, the EU Council is able to suspend any of the rights (but none of the obligations) a state has as a member of the European Union.

In 2014, 300 million eligible voters across the European Union (EU) will have the opportunity to cast their vote in the elections for the second - largest legislative body in the world: the European Parliament.

A ride - past the European Commission offices ended at the European Parliament at the Place du Luxembourg where UKIP MEP Marta Andreason also addressed the riders, emphasising that she had been previously campaigning with bikers across the UK and with MCN to ensure that «this needless legislation is thrown on the scrap heap.»

Over 400 MEPs signed a European Parliament declaration on curbing the abuse of power by supermarkets in the European Union.

Jean - Paul Gauzes MEP, the rapporteur in the European Parliament for the EU's proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive, has today published a draft report on the Directive.

Trump is one of the three greatest threats to the European Union, the European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has said.

In favour of European integration she was persuaded in 1979 to seek election as a Liberal MEP and then was elected as President of the European Parliament.

I miss my English comfort foods and the cricket, but having had the privilege to work in the House of Commons in the UK and Canada, the European Parliament is my political home from home.

Mr Balls noted Mr Cameron's decision to pull the Tories out of the centre - right European People's Party (EPP) in the European parliament by 2009, in favour of an alliance with right - wing eastern European groups.