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Since its inception in 1951, the European Parliament has come a long way. Initially a consultative body composed of delegations of national parliaments, it became a directly elected institution, obtained budgetary and legislative powers, and now exercises influence over most aspects of EU affairs. Together with representatives of national governments, who sit in the Council, Parliament co-decides on European legislation, in what could be seen as a bicameral legislature at EU level. It can reject ...

This briefing is one in a set looking at the Commissioners-designate and their portfolios as put forward by Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen. Each candidate faces a three-hour public hearing, organised by one or more parliamentary committees. After that process, those committees will judge the candidates' suitability for the role based on 'their general competence, European commitment and personal independence', as well as their 'knowledge of their prospective portfolio and their communication ...

How EU Treaties are changed

De un vistazo 20-09-2019

The EU's founding Treaties have been revised by the Member States in numerous rounds of reforms. Such Treaty revision is a way to ensure that EU primary law evolves, adapts, and responds to new developments and changing needs. The last comprehensive Treaty reform dates back to the Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009. While another comprehensive Treaty change is not yet on the agenda, the recent debates on the 'Future of Europe' triggered a number of reform proposals, some of ...

Having been elected to the European Parliament, two current members of the College of Commissioners have resigned as Commissioners in order to take up their seats. As a general rule, a vacancy caused in this way needs to be filled by a new Commissioner of the same nationality – unless the Council unanimously decides otherwise. On 16 June 2019, given the short duration of the remainder of the current Commission’s mandate, the Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, proposed not to replace the departing ...

Los diputados al Parlamento Europeo (DalPE) pueden formar grupos políticos, que no se organizan por nacionalidades, sino por afinidades políticas. Desde las primeras elecciones directas de 1979, el número de grupos políticos ha oscilado entre siete y diez. Tras las elecciones de 2019, es probable que el número, el tamaño y la composición de los grupos políticos sigan fluctuando, como consecuencia de la posible disolución de algunos grupos políticos y la creación de otros nuevos. Para formar un grupo ...

Con la introducción de los actos delegados y de ejecución, el Tratado de Lisboa (2007) reformó el sistema por el que se confería a la Comisión la facultad de adoptar medidas no legislativas. Sin embargo, una determinada categoría de actos anteriores al Tratado de Lisboa, conocida como medidas relativas al «procedimiento de reglamentación con control», siguió sin estar adaptada al nuevo sistema. De acuerdo con las propuestas de la Comisión de diciembre de 2016, una serie de actos relativos al procedimiento ...

The European Parliament has long sought to ensure that, by voting in European elections, European citizens not only elect the Parliament itself, but also have a say over who would head the EU executive – the European Commission. What became known as the 'Spitzenkandidaten process' is a procedure whereby European political parties, ahead of European elections, appoint lead candidates for the role of Commission President, with the presidency of the Commission then going to the candidate of the political ...

La Iniciativa Ciudadana Europea (ICE) existe desde hace casi siete años y ahora las normas que rigen su funcionamiento son objeto de revisión. Tras las negociaciones interinstitucionales, el Parlamento y el Consejo alcanzaron un acuerdo provisional sobre la propuesta de la Comisión de revisión de la ICE. Ese acuerdo requiere ahora la aprobación formal de los colegisladores, y se prevé que el Parlamento Europeo someta a votación la propuesta en su período parcial de sesiones de marzo I.

El 22 de enero de 2019, la Comisión de Asuntos Constitucionales del Parlamento Europeo aprobó tres informes de propia iniciativa sobre la aplicación de disposiciones específicas de los Tratados relativas a la ciudadanía de la Unión, la cooperación reforzada y el control parlamentario sobre la Comisión Europea. Está previsto que el Parlamento debata estos informes durante el periodo parcial de sesiones de febrero.

With the United Kingdom set to leave the European Union in less than one year's time, negotiations to finalise a withdrawal agreement, as provided for under Article 50 TEU, are coming up against an increasingly tight deadline. Recent progress in agreeing a number of key 'exit' issues prompted the decision to begin discussions on the future EU-UK relationship. However, significant challenges still remain before the conclusion of a withdrawal agreement, on which the transition period requested by the ...