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There are no provisions in the EU Treaties or in secondary EU law on the procedure for deciding on the location of an EU agency. Article 341 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) refers only to the EU institutions. This legal vacuum has generated different practices over time and power struggles among the Member States. The most recent example of conflicting national interests was the case of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom ...

The European Union has decentralised a number of functions, locating agencies across the European Union. The are many factors influencing the choice of the seat(s) of an agency, including the political aim to evenly distribute the agencies. However, the location of an agency has an impact on its capacity to perform its duties effectively and efficiently. This report analyses whether the agency locations fulfil the necessary criteria.

The organisation and operation of the European Parliament are governed by its Rules of Procedure. The political bodies, committees, delegations and political groups guide Parliament’s activities.

At their first formal meeting as the European Council of the EU-27 on 29 April 2017, EU leaders took a united stance on the main priorities of the EU-27 for the Article 50 negotiations, namely to guarantee EU and UK citizens' rights, settle the UK's financial obligations to the EU, and avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. They also agreed on a phased approach for the negotiations, i.e. the negotiations on the future relationship with the UK can only start once sufficient progress ...

During the April II plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on recommendations on discharge to the EU agencies and joint undertakings for their implementation of the 2015 budget. The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes to grant them all discharge.

Sna luathabhlianta, bhí a suíonna iomlánacha ag Parlaimint na hEorpa in áiteanna éagsúla, áiteanna ar chur institiúidí eile nó na tíortha aíochta ar fáil Ní go dtí 1973, nuair a tógadh Foirgneamh Schuman i Lucsamburg go raibh a háitreabh féin ar deireadh ag an bParlaimint, áitreabh lenar ghabh seomra tionóil (seomra díospóireachta) dá chruinnithe iomlánacha. Pleanáladh é sna 1960idí, agus cuireadh tús lena thógáil i 1970; níor mhór na pleananna tosaigh a choigeartú chun freastal ar mhéadú na gComhphobal ...

In October, MEPs are due to vote on a new legal framework for the European law enforcement training agency (CEPOL), to revamp its governance and broaden its remit in a context of increasing complexity and internationalisation of serious and organised crime.