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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