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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Committee Work in Focus Virpi Kykk ENVI Secretariat European Parliament 785 members 3 places of work 23 languages 4800 civil servants 550 political group officials 1500 assistants

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Committee Work in Focus

Virpi Köykkä ENVI Secretariat

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European Parliament

785 members
3 places of

work

23 languages
4800 civil

servants

550 political

group officials

1500

assistants

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Parliament‘s Powers

Legislation - co-decision with Council Budgetary power - together with Council on Community expenditure Control of the Commission Political power

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Division of Work (1): Political groups

Organise the political work in the European Parliament Traditional left - right division + special European features Currently seven groups Own secretariats

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Division of Work (2): Standing Committees

Organise the work of the Parliament on different policies

Examples: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Budgets Secretariats: permanent civil servants

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Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

68 members and 68 substitutes from all Member States prepares Parliament's positions for final adoption in plenary on the environment, public health and food safety Parliament's busiest legislative committee meets 1-2 times per month in Brussels, open meetings Further documentation on

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/envi/default_en.htm

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Procedure in Committee 1

A Commission proposal arrives to EP and to Council simultaneously In EP, referral to the competent committee Committee coordinators decide on the rapporteurship (political group) Group decides on person, ‘rapporteur’ Other groups appoint 'shadow rapporteurs' Committee secretariat appoints a responsible administrator

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Procedure in Committee 2

Rapporteur prepares a draft report Committee discusses the text All members may table amendments,

ther committees may adopt opinions

Draft report and amendments are voted Adopted text is tabled to Plenary Plenary debates and adopts the report FINAL EP POSITION

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Role of the committee secretariat

General support to the rapporteur Procedural and legal scrutiny Technical preparation of documents, reception of amendments, preparation of voting list Inter-institutional contacts (Commission, Council Secretariat, Presidency) Organisation of meetings Dissemination of information

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Nothing is permanent but change: The new Lisbon Treaty EP elections 2009 Further enlargements …

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