Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure implementing the parliamentary reform “Parliament 2024”
This decision updates the European Parliament's internal rules of procedure to implement the 'Parliament 2024' reform. These changes aim to streamline legislative processes, enhance parliamentary scrutiny, and clarify the roles and responsibilities within the Parliament's committees and leadership. The updated rules primarily affect Members of the European Parliament, parliamentary committees, political groups, and the Parliament's leadership bodies like the Bureau and the Conference of Presidents. They also indirectly impact the European Commission by clarifying procedures for legislative proposals and interinstitutional dialogue. Key changes include new provisions for authorising committee missions and hearings, clearer rules for referring legislative proposals to committees, and enhanced roles for the Committee on Budgets in assessing financial compatibility. The reform also introduces updated procedures for co-rapporteurship and joint committee work. These amendments will enter into force on 16 July 2024, with some provisions applying immediately upon adoption. Transitional arrangements will apply to ongoing legislative procedures.
Analysis
The European Parliament decides to amend its Rules of Procedure to implement the parliamentary reform "Parliament 2024".
What changes
- Rule 25(9) is amended to specify that the Bureau is responsible for authorizing expenditure for hearings.
- Rule 27(7) is amended to include special committees and temporary legislative committees, and a new paragraph 7a assigns authorization of missions and interparliamentary meetings to the Conference of Presidents.
- Rule 42 concerning the verification of financial compatibility is deleted.
Expected impact
- The amendments clarify the responsibilities of the Bureau and the Conference of Presidents regarding committee missions, hearings, and interparliamentary meetings.
- The rules regarding the referral of legally binding acts and questions of competence are modified, introducing new procedures for challenges and recommendations.
- New provisions are introduced for co-rapporteurship, allowing for a maximum of three co-rapporteurs in exceptional cases.
Limitations
- The document contains amendments to the Rules of Procedure, but the specific text of the 'Parliament 2024' reform itself is not fully detailed, limiting a comprehensive analysis of all intended changes.
- The document focuses on procedural changes within the European Parliament and does not detail the substantive legislative proposals that these procedural changes might affect.
- The full impact of the amendments on the legislative process and interinstitutional relations cannot be fully assessed without knowing the specific context of future legislative proposals and Commission actions.
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