Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Council and Council

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 28
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   28. Takes note of the European Council’s growing involvement in legislative files, and such role requires oversight and enhanced cooperation with the budgetary authority in the frame of the discharge procedure; calls on the Council to ensure that its actions are carried out with transparency and accountability, in line with the standards applicable to other Union institutions, to maintain citizens’ trust;

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   28. Recalls that, pursuant to Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council plays a central strategic role in providing the Union with the necessary impetus for its development and in defining its general political directions and priorities, while not exercising legislative functions; calls on the Council to ensure that its actions are carried out with transparency and accountability, in line with the standards applicable to other Union institutions, to maintain citizens’ trust;

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2. Amendment 2PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 30
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   30. Stresses that while unanimity voting remains a core principle of the Treaties, its application can, in certain circumstances and in critical policy areas, affect the timelines and effectiveness of the Union, including by paralysing the Union’s decision-making process and therefore making it prone to blackmail by Member States, especially those who fail to respect the rule of law; reiterates in this sense its regret regarding the Hungarian government’s obstructive stance within the European Council; notes that ongoing political deadlocks continue to undermine trust and the European Council’s effectiveness; calls for targeted treaty reforms or, alternatively, practical improvements, within…

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   30. Stresses that unanimity voting remains a core principle of the Treaties and acts as a safeguard to national sovereignty in sensitive policy areas; highlights that its use constitutes a legitimate expression of democratic accountability by Member States’ governments towards their national parliaments and citizens; underlines that any debate on decision-making efficiency must fully respect the Treaties and cannot undermine the principle of conferral between the Union and its Member States;

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3. Amendment 3The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 51 a (new)
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   51 a. emphasises that health and safety at work, including psychosocial risks (stress, burnout, harassment), is a priority; calls on the Secretariat to officially recognise psychosocial risks as occupational risks and to adopt a Secretariat-wide prevention plan with measurable targets; calls for the introduction of risk assessments covering remote working, missions and tight deadlines, as well as confidential reporting channels, training for managers and regular social dialogue; insists on the enforcement of the right to disconnect;

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4. Amendment 4The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 53 a (new)
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   53 a. insists that the Secretariat take the necessary measures to ensure that trainees who find themselves in a situation where they have reasonable grounds to believe that there is a serious and imminent danger or an infringement of their moral integrity, their rights or their dignity may immediately withdraw from that situation until it has ended or until they have been duly informed that the reasonably presumed danger or infringement no longer exists; emphasises that the exercise of this right must have no impact on the continuation of the placement, unless the trainee decides otherwise, nor on their assessment or remuneration;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 54 a (new)
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   54 a. calls for an end to outsourcing within the Council and for essential services (such as, amongst others, canteens and cleaning) to be provided directly in-house, in order to better protect workers in precarious situations and to guarantee decent working conditions;

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6. Amendment 6ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 30
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   30. Stresses that while unanimity voting remains a core principle of the Treaties, its application can, in certain circumstances and in critical policy areas, affect the timelines and effectiveness of the Union, including by paralysing the Union’s decision-making process and therefore making it prone to blackmail by Member States, especially those who fail to respect the rule of law; reiterates in this sense its regret regarding the Hungarian government’s obstructive stance within the European Council; notes that ongoing political deadlocks continue to undermine trust and the European Council’s effectiveness; calls for targeted treaty reforms or, alternatively, practical improvements, within…

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   30. Stresses that unanimity voting is a core principle of the Treaties that protects the rights of all Member States; rejects calls for treaty reforms that limit or decrease the application of unanimity voting;

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