# Defence of the prerogatives of the European Parliament before the national courts

European Parliament procedure 2007/2205(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 21 committee amendments tabled by 5 Members between 2008-04-18 and 2008-05-07.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on defending the prerogatives of the European Parliament before the national courts. The amendments propose a specialised legal service to represent Parliament in court, note that Parliament lacks legal personality and can bring infringement proceedings only through the Commission, cite Court of Justice case-law and Article 300(6) of the EC Treaty, and suggest amending Parliament's Rules of Procedure so its President may act in proceedings.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushana ZDRAVKOVA | Bulgaria | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38604.md |
| Maria da Assunção ESTEVES | Portugal | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28401.md |
| Giuseppe GARGANI | Italy | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4562.md |
| Richard CORBETT | United Kingdom | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2309.md |
| Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA | Spain | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1337.md |

## Official source documents

- PE405.717: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.717+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.887: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.887+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.993: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.993+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-2205-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-2205-INI.json

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