# Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon

European Parliament procedure 2008/2063(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFCO / AFET / AGRI / CULT / DEVE / EMPL / ENVI / FEMM / IMCO / INTA / JURI / LIBE / PECH / PETI / REGI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 264 committee amendments tabled by 76 Members between 2008-04-17 and 2009-02-11.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Treaty of Lisbon. The amendments address the High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission and accountability to the European Parliament, the President of the European Council, the conduct of the CFSP and CSDP, Parliament's consultation on appointments, EU Special Representatives, and the establishment of the European External Action Service.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard CORBETT | United Kingdom | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2309.md |
| Adrian SEVERIN | Romania | NI | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33990.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Elmar BROK | Germany | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1263.md |
| Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI | Poland | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28297.md |
| Jo LEINEN | Germany | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4262.md |
| Corina CREȚU | Romania | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33997.md |
| Georg JARZEMBOWSKI | Germany | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1.md |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Georgios PAPASTAMKOS | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28572.md |
| Proinsias DE ROSSA | Ireland | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1289.md |
| Angelika BEER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28234.md |
| Josep BORRELL FONTELLES | Spain | PSE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28267.md |
| Maria da Assunção ESTEVES | Portugal | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28401.md |

## Official source documents

- PE404.812: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.812+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.747: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.747+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.888: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.888+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.995: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.995+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.998: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.998+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE406.002: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-406.002+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2063-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2063-INI.json

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