ABRUPTO

22:22 (JPP)

A FUGA EM FRENTE DA EUROPA 10

A informação a que não temos direito - questões em aberto na negociação há dois dias e respectivo alinhamento de forças descritas num documento interno do Parlamento Europeu:

• Poland insisted that the Ioannina compromise should be included in the Treaty as a clause or in a protocol. This was opposed by several delegations, as well as by the European Parliament and the Commission. Poland also requested a permanent Polish Advocate-General. A number of delegations supported this demand. The Polish delegation also stated that it would join the UK in its protocol on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, despite its support for the concept of the Charter. Concerning Justice and Home Affairs, Poland announced that it did not have the intention of adhering to the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

• Italy strongly opposed Parliament's proposal on seats. Mr D'Alema claimed that the demographic weight of each state that is, 'population' as authorised by Eurostat does not suitably reflect the concept of "representation of the citizens" as foreseen in the draft Treaty. He further complained about the decoupling of the traditional equality of the number of MEPs for France, the United Kingdom and Italy. He backed a system of clusters of states without "rigid proportionality". He asked for a postponement of the decision on seats beyond the Lisbon summit.

• Several delegations, however, stressed their agreement with Parliament's proposal, in particular Malta and Spain. Asked to intervene on the point about delay, the Council's Jurisconsult, Mr Jean-Claude Piris, confirmed that the decision on the composition of the Parliament is imperative for the implementation of the Treaty. The two issues cannot be separated, therefore.

• Several delegations, as well as the Commission, indicated their support for the Parliament's concern about the nomination of the first High Representative. The Presidency announced its intention to make a proposal on this point.

• The Presidency circulated a draft declaration aimed at meeting the concerns of Parliament on the processing of personal data in CFSP. This specifies that Article 24 TEU only applies to matters that are entirely within the competence of Member States, and which would in any case be subject to national mechanisms of parliamentary and/or judicial control. All issues on data protection at the EU level would be established through co-decision and subject to ECJ jurisdiction.

• The Bulgarian delegation insisted on the problem of the transcription of the term "Euro" to the Cyrillic alphabet in Bulgarian. Some delegations showed sympathy with Bulgaria, while the Presidency confirmed that it was working on a possible solution for this problem.

• Luxembourg encouraged ratification of the new Treaty in the six first months of the 2008. They called on the European Council to agree on a "fast track" ratification procedure.

• Ireland announced that it will not join the Protocol on the Charter of Fundamental Rights. With respect to Schengen and JHA, Ireland will continue to have the possibility of opting in and out, established in the Protocols, only due to the connection of its legal system with that of the United Kingdom. However, Ireland will express in a Declaration its wish to participate in the maximum possible of acts adopted in those areas, in particular regarding police cooperation, and to propose that after three years, the opt -out is reviewed.

• The Austrian delegation, supported by several others, referred to the problem of access of foreign students to its universities in relation to the principle of freedom of movement. The Commission recalled that this is a question outside the Treaty, and that the Commission is currently seeking to find a solution.

• The Czech delegation put forward a proposal to modify Article 208 of the TFU to allow the Council to oblige the Commission to initiate the repeal of any existing legislative. Many delegations, including Parliament, oppose strongly such a proposal as being a gross infringement of the Commission's right of initiative, as well as way outside the IGC's mandate. Only the Netherlands expressed tentative support.

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