AFCO_OJ(2021)04-12_1

 

 Committee on Constitutional Affairs

 

AFCO(2021)0412_1

DRAFT AGENDA

Meeting

Monday 12 April 2021, 13.45 – 16.45
Brussels, Room: József Antall (4Q2)

Tuesday 13 April 2021, 13.45 – 15.45
Brussels, Room: József Antall (6Q2)

Tuesday 13 April 2021, 16.45 – 18.45
Brussels, Room: Altiero Spinelli (1G-3)

Participation of AFCO Members also via the remote interactio meeting tool

12 April 2021, 13.45 – 13.55

1. Adoption of agenda

2. Chair’s announcements

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12 April 2021, 13.55

*** Remote voting procedure ***

Checking of the quorum and opening of the first session of the remote voting procedure on AMENDMENTS (in parallel with Committee proceedings)

All Members taking part in the vote (either present in the committee meeting room or via remote participation) will cast their votes via the application iVote

The precise time of the opening and closing of the vote on AMENDMENTS, provisionally scheduled from 14:00 to 15:30 (Brussels time), will be announced by the Chair

3. Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on a mandatory transparency register

 AFCO/9/04936

 2020/2272(ACI) 

• Consideration and adoption of amendments

• Deadline for tabling amendments:22 February 2021, 17.00

4. The review of the macroeconomic legislative framework for a better impact on Europe’s real economy and improved transparency of decision-making and democratic accountability

 AFCO/9/02941

 2020/2075(INI) 

• Consideration and adoption of amendments

• Deadline for tabling amendments:17 February 2021, 17.00

5. European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law Making covering the years 2017, 2018 and 2019

 AFCO/9/04859

 2020/2262(INI) 

• Consideration and adoption of amendments

• Deadline for tabling amendments:5 March 2021, 17.00

The provisional result of the vote on AMENDMENTS will be communicated in writing by the secretariat to the AFCO Members and announced tomorrow by the Chair before the start of the second session of the remote voting procedure for the final votes

*** End of remote voting procedure ***

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(in parallel with the remote voting procedure for amendments)

12 April 2021, 14.00 – 16.45

6. Citizens’ dialogues and Citizens’ participation in the EU decision-making

 AFCO/9/04289

 2020/2201(INI) 

• Consideration of draft report

• Decision on deadline for tabling amendments

7. The Commission’s 2020 Rule of law report

 AFCO/9/05601

 2021/2025(INI) COM(2020)0580

• Consideration of draft opinion (to be confirmed)

• Decision on deadline for tabling amendments

8. Study on "Interpretation and implementation of Article 50 TEU – Legal and institutional assessment"

 AFCO/9/05659

• Presentation of a study commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs on “Interpretation and implementation of Article 50 TEU – Legal and institutional assessment” by Mr Ioannis PAPAGEORGIOU, Associate Professor of International and European Politics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

• Exchange of views with Members

9. Working Document n° 1 on Democratization of the European Union: improving the accountability, transparency, capacity and responsiveness of the Union’s institutions

 AFCO/9/05660

• Consideration of working document

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13 April 2021, 13.45 – 13.50

*** Remote voting procedure ***

Checking of the quorum and opening of the second session of the remote voting procedure for the FINAL VOTE on the draft report and the draft opinions as amended (in parallel with Committee proceedings)

All Members taking part in the vote (either present in the committee meeting room or via remote participation) will cast their votes via the application iVote

The precise time of the opening and closing of the voting session, provisionally scheduled from 13:50 to 15:00 (Brussels time), will be announced by the Chair

10. Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on a mandatory transparency register

 AFCO/9/04936

 2020/2272(ACI) 

• Adoption of draft report

• Deadline for tabling amendments:22 February 2021, 17.00

11. The review of the macroeconomic legislative framework for a better impact on Europe’s real economy and improved transparency of decision-making and democratic accountability

 AFCO/9/02941

 2020/2075(INI) 

• Adoption of draft opinion

• Deadline for tabling amendments:17 February 2021, 17.00

12. European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law Making covering the years 2017, 2018 and 2019

 AFCO/9/04859

 2020/2262(INI) 

• Adoption of draft opinion

• Deadline for tabling amendments:5 March 2021, 17.00

The provisional result of the final votes will be communicated in writing by the secretariat to the AFCO Members and published on the AFCO website

*** End of remote voting procedure ***

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(in parallel with the remote voting procedure for the final vote)

13 April 2021, 13.50 – 15.20

Public hearing

13. Hearing on "The reform of the European electoral law"

 AFCO/9/05658

• Presentation by experts:

 - Ms Marina COSTA LOBO, Principal Researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon;
- Mr Alberto ALEMANNO, Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law Policy, École des hautes études commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris);
- Ms Frédérique BERROD, Professor of Public Law, University Sciences-PO, Strasbourg;
- with the contribution of Mr Jo LEINEN, former co-Rapporteur on the proposal for amendment of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (2015)

(see separate draft programme)

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13 April 2021, 15.20 – 15.45

14. Study on "Europeanising the elections of the European Parliament – Outlook on the implementation of Council Decision 2018/994 and the harmonisation of national rules on European elections"

 AFCO/9/05661

• Presentation of the first findings of a study commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs on "Europeanising the elections of the  European Parliament – Outlook on the implementation of Council Decision 2018/994 and the harmonisation of national rules on European elections" by Mr Lorenzo CICCHI (Ph.D.), Research associate at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute, Florence (Italy)

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13 April 2021, 16.45 – 18.45

15. The Conference on the Future of Europe and the role of the European Parliament

 AFCO/9/01332

• Exchange of views with Ms Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography

16. Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage pursuant to Article 223(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

 AFCO/9/04472

 2020/2220(INL) 

• Exchange of views

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17. Any other business

18. Next meetings

• 25 May 2021, 9.00 – 12.00 and 16.45 – 18.45 (Brussels)