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Romanian Political Science Review Vol. XXI, No. 1 2021
Romanian Political Science Review vol. XXI, no. 1 2021 The end of the Cold War, and the extinction of communism both as an ideology and a practice of government, not only have made possible an unparalleled experiment in building a democratic order in Central and Eastern Europe, but have opened up a most extraordinary intellectual opportunity: to understand, compare and eventually appraise what had previously been neither understandable nor comparable. Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review was established in the realization that the problems and concerns of both new and old democracies are beginning to converge. The journal fosters the work of the first generations of Romanian political scientists permeated by a sense of critical engagement with European and American intellectual and political traditions that inspired and explained the modern notions of democracy, pluralism, political liberty, individual freedom, and civil rights. Believing that ideas do matter, the Editors share a common commitment as intellectuals and scholars to try to shed light on the major political problems facing Romania, a country that has recently undergone unprecedented political and social changes. They think of Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review as a challenge and a mandate to be involved in scholarly issues of fundamental importance, related not only to the democratization of Romanian polity and politics, to the “great transformation” that is taking place in Central and Eastern Europe, but also to the make-over of the assumptions and prospects of their discipline. They hope to be joined in by those scholars in other countries who feel that the demise of communism calls for a new political science able to reassess the very foundations of democratic ideals and procedures. -
Time for the European Commission to Legislate on Collective Redress
Mr Jean-Claude Juncker President of the Commission Mrs Vera Jourová Commissioner The Consumer Voice in Europe European Commission Rue de la Loi 200 B – 1049 Brussels Ref.: BEUC-X-2017-107 10 October 2017 Subject: Time for the European Commission to legislate on collective redress Dear President Juncker, Dear Commissioner Jourová, I write on behalf of BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation, to ask you to propose a binding legislative measure on collective redress. Consumer rights at EU level have come a long way over the last 20 years. However, the inability of consumers to band together to claim their rights when they have suffered detriment is one of the missing pieces of the jigsaw for EU consumers to access justice. As you are aware, Volkswagen has steadfastly refused to compensate consumers in Europe affected by the emissions scandal. This is in stark contrast to their response in the United States, where the threat of class action has proved decisive in delivering compensation for affected consumers. In your State of the Union speech a few days ago, you said that you are “shocked when consumers are knowingly and deliberately misled” and that you “call on the car industry to come clean and make it right”. We know that despite Commissioner Jourova’s efforts, which we appreciate, the company still refuses to put things right. Since the scandal broke over two years ago, VW remains adamant it will not compensate European car owners. It is now in your hands to decide whether in the future European consumers who have been victims of fraud on a large scale, or who have suffered from a trader’s unfair or illegal practices, should have a realistic chance to be compensated. -
0420 2 MINUTES Meeting of 20 April 2015, 16.45-18.30
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 - 2019 Committee on Budgets Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs CJ16_PV(2015)0420_2 MINUTES Meeting of 20 April 2015, 16.45-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 17.10 on Monday, 20 April 2015, with Jean Arthuis (Chairman of the BUDG committee) and Roberto Gualtieri (Chairman of the ECON Committee) co-chairing. 1. Adoption of agenda Decision: The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 2. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 26 March 2015 PV – PE552.106v01-00 Decision: The minutes were approved. 3. European Fund for Strategic Investments CJ16/8/02939 ***I 2015/0009(COD) COM(2015)0010 – C8-0007/2015 Rapporteurs José Manuel Fernandes (PPE) RR – PE551.765v03-00 Udo Bullmann (S&D) AM – PE551.965v02-00 AM – PE552.028v02-00 AM – PE552.025v02-00 AM – PE552.027v02-00 AM – PE552.026v02-00 Responsible: BUDG, ECON* Adoption of single draft report (Rule 55) Deadline for tabling amendments: 19 March 2015, 12.00 Speakers: Jean Arthuis, Marisa Matias, Roberto Gualtieri, Sylvie Goulard, Bernd Lucke, Gérard Deprez, Udo Bullmann, Liadh Ní Riada, Nils Torvalds, PV\1058717EN.doc PE554.945v01-00 EN United in diversity EN José Manuel Fernandes Decision on the legislative Adopted: 69 votes to 13, with 6 abstentions. resolution: Decision on the text as Adopted: 66 votes to 13, with 9 abstentions amended: Decision to enter negotiations Adopted: 71 votes to 6, with 11 abstentions. with the Council (rule 73): 4. Any other business The meeting finished at 18:05. PE554.945v01-00 2/8 PV\1058717EN.doc EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН -
Results of Roll-Call Votes of 2 April 2019
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Results of roll-call votes of 2 April 2019 Table of Contents 1. Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination - 2018/0224(COD) - Rapporteur: Dan Nica - Vote on the partial agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations ...................................................................... 2 2. Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - 2018/0225(COD) - Rapporteur: Christian Ehler - Vote on the partial agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations ................................................................................................................ 3 Key to symbols: + (in favour), - (against), 0 (abstention). 1. Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination - 2018/0224(COD) - Rapporteur: Dan Nica - Vote on the partial agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations 49 + ALDE Fredrick Federley, Gesine Meissner, Lieve Wierinck ECR Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Rupert Matthews, Evžen Tošenovský EFDD Rosa D'Amato, Rolandas Paksas ENF Angelo Ciocca GUE/NGL Jaromír Kohlíček, Paloma López Bermejo, -
European Parliament Elections 2019 - Forecast
Briefing May 2019 European Parliament Elections 2019 - Forecast Austria – 18 MEPs Staff lead: Nick Dornheim PARTIES (EP group) Freedom Party of Austria The Greens – The Green Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) (EPP) Social Democratic Party of Austria NEOS – The New (FPÖ) (Salvini’s Alliance) – Alternative (Greens/EFA) – 6 seats (SPÖ) (S&D) - 5 seats Austria (ALDE) 1 seat 5 seats 1 seat 1. Othmar Karas* Andreas Schieder Harald Vilimsky* Werner Kogler Claudia Gamon 2. Karoline Edtstadler Evelyn Regner* Georg Mayer* Sarah Wiener Karin Feldinger 3. Angelika Winzig Günther Sidl Petra Steger Monika Vana* Stefan Windberger 4. Simone Schmiedtbauer Bettina Vollath Roman Haider Thomas Waitz* Stefan Zotti 5. Lukas Mandl* Hannes Heide Vesna Schuster Olga Voglauer Nini Tsiklauri 6. Wolfram Pirchner Julia Elisabeth Herr Elisabeth Dieringer-Granza Thomas Schobesberger Johannes Margreiter 7. Christian Sagartz Christian Alexander Dax Josef Graf Teresa Reiter 8. Barbara Thaler Stefanie Mösl Maximilian Kurz Isak Schneider 9. Christian Zoll Luca Peter Marco Kaiser Andrea Kerbleder Peter Berry 10. Claudia Wolf-Schöffmann Theresa Muigg Karin Berger Julia Reichenhauser NB 1: Only the parties reaching the 4% electoral threshold are mentioned in the table. Likely to be elected Unlikely to be elected or *: Incumbent Member of the NB 2: 18 seats are allocated to Austria, same as in the previous election. and/or take seat to take seat, if elected European Parliament ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• www.eurocommerce.eu Belgium – 21 MEPs Staff lead: Stefania Moise PARTIES (EP group) DUTCH SPEAKING CONSITUENCY FRENCH SPEAKING CONSITUENCY GERMAN SPEAKING CONSTITUENCY 1. Geert Bourgeois 1. Paul Magnette 1. Pascal Arimont* 2. Assita Kanko 2. Maria Arena* 2. -
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European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2016/2095(INI) 18.10.2016 AMENDMENTS 1 - 385 Draft report Maria João Rodrigues (PE589.146v02-00) A European Pillar of Social Rights (2016/2095(INI)) AM\1107532EN.docx PE592.173v01-00 EN United in diversity EN AM_Com_NonLegReport PE592.173v01-00 2/182 AM\1107532EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Joëlle Mélin, Mara Bizzotto, Dominique Martin Motion for a resolution Heading 1 Motion for a resolution Amendment On A European Pillar of Social Rights deleted Or. fr Amendment 2 Joëlle Mélin, Mara Bizzotto, Dominique Martin Motion for a resolution Citation 1 Motion for a resolution Amendment – having regard to the Treaty on deleted European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Or. fr Amendment 3 Morten Løkkegaard, Martina Dlabajová, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Enrique Calvet Chambon, Ulrike Müller Motion for a resolution Citation 1 Motion for a resolution Amendment – having regard to the Treaty on – having regard to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Functioning of the European Union, in Charter of Fundamental Rights of the particular article 153 laying out the AM\1107532EN.docx 3/182 PE592.173v01-00 EN European Union, competences of the EU and member states with regards to social policies and labour markets, article 154 and 155 on the role of the social partners; and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Or. en Amendment 4 Maria João Rodrigues, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Brando Benifei, Agnes Jongerius, Emilian Pavel, Maria Arena, Joachim Schuster, Georgi Pirinski, Siôn Simon Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment – having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, Or. -
Brussels, 18 December 2015 Dear High Representative
Brussels, 18 December 2015 Dear High Representative, After 16 years of exile in the Netherlands, Ms. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, president of the Unified Democratic Forces FDU-Inkingi, a coalition of Rwandan opposition parties, returned to Rwanda to run for presidential elections scheduled for August 2010. On 14th October she was arrested after weeks of police harassment, intimidation and media lynching, charged with genocide ideology, genocide denial, and conspiracy against the regime. Charges commonly used to silence any opposition in a country where freedom of expression is severely curtailed. After a flawed trial, condemned among others by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Foundation Jean Jaurès, she was sentenced in first 8 years in prison. On appeal, the sentence was increased to 15 years. Yet, the Supreme Court had invalidated some of the evidences used to convict her in the first place. Having lost all confidence in the justice of her country led by an authoritarian regime, she filed an application with the African Court of Human Rights and Peoples based in Arusha, Tanzania. Nominated for Sakharov Prize in 2012, the fate of this mother, nicknamed by her followers as the Rwandan Aung San Suu Kyi, should challenge us. Pursuant to the resolution of our Parliament 2013/2641 (RSP) of 25 may 2013, we ask the European Commission to officially request the immediate release of Madam Ingabire. In the meantime, we urge the Commission to take action to improve her prison conditions by ensuring, among others, a free and easy access to legal counsel and her recognition as a political prisoner. -
EU Firearms Proposal Committee Members
Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home.html NB - You can “Click” on the MEP’s name to be taken to their profile page on the EU Website which contains more information such as Facebook pages and Twitter feeds. PLEASE - ONLY USE THIS LIST TO EMAIL POLITE AND SENSIBLE COMMENTS TO THESE MEP’S DO NOT USE IT TO SEND SPAM OR DEROGATORY OR RUDE EMAILS - WE WANT TO KEEP OUR FIREARMS, NOT ANNOY THE PEOPLE WITH THE POWER TO HELP US. Photo Name/Position/Country Email Address Vicky FORD [email protected] Chair European Conservatives and Reformists Group United Kingdom Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT [email protected] Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Sweden Robert ROCHEFORT [email protected] Vice-Chair Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe France Catherine STIHLER [email protected] Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament United Kingdom Nicola DANTI [email protected] Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Italy Dita CHARANZOVÁ [email protected] Member Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Czech Republic Carlos COELHO [email protected] Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Portugal Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI [email protected] Member Group -
Report on an Aviation Strategy for Europe
European Parliament 2014-2019 Plenary sitting A8-0021/2017 2.2.2017 REPORT on an Aviation Strategy for Europe (2016/2062(INI)) Committee on Transport and Tourism Rapporteur: Pavel Telička Rapporteur for the opinion (*): Ole Christensen, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (*) Associated committee – Rule 54 of the Rules of Procedure RR\1116370EN.docx PE589.131v02-00 EN United in diversity EN PR_INI PE589.131v02-00 2/40 RR\1116370EN.docx EN CONTENTS Page MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ............................................ 4 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ............................................................................................ 16 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (*) ...... 24 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY ....................................................................................................................... 31 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE INTERNAL MARKET AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ......................................................................................................................... 35 RESULT OF FINAL VOTE IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE ........................................... 40 (*) Associated committee – Rule 54 of the Rules of Procedure RR\1116370EN.docx 3/40 PE589.131v02-00 EN MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on an Aviation Strategy for Europe (2016/2062(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Commission communication of 7 December 2015 entitled ‘An Aviation Strategy for Europe’ -
List of Members
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Members Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Romania Partidul Naţional Liberal Benedek JÁVOR Vice-Chair Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Hungary Együtt 2014 - Párbeszéd Magyarországért Daciana Octavia SÂRBU Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Romania PRO Romania Pavel POC Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Czechia Česká strana sociálně demokratická Gilles PARGNEAUX Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament France Parti socialiste Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Spain - Marco AFFRONTE Member Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Italy Federazione dei Verdi Margrete AUKEN Member Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Denmark Socialistisk Folkeparti Pilar AYUSO Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Spain Partido Popular Zoltán BALCZÓ Member Non-attached Members Hungary Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom 04/10/2021 1 Catherine BEARDER Member Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe United Kingdom Liberal Democrats Ivo BELET Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Belgium Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams Simona BONAFÈ Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European -
Representative Democracy in the European Union»
«Evolving dilemmas: representative democracy in the European Union» ****WORK IN PROGRESS – PLEASE DO NOT CITE OR SIRCULATE**** Guri Rosén1 Abstract In European Union (EU) studies, there has been what some call a ‘representative turn’ (cf. Kröger and Friedrich 2013). The particularities of the EU as a multilevel polity have spawned studies aiming to conceptualise and evaluate representation. Other analyses have revolved around the role of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and the extent to which their preferences and voting patterns are congruent with the EU electorate. Finally, there is work that seeks to appraise the responsiveness of EU parliamentarians, or the Union’s systemic responsiveness, by comparing public opinion to legislative output. The multilevel character of the EU presents distinct challenges to representation, however. We know for example that MEPs serve several principals, the party group they belong to at the EU-level, their national party (Hix 2002), their voters, perhaps even to the European integration project itself. What we know less about is how EU-parliamentarians adjudicate between these different commitments. Thus, the aim of this contribution is to analyse processes of representation within the EU, focusing on the interaction between the national and EU-levels. More specifically, it will gauge how MEPs’ representative roles are mediated by their national party, their EU-party group, their constituencies, as well as by their potential loyalty to the EU polity. It is argued that the European Parliament’s empowerment has made MEPs’ allegiances more unpredictable. As a result, representative practice becomes fragmented, putting further pressure on democracy both at the EU- and member state level. -
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European Parliament 2014-2019 Plenary sitting A8-0257/2017 14.7.2017 *** RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products (05530/2017 – C8-0144/2017 – 2016/0383(NLE)) Committee on International Trade Rapporteur: Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández RR\1131271EN.docx PE604.625v02-00 EN United in diversity EN PR_NLE-AP_Agreement Symbols for procedures * Consultation procedure *** Consent procedure ***I Ordinary legislative procedure (first reading) ***II Ordinary legislative procedure (second reading) ***III Ordinary legislative procedure (third reading) (The type of procedure depends on the legal basis proposed by the draft act.) PE604.625v02-00 2/13 RR\1131271EN.docx EN CONTENTS Page DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION ................................. 5 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT .............................................................................................. 6 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT . 8 PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE ................................................................... 12 FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE .................................... 13 RR\1131271EN.docx 3/13 PE604.625v02-00 EN PE604.625v02-00 4/13 RR\1131271EN.docx EN DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products (05530/2017