Motion for a resolution - B7-0084/2013Motion for a resolution
B7-0084/2013

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on observance of Remembrance Day (11 November)

10.2.2013

pursuant to Rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure

Nicole Sinclaire

B7‑0084/2013

Motion for a European Parliament resolution on observance of Remembrance Day (11 November)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to Article 167(1) and (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–   having regard to its declaration of 10 May 2012 on support for the establishment of a European Day of Remembrance for the Righteous[1],

–   having regard to Rule 120 of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas 11 November is a Belgian public holiday;

1.  Considers that the EU institutions and the European Schools in Belgium should observe 11 November as a public holiday (Remembrance Day);

2.  Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.