Hearing of the Council by the European Parliament — application of Article 230, paragraph 3, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

17.1.2014

Question for written answer E-000441-14
to the Council
Rule 117
Jean-Pierre Audy (PPE)

Article 230, paragraph 3, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that ‘[T]he European Council and the Council shall be heard by the European Parliament in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure of the European Council and those of the Council’.

And yet neither the Rules of Procedure of the Council nor, moreover, those of the European Council seem to contain provisions in application of Article 230 TFEU.

Against this background, I would respectfully ask the Council what is its position with regard to the application of Article 230, paragraph 3, TFEU?

OJ C 294, 02/09/2014