– avant le vote

  Janez Lenarčič, predsedujoči Svetu. − Dovolite mi, da ob tej priložnosti izrazim zadovoljstvo v imenu Sveta ob dobrih rezultatih dolgotrajnega in obsežnega dela v zvezi s tem tehničnim dosjejem. Ta dosje je bilo mogoče zaključiti predvsem po zaslugi tvornega sodelovanja vseh treh institucij in ob tej priložnosti bi se želel zahvaliti za sodelovanje in opravljeno delo predvsem poročevalcu gospodu Józsefu Szájerju.

Zdaj ko je ta del prilagajanja zaključen, bosta lahko obe zakonodajni veji, zlasti Evropski parlament, izvajali nadzor nad izvršilnimi pooblastili Komisije pri številnih zakonodajnih aktih s pomembnih področij. Želel bi za konec, da bi se tovrstno tvorno sodelovanje nadaljevalo tudi v času prihodnjega francoskega predsedstva.

  József Szájer, rapporteur. − Mr President, as a result of the vote just cast, for the first time Parliament acquires the real right of control and veto over the normative executive acts of the European Commission on an equal footing with the Council.

By adopting the two omnibus packages we take a very big step in eliminating the democratic deficit of the Union. I also want to remind colleagues that our new power of control over the EU executive requires from us more work than before. Parliament has to prepare itself for the new task of the comitology procedure.

I thank the Council, and especially the Slovenian presidency, and the Commission, particularly because they both are giving up important and so far exclusive rights and conceding them to Parliament, and they are both losing exclusive powers. I would also like to thank our colleagues in the respective committees who understand the importance of the new empowerment of the European Parliament. They acted very quickly and flexibly on this dossier. Our vote today will contribute greatly to a better, more democratic and a much more transparent European Union. Thank you for your support.

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