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There are no provisions in the EU Treaties or in secondary EU law on the procedure for deciding on the location of an EU agency. Article 341 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) refers only to the EU institutions. This legal vacuum has generated different practices over time and power struggles among the Member States. The most recent example of conflicting national interests was the case of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom ...

The European Union has decentralised a number of functions, locating agencies across the European Union. The are many factors influencing the choice of the seat(s) of an agency, including the political aim to evenly distribute the agencies. However, the location of an agency has an impact on its capacity to perform its duties effectively and efficiently. This report analyses whether the agency locations fulfil the necessary criteria.

Euroopan parlamentin työjärjestys sääntelee sen organisaatiota ja toiminnan järjestämistä. Parlamentin toimintaa ohjaavat sen poliittiset elimet, valiokunnat, valtuuskunnat ja poliittiset ryhmät.

At their first formal meeting as the European Council of the EU-27 on 29 April 2017, EU leaders took a united stance on the main priorities of the EU-27 for the Article 50 negotiations, namely to guarantee EU and UK citizens' rights, settle the UK's financial obligations to the EU, and avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. They also agreed on a phased approach for the negotiations, i.e. the negotiations on the future relationship with the UK can only start once sufficient progress ...

During the April II plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on recommendations on discharge to the EU agencies and joint undertakings for their implementation of the 2015 budget. The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes to grant them all discharge.

Alkuvuosinaan Euroopan parlamentti kokoontui täysistuntoon eri paikoissa, muiden toimielinten tai isäntämaiden käyttöön antamissa lainatiloissa. Omat tilat täysistuntosaleineen se sai vasta vuonna 1973, kun Schuman-rakennus valmistui Luxemburgiin. Rakennus oli suunniteltu 1960-luvulla ja rakennustyöt aloitettiin vuonna 1970, mutta alkuperäisiä piirustuksia jouduttiin pian muuttamaan Euroopan yhteisöjen tulevan laajentumisen vuoksi. 1970-luvulla istuntosali oli säännöllisessä täysistuntokäytössä, ...

In October, MEPs are due to vote on a new legal framework for the European law enforcement training agency (CEPOL), to revamp its governance and broaden its remit in a context of increasing complexity and internationalisation of serious and organised crime.