MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
3.4.2008
by Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group
Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group
Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group
Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group
Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group
Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group
approving the appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the Commission
B6‑0139/2008
European Parliament resolution approving the appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the Commission
The European Parliament,
– having regard to Article 214(2), third subparagraph, and Article 215 of the EC Treaty,
– having regard to Article 4 of the Framework Agreement between the European Commission and the European Parliament,
– having regard to the resignation of Mr Markos Kyprianou as a Member of the European Commission, tendered on 28 February 2008,
– having regard to the appointment by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the European Commission,
– having regard to the Council decision of 29 February 2008 on the appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the European Commission (7151/1/08),
– having regard to the hearing of the Commissioner designate by the parliamentary committee responsible on 1 April 2008,
– having regard to Rule 99 of its Rules of Procedure,
1. Approves the appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the Commission for the remainder of the Commission’s term of office until 31 October 2009;
2. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.