Violation of the Treaties by the Eurogroup and the European Central Bank
24.3.2014
Question for written answer E-003489-14
to the Commission
Rule 117
Antigoni Papadopoulou (S&D)
In the European Parliament report on the enquiry on the role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries (2013/2277(INI)) , Parliament ‘points to the responsibility of the Eurogroup in allowing the ECB to act within the Troika, but recalls that the ECB’s mandate is circumscribed by the TFEU to the areas of monetary policy and financial stability and that involvement of the ECB in the decision-making process related to budgetary, fiscal and structural policies is not foreseen by the Treaties’.
In view of the above, will the Commission say:
- 1.Does it consider that the Eurogroup really bears responsibility for the decisions taken to support the Memorandum countries and the violation of the EU Treaties, as Parliament has implied?
- 2.Does it agree that the ECB’s involvement in decision-making on matters relating to the budgetary, fiscal and structural policies of Member States is not foreseen by the Treaties?
- 3.What will it do to remedy the situation and ensure that in future all EU institutions fully comply with the provisions of the Treaties?
OJ C 333, 24/09/2014