European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 February 2019 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Treaty establishing the Transport Community (13111/2018 – C8-0473/2018 – 2018/0282(NLE))
(Consent)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the draft Council decision (13111/2018),
– having regard to the Treaty establishing the Transport Community(1),
– having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Articles 91 and 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0473/2018),
– having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A8-0022/2019),
1. Gives its consent to conclusion of the treaty;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo(2), Montenegro, and the Republic of Serbia.
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 (1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.