European Parliament decision of 5 October 2021 on setting up a delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, and defining its numerical strength (2021/2917(RSO))
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the proposal from the Conference of Presidents,
– having regard to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part(1) (the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
– having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2021 on the outcome of EU-UK negotiations(2), and in particular paragraphs 8 and 9 thereof,
– having regard to its decision of 17 April 2019 on the number of interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees and to multilateral parliamentary assemblies(3),
– having regard to its decision of 17 July 2019 on numerical strength of interparliamentary delegations(4),
– having regard to Rule 223 of its Rules of Procedure,
1. Notes that Article 11 of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides for the establishment of an EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly composed of Members of the European Parliament and of Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which:
a)
may request relevant information regarding the implementation of that agreement and any supplementing agreement from the EU-UK Partnership Council established by Article 7 of that agreement, which shall then supply the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly with the requested information;
b)
shall be informed of the decisions and recommendations of the EU-UK Partnership Council; and
c)
may make recommendations to the EU-UK Partnership Council;
2. Decides to set up a delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, with 35 members;
3. Decides, with reference to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 11 July 2019 relating to the composition of delegation bureaux, that the bureau of the delegation shall consist of two vice-chairs;
4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom for information.