| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Series Title | Plenary at a Glance |
| Series Details | February 2017 |
| Publication Date | February 2017 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog, Overview |
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The last comprehensive EU treaty reform ended with the 2007 Lisbon Treaty. With the EU facing multiple challenges since then, the European Parliament's own-initiative report, was discussed in the Plenary II session in February 2017, on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the EU institutional set-up invites a broad reflection on the future of the Union. It suggests a range of reforms, including in the areas of economic governance, foreign policy, fundamental rights, transparency, accountability and others. The resolution following the debate on this report was approved by 283 votes to 269 with 83 abstentions. This report overlapped with but was separate to the consideration at the plenary session II of the European Parliament February 2017 of another own-initiative report Improving the functioning of the EU: Making fuller use of the Lisbon Treaty's provisions. |
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| Source Link | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2017/599271/EPRS_ATA(2017)599271_EN.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
