European Commission
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the European Commission. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 12.03.2013 | Is adherence to the European Convention on Human Rights a condition of European Union membership? |
| This Note looks at what the EU Treaties say about adherence to human rights provisions and considers different views on the compatibility of withdrawal from the European Convention with continued EU membership. | |
| 26.02.2013 | European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] 2012-13: Committee Stage Report |
| The European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] 2012-13 seeks to approve three EU draft decisions before the UK Government can approve their adoption in the EU Council. | |
| 29.01.2013 | EU Staff Salaries |
| EU staff salaries have been the subject of some criticism in recent months. This Note pulls together the various strands in the EU staff salaries debate. | |
| 25.04.2012 | European Regional Development Fund |
| This note explains how funding from the European Regional Development Fund is allocated across regions in England and sets out current progress on spending the funds. It also provides information on the 2014-2020 funding round. | |
| 12.04.2012 | National Parliaments and EU law-making: how is the 'yellow card' system working? |
| This Note considers the background to the 'yellow card' subsidiarity early warning mechanism and its application in practice since the Lisbon Treaty came into force. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 31.01.2013 | European Union (Approvals) Bill |
| The European Union (Approvals) Bill (HC Bill 121) aims to approve two draft EU Council decisions and one draft decision of the European Council (the EU Heads of State and Government). | |
| 01.11.2012 | European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill [Bill 76 of 2012-13] |
| Croatia is expected to join the EU in July 2013. This Bill would allow the UK to ratify Croatia's accession treaty and would also cover the Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty put forward by the Irish Government. | |
| 20.05.1999 | Institutional reform in the European Union |
| Institutional reform in the European Union. House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/54. |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 16.03.2010 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THE UK DEFICIT |
| That this House believes that the European Commission has no business in commenting on the UK's budget deficit position, and that its current intervention is totally unwarranted, but ... | |
| 30.06.2009 | UK EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER |
| That this House believes that the post of UK European Commissioner should be offered to the best candidate regardless of sex, race or religion; recognises that the appointment is a ... | |
| 03.12.2008 | EU ANIMAL WELFARE |
| That this House calls on the European Commission to work for the improvement of animal welfare throughout the Community; and calls on the Commission to ensure that all EU member states ... | |
| 03.12.2008 | PESTICIDES |
| That this House recognises that current European Commission proposals on pesticides would remove a significant number of plant protection products from the market before suitable alternatives ... | |
| 06.10.2008 | ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION OF SHEEP |
| That this House recognises that the UK is the largest producer of sheepmeat within the EU; appreciates that most sheep production is in upland areas where there are few alternative ... |
