Which treaty gave the European Parliament the power to reject or amend legislation?
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Which treaty gave the European Parliament the power to reject or amend legislation?
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The correct answer here? I don't know.
A look behind the scenes: I was on holiday and too lazy to do my own research. I copied a question from a private company selling test questions.
Here's what they say:
The co-decision procedure was introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht and gave the European Parliament the ability to amend or reject legislation in certain areas, making it a co-legislator with the Council in those specific areas. -
The correct answer here? I don't know.
A look behind the scenes: I was on holiday and too lazy to do my own research. I copied a question from a private company selling test questions.
Here's what they say:
The co-decision procedure was introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht and gave the European Parliament the ability to amend or reject legislation in certain areas, making it a co-legislator with the Council in those specific areas.However, now that I wanted to post the correct answer, I'm unsure.
Google's AI overview tells me the following:
"The Treaty of Lisbon, which entered into force on December 1, 2009, significantly empowered the European Parliament to amend or reject legislation. It extended the "ordinary legislative procedure" (formerly co-decision) to over 40 new fields, placing Parliament on equal footing with the Council of the EU." -
However, now that I wanted to post the correct answer, I'm unsure.
Google's AI overview tells me the following:
"The Treaty of Lisbon, which entered into force on December 1, 2009, significantly empowered the European Parliament to amend or reject legislation. It extended the "ordinary legislative procedure" (formerly co-decision) to over 40 new fields, placing Parliament on equal footing with the Council of the EU."However, digging into the sources cited by the AI overview, I conclude that the treaty of Lisbon only essentially renamed the co-decision procedure to "ordinary legislative procedure" and extended it to more fields.
The moral of the story: maybe don't rely on AI. -
However, digging into the sources cited by the AI overview, I conclude that the treaty of Lisbon only essentially renamed the co-decision procedure to "ordinary legislative procedure" and extended it to more fields.
The moral of the story: maybe don't rely on AI. -
However, now that I wanted to post the correct answer, I'm unsure.
Google's AI overview tells me the following:
"The Treaty of Lisbon, which entered into force on December 1, 2009, significantly empowered the European Parliament to amend or reject legislation. It extended the "ordinary legislative procedure" (formerly co-decision) to over 40 new fields, placing Parliament on equal footing with the Council of the EU."@hpod16 There are still some areas where Parliament is not on an equal footing with Council, e.g. international agreements of the EU where Parliament can only give (or refuse) its consent under TFEU Article 218(6), not amend the text. International agreements of the EU must be compatible with the Charter, but can constrain future secondary law (where Parliament is on an equal footing under the ordinary legislative procedure).
Maybe the complete answer should be: the next Treaty, hopefully.
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However, digging into the sources cited by the AI overview, I conclude that the treaty of Lisbon only essentially renamed the co-decision procedure to "ordinary legislative procedure" and extended it to more fields.
The moral of the story: maybe don't rely on AI.@hpod16 The latter is a most useful lesson to draw from this.
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@hpod16 There are still some areas where Parliament is not on an equal footing with Council, e.g. international agreements of the EU where Parliament can only give (or refuse) its consent under TFEU Article 218(6), not amend the text. International agreements of the EU must be compatible with the Charter, but can constrain future secondary law (where Parliament is on an equal footing under the ordinary legislative procedure).
Maybe the complete answer should be: the next Treaty, hopefully.
@je5perl
Well, the question was which treaty first gave the parliament the right to amend or reject legislation, and by introducing the co-decision procedure that should then be Maastricht.As for the equal footing... Agreed, it will take another treaty to fix that.
Perhaps giving the right of legislative initiative to the Parliament, like it is in most democracies would be great.
