1. Rejects the initiative of Ireland;
2. Calls on Ireland to withdraw its initiative;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission and to the Government
of Ireland.
P5_TA(2004)0137
Europol: staff regulations, salaries and allowances *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of Ireland with a view to adopting a
Council Decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (5436/2004
— C5-0058/2004 — 2004/0805(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
— having regard to the initiative of Ireland (5436/2004) (1),
— having regard to the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to
Europol employees (2) and, in particular, Article 44 thereof,
— having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C5-0058/2004),
— having regard to Rules 67 and 61(4) of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home
Affairs (A5-0108/2004),
1. Rejects the initiative of Ireland;
2. Calls on Ireland to withdraw its initiative;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission and to the Government
of Ireland.
(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 23.
P5_TA(2004)0138
Europol: staff regulations, salaries and allowances *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of Ireland with a view to adopting a
Council Decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (5438/2004
— C5-0059/2004 — 2004/0806(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament,
— having regard to the initiative of Ireland (5438/2004) (1),
(1) Not yet published in OJ.28.4.2004 EN C 102 E/141 Official Journal of the European Union
Tuesday 9 March 2004
— having regard to Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to
Europol employees (1) and, in particular, Article 44 thereof,
— having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C5-0059/2004),
— having regard to Rules 67 and 61(4) of its Rules of Procedure,— having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home
Affairs (A5-0108/2004),
1. Rejects the initiative of Ireland;
2. Calls on Ireland to withdraw its initiative;3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission and to the Government
of Ireland.
(1) OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 23.
P5_TA(2004)0139
Monitoring the application of Community law
Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the Commission Communication on better moni-
toring of the application of Community law (COM(2002) 725 — C5-0008/2003 — 2003/2008(INI))
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission Communication (COM(2002) 725) — C5-0008/2003),— having regard to the Commission's twentieth annual report on monitoring the application of Commu-
nity law (2002) (COM(2003) 669),
— having regard to the Commission staff working paper (SEC(2003) 804),— having regard to Rules 47(2) and 163 of its Rules of Procedure,— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market
(A5-0109/2004),
A. whereas the Commission's practice of annually reporting to Parliament about the application of Com-
munity law has been established for over twenty years,
B. whereas this series of reports makes it possible, over the long run, to judge how far the Community
has genuinely committed itself to upholding the rule of law, both through the conduct of the Com-
mission as guardian of the Treaties and through the conduct of the Member States as their ultimate
masters,
C. whereas, in particular, these reports depict both the quality of Member States' performance in trans-
posing directives, and their degree of commitment to the loyal fulfilment of their resultant Communityobligations,C 102 E/142 EN 28.4.2004 Official Journal of the European Union
Tuesday 9 March 2004