P5_TA(2004)0352
ProposalforaCouncilDecisionestablishingtheVisaInformationSystem(VIS)*
EuropeanParliamentlegislative resolutionontheCommissionproposalforaCouncildecision
establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) (COM(2004)99 /dash C5-0098/2004 /dash 2004/
0029(CNS))
(Consultationprocedure)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheCommissionproposaltotheCouncil(COM(2004)99)(1),
/dash havingregardtoArticle66oftheECTreaty,
/dash havingregardtoArticle67oftheECTreaty,pursuanttowhichtheCouncilconsultedParliament
(C5-0098/2004),
/dash havingregardtotheProtocolintegratingtheSchengen‘acquis’intotheframeworkoftheEuropean
Union,pursuanttowhichtheCouncilconsultedParliament,
/dash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonCitizens’FreedomsandRights,JusticeandHome
AffairsandtheopinionoftheCommitteeonBudgets(A5-0262/2004),
1. RejectstheCommissionproposal;
2. CallsontheCommissiontowithdrawitsproposalandsubmitanewone;3. InstructsthePresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandtheCommission.
(1) NotyetpublishedintheOJ.
P5_TA(2004)0353
PrivilegesandimmunitiesofMrBossi,aformerMemberoftheEuropeanParlia-
ment
EuropeanParliamentdecisionontherequestfordefenceofparliamentaryimmunityandprivileges
submittedbyUmbertoBossi(2003/2171(IMM))
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtoarequestsubmittedbyUmbertoBossifordefenceofhisimmunityinconnection
withlegalproceedingspendingbeforetheCourtofBrescia,announcedinplenarysessionon12May
2003,
/dash havingregardtoArticle9oftheProtocolonthePrivilegesandImmunitiesoftheEuropeanCom-
munitiesof8April1965,andtoArticle4(2)oftheActconcerningtheElectionofRepresentativesto
theEuropeanParliamentbydirectuniversalsuffrageof20September1976,
/dash havingregardtothejudgmentsoftheCourtofJusticeoftheEuropeanCommunitiesof12May1964
and10July1986(1),
/dash havingregardtoRules6and6aofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonLegalAffairsandtheInternalMarket(A5-0281/
2004),
(1) SeeCase101/63 Wagnerv.FohrmannandKrier ECR,EnglishSpecialEdition1964,195andCase149/85 Wybotv.
Faure[1986]ECR2403.30.4.2004EN C104E/945 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
Thursday22April2004
A. whereasUmbertoBossiwaselectedtotheEuropeanParliamentinthefifthdirectelectionsheldon
13June1999,andwhereashiscredentialswereverifiedbyParliamenton15December1999(1)and
histermofofficeexpiredon10June2001,
B. whereasMembersoftheEuropeanParliamentmaynotbesubjecttoanyformofinquiry,detentionor
legalproceedingsinrespectofopinionsexpressedorvotescastbythemintheperformanceoftheirduties(
2),
C. whereastheimmunityfromlegalproceedingsenjoyedbyMembersoftheEuropeanParliamentalso
coversimmunityfromcivilproceedings,
D. whereasMembersoftheEuropeanParliamenthavearesponsibilitytoparticipateinpoliticalaffairs,
and accordingly when they publish newspaper articles on controversial topics they are properlydeemedtobeengagedintheperformanceoftheirdutiesasMEPs,
1. Decides,inrelationtotheproceedingspending,todefendtheimmunityandprivilegesofitsformer
MemberUmbertoBossi;
2. Proposes,pursuanttoArticle9oftheabove-mentionedProtocolandhavingregardtotheproceed-
ingsintheMemberStateinquestion,todeclarethattheproceedingsinissueshouldnotbecontinued;andthereforecallsontheCourttodrawtheappropriateconclusions;
3. InstructsitsPresidentimmediatelytoforwardthisdecisionandthereportofitscommitteetothe
CourtofBrescia.
(1) EuropeanParliamentdecisionof15.12.1999ontheverificationofcredentialsofMembersfollowingthefifthdirect
electionstotheEuropeanParliamenton10to13June1999(OJC296,18.10.2000,p.93).
(2) Article9oftheProtocolonthePrivilegesandImmunitiesoftheEuropeanCommunities.
P5_TA(2004)0354
PrivilegesandimmunitiesofMrBossi,aformerMemberoftheEuropeanParlia-
ment(secondrequest)
EuropeanParliamentdecisionontherequestfordefenceofparliamentaryimmunityandprivileges
submittedbyUmbertoBossi(2003/2172(IMM))
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtoarequestsubmittedbyUmbertoBossifordefenceofhisimmunityinconnection
withlegalproceedingspendingbeforetheCourtofBrescia,announcedinplenarysessionon1Sept-ember2003,
/dash havingregardtoArticle9oftheProtocolonthePrivilegesandImmunitiesoftheEuropeanCom-
munitiesof8April1965,andtoArticle4(2)oftheActconcerningtheElectionofRepresentativestotheEuropeanParliamentbydirectuniversalsuffrageof20September1976,
/dash havingregardtothejudgmentsoftheCourtofJusticeoftheEuropeanCommunitiesof12May1964
and10July1986(
1),
/dash havingregardtoRules6and6aofitsRulesofProcedure,/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonLegalAffairsandtheInternalMarket(A5-0282/
2004),
(1) SeeCase101/63 Wagnerv.FohrmannandKrier [1964]ECR,EnglishSpecialEdition1964,195andCase149/85
Wybotv.Faure[1986]ECR2391.C104E/946 EN30.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
Thursday22April2004