30. WelcomestheCommission’sinitiativeforanannualEnvironmentPolicyReviewwhichwillalso
contribute tothe preparation ofSpring European Councils,expresses itsconcerns, however, over theproposalon‘anewapproachtoimplementation’,andremindstheCouncilthatcompliancewithCom-munitylegislationandtheappropriatetranspositionthereofinaccordancewiththesubsidiarityprincipleareanessentialpartoftheEU’ssustainabledevelopmentstrategy;
31. CallsontheCommissiontoorganiseastakeholderconferenceontheeffectivenessoftheGöteborg
SustainableDevelopmentStrategy,soastobeabletotakestockoftheexperiencegained,andtoenablethenewCommissiontoadoptanambitiousstrategyforitsmandate;
32. CallsontheEuropeanCounciltoensurethattheEUbudgetisusedtopromotesustainabilityand
thereforetocarryoutSustainabilityImpactAssessmentsonallEUexpenditure,includingtheCommonAgricultural Policy, the Structural Funds, and the research programmes in an open and transparentmanner;
33. StressesthattheEUmustensurethattheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsandtheJohannesburg
commitmentsaretakenintoaccountinitsownactivities,andfurtherreiteratesitsdemandfortheEuro-peanCounciltoreportbackontheimplementationoftheJohannesburgprocessinthecontextofitsSpringsynthesisreport;
34. SupportstheaimsoftheJohannesburgRenewableEnergyCoalitionforthepromotionofrenewable
energies;callsontheCommissiontoinitiatetheadoptionofacalendarforambitiousrenewableenergytargetswithintheCoalition;
Finalconsiderations
35. Invitesthe2004SpringEuropeanCounciltoengageinarealdialoguewiththeEuropeanParlia-
menttorelaunchtheLisbonstrategyandthereforecallsfortheEuropeanParliament’sroleinpreparingtheannualSpringEuropeanCounciltobedefined;
36. Emphasises the need to involve fully the European Parliament so that the open coordination
methodhasgreaterdemocraticlegitimacyandsothattheLisbonfollow-upisnotpurelyintergovernmen-tal;
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37. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCouncil,theCommissionandthegovern-
mentsandparliamentsoftheMemberStates.
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FailuretoconsultParliamentinconnectionwiththeTENQuickStartprojects
EuropeanParliamentresolutiononthefailuretoconsultParliamentinconnectionwiththeTEN
QuickStartprojects
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtoRule42(5)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
1. DisapprovesoftheCouncil’shavingdevelopedaso-calledQuickStartProgrammeontrans-European
transportpriorityprojectswithoutconsultingtheEuropeanParliament;23.4.2004EN C98E/161 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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2. RecallsinthestrongesttermsthatthedeterminationofpriorityprojectsinAnnexIIIofDecision
No1692/96/ECof23July1996oftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilonCommunityguidelinesfor the developmentofthe trans-European transportnetwork(
1) is governed solelyby the codecision
procedurebetweenParliamentandtheCouncilinaccordancewithArticle251oftheTreaty;
3. StressesthatanyarbitrarysettingofprioritieswithregardtopriorityprojectslistedinAnnexIIIis
inadmissibleandthatthetimingorfundingoftheindividualprojectswithinAnnexIIIdependssolelyontheprescribedcriteria,suchaseachproject’sstateofmaturityinplanning,fundingandconstructionterms;
4. DemandsthatitberegularlyinformedabouttheprogressoftheseprojectsrelatingtoAnnexIIIas
wellastheirfinancing;
5. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCouncil,theCommissionandthegovern-
mentsoftheMemberStates.
(1) OJL228,9.9.1996,p.1.DecisionasamendedbyDecisionNo1346/2001/EC(OJL185,6.7.2001,p.1).
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Preparatoryreportonthebroadeconomicguidelines
EuropeanParliamentresolutiononthesituationoftheEuropeaneconomy,reportonthebroad
guidelinesforeconomicpolicies(2003/2135(INI))
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtothePresidencyconclusionsoftheLisbonEuropeanCouncilof23/24March2000,
the Gothenborg European Council of 15/16June 2001 and the Barcelona European Council of15/16March2003,
/dash havingregardtotheCommissionRecommendationontheBroadGuidelinesoftheEconomicPolicies
oftheMemberStatesandtheCommunity(forthe2003-2005period),(COM(2003)170),
/dash havingregardtothePresidencyconclusionsoftheBrusselsEuropeanCouncilsof20/21Marchandof
16/17October2003,
/dash havingregardtotheCommunicationfromtheCommission‘AEuropeanInitiativeforGrowth,Invest-
ing in Networks and Knowledge for Growth and Jobs’ Final Report to the European Council,(COM(2003)690),
/dash havingregardtotheconclusionsoftheCouncilforEconomicandFinancialAffairsof25November
2003,
/dash havingregardtothehearingontheReportofanIndependentHigh-LevelStudyGroupestablishedon
theinitiativeofthePresidentoftheCommissionandchairedbyAndréSapirintheEconomicandMonetaryCommitteeon4November2003,
/dash havingregardtotheFinalreportoftheCentreforEuropeanPolicyStudiesof27November2003,/dash havingregardtotheEconomicForecastsAutumn2003(
1),
/dash havingregardtotheCommunicationfromtheCommission‘Investinginresearch:anactionplanfor
Europe’(COM(2003)226),
(1) TobepublishedasEuropeanEconomyNo5/2003.C98E/162 EN23.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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