European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme "Fundamental rights and citizenship" as part of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" (COM(2005)0122 - C6-0236/2005 - 2005/0038(CNS))
Date: 2006-12-14
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, European citizenship, action programme, anti-discriminatory measure, antisemitism, human rights, racism

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Thursday, 14 December 2006

P6_TA(2006)0594

Fundamental rights and citizenship (2007-2013) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for
the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Fundamental rights and citizenship’ as part of the
General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’
(COM(2005)0122 — C6-0236/2005 —
2005/0038(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0122) (1),
— having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0236/2005),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0465/2006);

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4. Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the
Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

5. Asks the Council
substantially;

to consult Parliament again if

it

intends to amend the Commission proposal

Instructs its President to forward its position as annexed to this legislative resolution to the Council and

6.
Commission.

ANNEX

Amended Proposal for a Council Decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific
programme ‘Fundamental rights and citizenship’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental
Rights and Justice’

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

[…]

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The European Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights
and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States.

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (3) […], bearing in mind its status and
scope, and the accompanying explanations, reflects the rights as they result, in particular, from the
constitutional traditions and international obligations common to the Member States, the Treaty on
European Union, the Community Treaties, the European Convention for the Protection of Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (4), the social charters adopted by the Community and by the
Council of Europe and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and of
the European Court of Human Rights.

(3)

In November 2004 the European Council recognised the importance of communication to bring all
persons close to the European project by encouraging an active citizenship.

(1) OJ C …
(2) OJ C …
(3) Proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000, OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.
(4) Signed in Rome on 4 November 1950.