Report from the Commission - Annual Report 2008 on relations between the European Commission and national parliaments
Date: 2009-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, activity report, interinstitutional relations, national parliament

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 7.7.2009 
COM(2009) 343 final 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 

ANNUAL REPORT 2008 
ON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND NATIONAL 
PARLIAMENTS 

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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 

ANNUAL REPORT 2008 
ON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND NATIONAL 
PARLIAMENTS 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Since the start of its term in 2004, the Barroso Commission has shown the great importance it 
the  definition  and 
has  placed  on  relations  with  national  parliaments,  by  making 
implementation of a genuine ‘national parliaments approach’ one of its key priorities.  

A  Vice-President  has  for  the  first  time  been  given  specific  responsibility  for  relations  with 
national  parliaments,  something  which  constitutes  a  starting  point.  Subsequently,  since 
February 2005 and at the initiative of Vice-President Wallström, the College has established a 
short-term action plan and three more global objectives: 

–  Mutual service – a continuous and open dialogue: in order to perform their responsibilities 
more  efficiently  and  transparently,  the  Commission  and  the  national  parliaments  have  a 
shared  interest  in  being  aware  of  their  respective  positions  and  in  understanding  their 
mutual interests; 

–  Networking: the creation of networks between national parliaments and the Commission is 
a way of ensuring that the political and administrative expertise of each party is capitalised 
on, while ensuring full adherence to the EU’s Treaties and the various constitutions of the 
Member States; 

–  Strengthening  links  with  citizens  and  their  elected  representatives:  the  voice  of  national 

parliaments strengthens that of Europe’s citizens. 

Since  March  2006,  the  College  has  reaffirmed  its  determination  to  strengthen  links  with 
national  parliaments  in  its  first  annual  report  on  the  progress  made  towards  achieving  these 
three objectives. 

In order to bring the EU closer to the citizens, national parliaments needed to be more closely 
involved in the preparation of EU policy and the importance of the principles of subsidiarity 
and proportionality highlighted to a greater extent. To this end, the Commission announced in 
‘A citizens’ agenda’, its Communication of 10 May 2006, its intention to set up an innovative 
system  for  dialogue  with  national  parliaments.  The  aim  of  this  initiative  was  to  provide 
national parliaments not just with consultation documents prepared by the Commission (green 
and white papers and communications), given that this was already a requirement under the 
Protocol  to  the  Treaty  of  Amsterdam,  but  also  all  new  Commission  proposals.  The  national 
parliaments were asked to respond to this and thus contribute to improving the procedure for 
formulating Community policy1.  

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Please refer to the Communication to the European Council: ‘A citizens’ agenda - Delivering results for 
Europe’ of 10 May 2006 (COM(2006) 211). 

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The  European  Council  of  June  2006  welcomed  this  commitment  by  the  Commission  and 
asked it to duly examine observations made by national parliaments, particularly with regard 
to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.  

The  Commission  set  up  internal  procedures  for  responding  to  opinions  made  by  national 
parliaments  and  in  September  2006  began  sending  its  new  legislative  proposals  and 
consultation documents, as well as responding to parliamentary opinions.  

As  regards  substance,  the  Commission’s  responses  generally  relate  to  providing  a  better 
explanation of initial motivations and the various stages of inter-institutional dialogue, whilst, 
in order to ensure that its power of initiative is fully respected, the College could be asked to 
take  into  account  observations  made  as  part  of  this  dialogue.  It  should  be  noted  that  the 
political dialogue with national parliaments initiated in this way is also communicated to the 
European Parliament and the Council. 

The implementation of the various initiatives mentioned above has enabled the Commission, 
over  the  last  four  years,  to  develop  an  entirely  new  approach  to  relations  with  national 
parliaments,  one  underlining  the  importance  of  the  contribution  of  parliaments  to  better 
European governance. Thanks to this new approach, the Barroso Commission has been able to 
deepen  and  broaden  relations  with  national  parliaments;  these  relations  are  now  of  a  better 
quality,  something  which  is  now  acknowledged  by  national  parliaments  themselves  and  the 
Conference of Speakers of National Parliaments and COSAC, the Conference of Community 
and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union.  

Relations  with  national  parliaments  have  been  intensified  whilst  fully  respecting  the 
respective prerogatives of the EU institutions and, more generally, ensuring the balance of the 
‘institutional triangle’.  

In  2008,  the  European  Parliament  (EP)  adopted  recommendations  based  on  the  reflection 
carried  out  within  the  framework  of  its  ‘reform’  group.  These  recommendations  proposed 
more intensified cooperation with national parliaments, particularly with a view to the entry 
into  force  of  the  Lisbon  Treaty,  by  making  the  EP’s  approach  to  national  parliaments  more 
consistent  and  by  also  taking  into  account  the  Commission’s  activities  in  this  area. 
Specifically,  the  European  Parliament  wishes  to  be  more  involved  in  the  current  dialogue 
between  the  Commission  and  national  parliaments  and  is  proposing,  inter  alia,  that  the 
interparliamentary  forum,  taking  place  every  autumn,  regularly  focus  on  the  Commission’s 
legislative and working programme. Interparliamentary forums organised regularly by the EP 
and  national  parliaments  and  in  which  the  Commission  participates  provide  an  excellent 
opportunity for intensifying dialogue between national and EU parliamentary bodies and the 
Council and Commission.  

The success of the Commission’s new approach vis-à-vis national parliaments since the early 
part  of  the  current  term  is  evidenced  by,  amongst  other  things,  the  nearly  500  meetings 
between  November  2005  and  April  2009  between  Commissioners  and  national  parliaments, 
by Commissioners’ level of participation in interparliamentary forums (on 15 occasions, half 
of which have involved the President himself), the regular participation by Commissioners at 
meetings of the Conference of Speakers of National Parliaments and COSAC, and finally by 
the number of opinions (nearly 450) received between September 2006 and April 2009. The 
Barroso  Commission  has  also  adopted  four  annual  reports  on  relations  with  national 
parliaments  (including  this  report),  identified  a  national  parliament  coordinator  in  each 
Directorate-General,  drafted  12  newsletters,  participated  in  over  50  meetings  of  permanent 

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representatives of national parliaments in Brussels and intensified cooperation and exchanges 
with IPEX.  

2008 in particular has essentially been marked by the intensification of the political dialogue 
launched  in  September  2006.  The  number  of  opinions  issued  by  national  parliaments  has 
increased significantly. The number of visits to capital cities by members of the Commission 
and their discussions with national parliaments have increased.  

With a view to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, national parliaments have continued 
to prepare to implement the mechanisms for monitoring subsidiarity provided in that Treaty, 
both internally and within the framework of the work of COSAC and IPEX.  

National  parliaments  have  also  sought  to  extend  the  issue  of  parliamentary  scrutiny  in  the 
field of Justice, Freedom and Security. 

2. 

SUMMARY OF OPINIONS RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS 

In  2008,  24  of  the  40  chambers  invited  to  participate  in  the  political  dialogue  did  so  by 
sending  at  least  one  opinion  (14  Member  States  have  a  single-chamber  system,  and  13  of 
them a two-chamber system).  

2.1. 

Reactions from national Parliaments 

An ever increasing number of opinions 

The Commission’s political dialogue with national parliaments constitutes a process which is 
increasingly part and parcel of the EU's institutional practices. From September 2006 until the 
end of 2008, the Commission received 368 opinions from 33 chambers in 24 Member States. 
Given that 200 opinions were received in 2008 (as opposed to 168 between September 2006 
and the end of 2007), the political dialogue between the Commission and national parliaments 
would now appear to have become more standard practice (see Annex).  

Numerous Commission proposals approved 

In 2008, national parliaments issued opinions on 135 Commission documents. A number of 
dossiers  attracted  particular  attention,  such  as  the  proposal  on  cross-border  health  care,  the 
communication and subsequent proposal on the common agricultural policy health check, the 
proposals relating to the energy and climate package and the 2009 annual policy strategy.  

Varying degrees of participation 

The national parliaments have differed in the extent to which they have used this procedure. A 
number  of  ‘upper  chambers’  such  as  the  French  Sénat,  the  German  Bundesrat,  the  United 
Kingdom  House  of  Lords  and  the  Czech  Senát  have  continued  to  be  very  active.  Together 
these  four  chambers  have  issued  54  of  the  200  opinions.  The  Swedish  Riksdag  and  Danish 
Folketing have  also been very active. Finally, the number of opinions coming from the two 
Italian chambers has significantly increased over the year. Portugal's Assembleia da República 
has issued 65 opinions, most of which were positive opinions without any specific comments 
being made.  

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It  should  also  be  noted  that  the  concerns  raised  were  not  necessarily  the  same  ones.  Few 
proposals received more than three opinions.  

A  number  of  parliaments,  the  Swedish  and  Danish  ones  in  particular,  decided  only  to  give 
opinions  on  Commission  consultation  documents;  with  regard  to  draft  legislation,  they 
monitor,  in  accordance  with  their  internal  procedures,  the  positions  taken  by  their 
governments within the Council.  

Although  the  French  Sénat  and  the  Dutch  and  Portuguese  parliaments  focused  on  issues 
relating  to  subsidiarity  and  proportionality,  the  majority  of  national  parliaments  examine 
political issues related to the content of Commission proposals.  

Some  assemblies  therefore  reflect  the  concerns  of  their  national  federal  entities.  The 
Committee  of  the  Regions  encourages  certain  assemblies,  in  particular  the  Austrian 
Bundesrat, to respond to a questionnaire on subsidiarity sent to certain regional authorities.  

Increased participation 

Generally speaking, the number of national parliaments engaged in regular dialogue with the 
Commission increased in 2008 compared to 2007. A number of these parliaments participated 
in  the  political  dialogue  for  the  first  time,  such  as  the  Italian  Senato  della  Repubblica,  the 
Austrian Bundesrat and the Hellenic, Cypriot and Bulgarian parliaments.  

Since  September  2006,  only  seven  assemblies  have  not  participated  in  this  dialogue  –  the 
lower  and  upper  assemblies  in  Spain  and  Romania,  the  Maltese  parliament,  the  Austrian 
Nationalrat and the Slovenian Državni svet.  

IPEX and Europa 

The opinions of national parliaments and the Commission's responses are currently published 
on the IPEX database. By summer 2009, they will also be available on 27 web pages (one for 
each Member State) drafted by the Commission, on the Europa website.  

Work within the framework of COSAC 

COSAC has also conducted two coordinated exercises targeting the issue of subsidiarity: 

–  Within  the  context  of  the  exercise  relating  to  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Framework 
the 
Decision  amending  Framework  Decision  2002/475  on  combating 
Commission  received  12  opinions  from  national  parliaments,  only  one  of  which  made  a 
formal objection vis-à-vis the Commission with regard to subsidiarity. Several parliaments 
asked whether it would not be preferable to launch a similar proposal within the context of 
the Council of Europe or criticised the poor justification for the proposal on the grounds of 
subsidiarity.  

terrorism, 

–  With regard to the exercise relating to the proposal on the application of the principle of 
non-discrimination  against  people  on  the  grounds  of  religion,  race,  age  or  sexual 
orientation,  15  opinions  were  sent  to  the  Commission.  Only  one  assembly  issued  a 
negative opinion. 

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During December 2008, COSAC launched a coordinated exercise to monitor subsidiarity with 
regard to the Directive on organ transplants. Between December 2008 and in the end of April 
2009 18 opinions were received. 

2.2. 

Effects on policy formulation 

The  opinions  of  national  parliaments  encourage  a  wide  debate  with  the  Commission, 
something which the latter wishes to encourage. 

During 2008, a number of national parliaments prioritised key Commission initiatives such as 
the energy and climate package, the CAP health check and the proposal on patient rights with 
regard  to  cross-border  health  care  (the  German  Bundesrat,  the  French  Sénat,  the  United 
Kingdom House of Lords, the Czech Senát and the Dutch and Italian parliaments.  

In most cases, parliamentary positions mirrored the national opinions presented in the Council 
by Member State delegations. This can be seen with the energy climate package. The position 
of the Polish Sejm mirrored that of its government. The Italian Senato della Repubblica called 
for an improvement in the flexibility mechanisms and the introduction of amending clauses. 
The  Italian  Camera  dei  Deputati  asked  its  government  to  make  its  agreement  subject  to 
certain amendments being made to the proposal’s wording, such as for example to strengthen 
the  flexibility  mechanisms,  to  reflect  the  economic  and  financial  situation.  The  United 
Kingdom  House  of  Lords  presented  two  opinions:  on  10  December,  the  day  before  the 
European Council, with regard to the European emission trading scheme, the Lords supported 
financing  pilot  CO2  capture  and  geological  storage  projects  using  funds  reserved  for  new 
entrants and full auctioning in emission quotas for sectors with no carbon leakage risk. With 
regard to renewable energy, the House of Lords asked the UK government and the European 
Union  to  set  an  objective  for  2030  in  order  to  encourage  technology  and  investment  which 
will not have been fully deployed by 2020. 

The responses to the proposed CAP health check also show that the positions of parliaments 
and governments tend to be in line with each other. The Czech Senát rejected the concept of 
degressive direct payments, preferring gradual modulation. The Italian Camera dei Deputati 
felt  that  the  introduction  of  compulsory  modulation  and  therefore  the  transfer  of  resources 
from the first pillar towards rural development should be gradual.  

As  regards  the  other  areas  of  the  CAP,  the  Czech  Senát  also  recommended  that  its 
government,  in  the  interests  of  ensuring  agricultural  competitiveness  within  the  EU,  open 
discussion  on  genetically  modified  organisms  during  the  Czech  EU  Presidency.  The  Italian 
Senato della Repubblica requested that its government take concrete action vis-à-vis the EU 
institutions  to  introduce  systems  for  monitoring  external  borders  and  procedures  to  control 
their  implementation,  along  the  lines  of  what  is  in  place  in  certain  third  countries,  so  as  to 
ensure compliance with European standards on agricultural products.  

As regards the proposal concerning patients’ rights in terms of cross-border health care, the 
Commission received three opinions in 2008 and four between January 2009 and the end of 
April 2009. The French Sénat stressed that if the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality 
were to be complied with, the proposal would have to reaffirm Member States’ competencies 
in terms of organising and providing health care. The doubts relating to whether the principle 
of subsidiarity would be respected and the appropriateness of the choice of a legal instrument 
(directive) for intervening in the organisation and financing of the health system were also put 
forward  by  the  two  chambers  of  the  Dutch  parliament.  The  German  Bundesrat,  also 

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convinced  of  the  need  to  strengthen  measures  to  confirm  Member  States’  responsibility  for 
the organisation of their health systems, felt that social services should be excluded from the 
framework of this proposal. 

3. 

COMMISSION WORKING VISITS AND OTHER CONTACTS 

The new approach to relations between the Commission and national parliaments meets three 
general  objectives:  mutual  service  and  establishment  of  an  open,  permanent  dialogue, 
practical  networking  and,  by  means  of  better  links  with  elected  representatives,  greater 
proximity  to  citizens.  The  Commission’s  representations  in  the  Member  States  provide 
regular and structured contact with national parliaments. In addition, when a member of the 
Commission visits a national parliament, the representation is responsible for the practical and 
logistical  arrangements  and  for  providing  the  necessary  policy  information.  These  visits  are 
the subject of media interest and provide a good opportunity for communicating current EU 
policies within the national context. 

Visits to national parliaments 

President  Barroso  has  visited  the  Latvian,  Swedish,  Czech,  Luxembourg  and  Italian 
parliaments. Vice-President Wallström has visited the Irish parliament (on two occasions) and 
the  Polish,  Danish,  Lithuanian,  French  and  United  Kingdom  parliaments.  Within  the 
framework  of  various  formats,  members  of  the  College  met  representatives  from  national 
parliaments on more than 100 occasions during 2008.  

The frequency of these visits clearly shows the importance that the Commission is attaching 
to being more in touch with national Parliaments and better explaining policies to them.  

Attendance at interparliamentary meetings 

The  Commission  has  continued  to  respond  positively  to  several  invitations  to  various 
interparliamentary  forums.  President  Barroso  and  Vice-President  Verheugen  attended  the 
Joint Parliamentary Meeting on the Lisbon Strategy in February, with President Barroso also 
participating  in  the  meeting  on  migration  and  immigration  in  September.  Vice-President 
Wallström  attended  the  interparliamentary  meeting  on  energy  in  November,  Commissioner 
Almunia  participated  in  the  meeting  of  the  European  Parliament’s  Committee  on  Economic 
and Monetary Affairs with national parliaments in January, and Commissioner Rehn attended 
the interparliamentary meeting on the Western Balkans in May.  

Vice-President Frattini also participated in the Conference of Speakers and in the Presidential 
Troika  of  COSAC  in  Ljubljana  in  February,  Commissioner  Potočnik  attended  the  XXXIX 
COSAC  meeting,  held  in  Brdo  in  Slovenia,  Commissioner  Ferrero  Waldner  the  Meeting  of 
the COSAC Chairpersons in Paris in July and Vice-President Barrot the XL COSAC meeting 
in Paris held in November.  

Newsletters 

The Commission’s Secretariat-General produced two newsletters that were distributed within 
the Commission, at the European Parliament and in the national parliaments. 

Permanent representatives 

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A  variety  of  Commission  services  participated  in  18  meetings  of  permanent  representatives 
from national parliaments in Brussels. In response to a request by the national parliaments, the 
Commission is focussing its efforts on presenting ongoing dossiers or future initiatives. 

4. 

POSSIBLE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE LISBON TREATY 

Monitoring of subsidiarity 

Following the conclusions of the Brdo COSAC meeting, the French Presidency was asked to 
set up a working group formed of permanent representatives of national parliaments to the EU 
in order to draft a report on the best ways of implementing the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty 
on national parliaments. The Commission was asked to participate in the work of this working 
group.  

The Paris COSAC meeting concluded that the existing network of representatives of national 
parliaments  in  Brussels  and  IPEX  was  the  appropriate  means  of  sharing  information  on 
examinations  carried  out  by  national  parliaments  on  a  regular,  early  and  informal  basis. 
Similarly,  national  parliaments  have  continued  pilot  subsidiarity  exercises,  under  the 
coordination of the COSAC Secretariat, prior to the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. 

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The  Paris  COSAC  also  stressed  the  importance  of  national  parliaments  agreeing  to  monitor 
police activities and to evaluate judicial activities in Member States. The national parliaments 
have expressed their wish for judicial and police cooperation in the European Union to be the 
subject of monitoring or assessment by the European Parliament, in association with national 
parliaments.  In  order  to  become  involved  in  this,  they  have  requested  that  the  European 
Commission publish a consultation document before finalising its proposals for a regulation 
concerning the activities of Eurojust and Europol. 

5. 

CONCLUSIONS 

Relations  between  the  Commission  and  the  national  parliaments  are  continuing  to  be 
developed,  while  fully  respecting  the  prerogatives  of  the  EU  institutions.  2009  will  see  a 
major turning point for the future of the Lisbon Treaty and a new Commission, following the 
European Parliament elections.  

This annual report highlights the Commission’s commitment to pursuing greater collaboration 
and  dialogue  with  national  parliaments.  The  Commission  wishes  to  maintain  and  further 
intensify  political  dialogue  with  national  parliaments.  It  will  implement,  where  appropriate, 
the measures necessary to ensuring the smooth implementation of the provisions of the Lisbon 
Treaty relevant to national parliaments.  

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Annex 

from 

Opinions 
national 
parliaments  2006-
08  

PORTUGAL 

Assembleia da República 

FRANCE 

Sénat 

GERMANY 

Bundesrat 

SWEDEN 

Riksdag 

UNITED KINGDOM 

House of Lords 

DENMARK 

Folketing 

CZECH REP. 

Senát 

THE 
NETHERLANDS* 

Tweede 
Generaal 

Kamer 

Staten 

ITALY 

Senato della Repubblica 

IRELAND 

Dail and Seanad Eireann 

ITALY 

Camera dei Deputati 

POLAND 

Sejm 

GERMANY 

Bundestag 

ESTONIA 

Riigikogu 

LUXEMBOURG 

Chambre des Députés 

BELGIUM 

Sénat 

AUSTRIA 

Bundesrat 

GREECE 

Vouli ton Ellinon 

LITHUANIA 

Seimas 

UNITED KINGDOM 

House of Commons 

CYPRUS 

LATVIA 

Vouli ton Antiprosopon 

Saeima 

CZECH REP. 

Poslanecká Sněmovna  

FRANCE 

Assemblée Nationale 

2006

2007

2008 

 2006-
2008 

0

18

6

0

4

2

2

2

0

0

1

1

1

2

2

2

0

0

2

1

0

0

1

1

19

22

15

17

14

10

9

1

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

65 

13 

18 

16 

12 

11 

11 

5 

8 

7 

6 

5 

2 

2 

2 

2 

4 

3 

0 

1 

2 

2 

1 

0 

84 

53 

39 

33 

30 

23 

22 

8 

8 

8 

7 

6 

5 

4 

4 

4 

4 

3 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

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HUNGARY 

Országgyűlés 

BELGIUM 

Chambre des Représentants 

BULGARIA 

Narodno Sabranie 

FINLAND 

Eduskunta 

POLAND 

Senat 

SLOVAKIA 

Národná rada 

SLOVENIA 

Državni zbor 

AUSTRIA 

Nationalrat 

MALTA 

Kamra tad-Deputati 

THE 
NETHERLANDS * 

Eerste Kamer Staten Generaal 

ROMANIA 

Camera Deputatilor 

ROMANIA 

Senat 

SLOVENIA 

Državni svet 

SPAIN 

SPAIN 

Congreso de los Diputados 

Senado 

TOTAL 

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

53

115

200

368 

* The opinions of the Dutch Parliament were sent on behalf of both chambers. 

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Contact with national parliaments (1 January 2005-31 December 2008) 

by Member State  

2005

2006  2007 

2008

total

AUSTRIA 

BELGIUM 

 Bundesrat 

 Nationalrat 

Sénat 

Chambre des Représentants 

BULGARIA 

Narodno Sabranie 

CYPRUS 

Vouli ton Antiprosopon 

CZECH REP. 

Senát 

Poslanecká sněmovna 

DENMARK 

Folketing 

ESTONIA 

Riigikogu 

FINLAND 

Eduskunta 

Sénat 

2

3

2

4

9

2

7

2 

4 

3 

3 

3 

7 

2 

8 

2 

4 

1 

7 

2 

10 

2 

1

1

2

5

1

5

8

7

9

9

6

11

15

23

22

24

FRANCE 

GERMANY 

Assemblée Nationale 

13

10 

11 

12

46

Bundesrat 

Bundestag 

16

17 

19 

17

GREECE 

Vouli ton Ellinon 

HUNGARY 

Országgyűlés 

IRELAND 

ITALY 

LATVIA 

LITHUANIA 

Dail Eireann 

Seanad Eireann 

Senato della Repubblica 

Camera dei Deputati 

Saeima 

Seimas 

LUXEMBOURG 

Chambre des Députés 

MALTA 

Kamra tad-Deputati 

POLAND 

Sejm 

Senat 

3

3

2

8

2

8

0

1

5

5 

0 

4 

1 

7

5

69

19

9

2 

9 

13

26

2 

1 

4 

3 

1 

8 

5 

8 

3 

4 

2

3

2

0

0

20

11

22

6

6

4 

1 

13

23

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PORTUGAL 

Assembleia da República 

0

3 

6 

ROMANIA 

Camera Deputatilor 

Senat 

SLOVAKIA 

Národná rada 

SLOVENIA 

SPAIN 

SWEDEN 

Državni zbor 

Državni svet 

Congreso de los Diputados 

Senado 

Riksdag 

THE 
NETHERLANDS 

Tweede Kamer Staten Generaal 

Eerste Kamer Staten Generaal 

House of Lords 

House of Commons 

UNITED KINGDOM 

COSAC 

Conf. of Presidents 

other 

2 

0 

3 

8 

3 

1 

1 

6 

7 

3 

1 

2 

1 

5 

3 

12 

3 

1 

8 

3

4

1

6

4

11

2

1

2

3

3

3

1

0

3

8

9

2

 0

10

12

5

9

16

3

15

21

39

10

3

22

TOTAL 

124

112  149  136

521

EN 

12 

   EN