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C. ker je v osnutku reformne pogodbe predlagana sprememba Pogodbe o Evropski uniji (nov člen [9 A]) ter nov postopek za določitev sestave Evropskega parlamenta, ki predvideva skupaj največ 750 sedežev, to je največ 96 in najmanj 6 za vsako državo članico, in ker je z osnutkom reformne pogodbe predlagano tudi načelo „padajoče sorazmernosti“,
C. whereas the draft amending treaty proposes amending the Treaty on European Union (new Article [9a]) so as to create a new procedure for determining the composition of the European Parliament under which there would be an overall limit of 750 seats, with a maximum of 96 and a minimum of 6 per Member State, and the principle of 'degressive proportionality',
D. ker načelo padajoče sorazmernosti ni opredeljeno v pogodbi in mora zato biti jasno in nepristransko določeno, tako da bo lahko služilo kot vodilo za vse ponovne dodelitve sedežev v Evropskem parlamentu,
D. whereas the principle of degressive proportionality is not defined in the treaty and must be spelt out clearly and objectively in order to serve as a guideline for any redistribution of seats within the European Parliament,
E. ker bo tako opredeljeno načelo padajoče sorazmernosti kot načelo, določeno v primarni zakonodaji, služilo kot parameter za ocenjevanje skladnosti sklepa, ki ga bodo pristojne institucije sprejele za določitev sestave Evropskega parlamenta,
E. whereas, defined in this way, the principle of degressive proportionality, as a principle enshrined in primary legislation, will serve as a parameter for assessing whether the decision which the competent institutions take to establish the composition of the European Parliament complies with the rules applicable,
F. ker bo Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti lahko kaznovalo vsako kršitev tega načela,
F. whereas it will even be possible for any violation of this principle to result in penalisation by the Court of Justice,
G. ker je v danih okoliščinah pomembno, da se nobeni državi članici ne vsili dodatno zmanjšanje števila sedežev po tistem, do katerega je prišlo zaradi zadnje širitve,
G. whereas, under the current circumstances, it is important to ensure that no Member State is compelled to accept any further reductions in seats in comparison with those arising from the last enlargement,
H. ker v tej fazi ni primerno, da se upošteva vpliv prihodnjih širitev, saj teh ne moremo predvideti vnaprej, njihove posledice pa bodo lahko ustrezno upoštevane v pristopnih aktih, z morebitno začasno prekoračitvijo števila 750, kot se je to zgodilo v primeru zadnje širitve,
H. whereas at this stage it is not appropriate to take into account the impact of future enlargements, which cannot be judged in advance and of whose consequences it will be possible to take due account in the acts of accession relating to them by means of a temporary increase over and above the ceiling of 750 seats, as was done at the time of the last enlargement,
I. ker mora biti jasen, razumljiv in pregleden sistem uporaben tudi, če se bo število prebivalcev v državah članicah spremenilo, ne da bi za to bila potrebna nova vsebinska pogajanja,
I. whereas a clear, comprehensible and transparent system must also be applicable to future changes in the size of the populations of the Member States without substantial new negotiations,
J. ker se bo s pravičnim, razumljivim in trajnim sistemom razdelitve sedežev v Evropskem parlamentu okrepila demokratična legitimnost zastopanja državljanov in ker je tak sistem osnovni pogoj za to, da lahko Evropski parlament opravlja svojo vlogo ter sodeluje v procesu oblikovanja mnenja in sprejemanja evropske zakonodaje,
J. whereas a just, comprehensible and lasting system for the distribution of seats in the European Parliament will be necessary in order to increase the democratic legitimacy of the representation of the people and will be a precondition for the European Parliament's performance of its role and for its participation in the process of European opinion-forming and legislation,
K. ker se zaradi sedanjega števila sedežev v Evropskem parlamentu zdi primerno, pa tudi upravičeno, da bo novo število sedežev za Parlament, ki bo izvoljen leta 2009, zaznamovalo prehod v stanje, ki bo rezultat stabilnejšega, na padajoči sorazmernosti temelječega sistema,
K. whereas the present number of seats in the European Parliament makes it seem not only appropriate but also justifiable that the number of seats to be decided for the Parliament to be elected in 2009 should entail a transition from the present situation to that which will result from a more stable system based on degressive proportionality,
3. meni, da bo morala biti sestava Evropskega parlamenta, kot jo predvideva akt o pristopu Bolgarije in Romunije, spremenjena takoj, ko bo začela veljati reformna pogodba;
Notes that, at all events, the composition of the European Parliament as provided for in the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania will have to be altered immediately after the amending treaty enters into force;
6. meni, da načelo padajoče sorazmernosti pomeni, da se mora razmerje med prebivalstvom in številom sedežev vsake države članice prilagoditi dejanskemu številu njenih prebivalcev tako, da vsak poslanec države članice z večjim številom prebivalstva predstavlja več državljanov kot poslanec države z manj prebivalci in obratno, ampak tudi da nobena država članica z manj prebivalci nima več sedežev kot država z več prebivalci;
Considers that the principle of degressive proportionality means that the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each Member State must vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous Member State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous Member State and conversely, but also that no less populous Member State has more seats than a more populous Member State;
9. sicer pa meni, da v sedanjih pogojih ne bi smeli že vnaprej zmanjšati števila sedežev v Evropskem parlamentu in s tem predstavnikov evropskih državljanov v EU z namenom, da bi se pripravili na prihodnje širitve, katerih datuma sploh še ni mogoče predvideti;
Considers at the same time that, under the present conditions, the number of seats in the European Parliament and hence the representation of European citizens should not be reduced in advance of future enlargements whose date it is as yet quite impossible to foresee;
11. opozarja, da bi Sodišče Evropskih skupnosti v bodoče lahko kaznovalo nespoštovanje načela padajoče sorazmernosti, kot je sedaj določena, ko bi akt o določitvi sestave Evropskega parlamenta postal instrument sekundarne zakonodaje, ki mora spoštovati omejitve in načela, določena v pogodbi;
Recalls that failure to respect the principle of degressive proportionality as thus defined could in future result in penalisation by the Court of Justice, once the act defining the composition of the European Parliament becomes a secondary legislative instrument which must comply with the limits and principles laid down in the treaty;
13. odločno meni, da bo ponovni pregled iz člena 3 prej navedenega osnutka sklepa Evropskega sveta koristen za proučitev tehnične in politične možnosti, vendar le, če se bo namesto števila prebivalcev, ki ga letno ugotavlja Statistični urad Evropske unije (Eurostat), uporabilo število evropskih državljanov;
Calls for the revision provided for in Article 3 of the aforementioned draft decision of the European Council to be taken as an opportunity to consider the technical and political feasibility of taking account, not of the number of inhabitants as ascertained annually by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), but of the number of European citizens;
15. se zaveda, da predlagana sestava Evropskega parlamenta pomeni objektivno izvrševanje določb iz reformne pogodbe, vendar meni, da bo v prihodnje potrebnega nemalo prilagajanja, da se bomo lažje odzivali na nove dolgoročne izzive, zlasti ob novih pristopih; meni, da bi bilo pri tej prihodnji reformi vsekakor treba odpraviti morebitne primere neenakega obravnavanja, nastale zaradi zgodovinskih razlogov;
Is aware that the composition of the European Parliament proposed in this way is an objective application of the provisions of the draft amending treaty but will in future require adjustment in order to meet the new challenges which will arise in the long term, particularly at the time of future accessions; considers that, as part of such a future reform, any inequalities which have arisen for historical reasons should at all events also be corrected;
Evropskemu svetu predlaga, da pred vsakimi novimi volitvami v Evropski parlament pravočasno in skupaj z Evropskim parlamentom preveri podatke o prebivalstvu in določi, katero število bo služilo kot osnova za izračun;
Proposes to the European Council that it should, in good time before each election to the European Parliament, examine the population figures, jointly with the European Parliament, with a view to establishing the basis for calculation;
19. naroči svojemu predsedniku, da to resolucijo in omenjeno poročilo Odbora za ustavne zadeve posreduje medvladni konferenci, Evropskemu svetu, Svetu in Komisiji, ter vladam in parlamentom držav kandidatk za pristop.
Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the aforementioned report by its Committee on Constitutional Affairs to the Intergovernmental Conference, the European Council, the Council and the Commission, as well as to the governments and parliaments of the countries which are candidates for accession.
Predlog sklepa Evropskega sveta o sestavi Evropskega parlamenta
Draft decision of the European Council establishing the composition of the European Parliament
EVROPSKI SVET
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,
ob upoštevanju člena [9 A], odstavek 2, Pogodbe o Evropski uniji,
having regard to Article [9a], paragraph 2, of the Treaty on European Union,
ob upoštevanju pobude Evropskega parlamenta,
having regard to the initiative of the European Parliament,
ob upoštevanju odobritve Evropskega parlamenta,
having regard to the approval of the European Parliament,
(1) V najkrajšem možnem času je treba sprejeti sklep iz člena [9 A], odstavek 2, drugi pododstavek, Pogodbe o Evropski uniji, da se državam članicam omogoči sprejetje potrebnih notranjih določb za izvedbo volitev v Evropski parlament za zakonodajno obdobje 2009–2014.
(1) It is desirable to adopt without delay the decision provided for in Article [9a], paragraph 2, second subparagraph, of the Treaty on European Union, in order to enable the Member States to adopt the necessary domestic measures for the holding of the elections to the European Parliament for the 2009-2014 parliamentary term.
(2) Ta sklep mora upoštevati merila, določena v odstavku 2, prvi pododstavek, istega člena, ki določa, da skupno število predstavnikov državljanov Unije ne sme biti večje od 750, to število pa se doseže s padajočo sorazmernostjo, z najmanj 6 in največ 96 predstavniki na državo članico.
(2) This decision must respect the criteria laid down in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, of the same article, viz. a total number of representatives of the citizens of the Union which does not exceed seven hundred and fifty members, this representation being achieved in a degressively proportional manner, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State, while no Member State may be allocated more than ninety-six seats.
(3) V tej fazi ni primerno, da se upošteva vpliv morebitnih prihodnjih širitev, ko bo s pristopnimi akti možno določiti začasno prekoračitev števila 750, kot je bilo v primeru pristopa Bolgarije in Romunije k Evropski uniji,
(3) It is desirable not to take account at this stage of the impact of possible future enlargements, which, in the corresponding acts of accession, may result in the ceiling of seven hundred and fifty being temporarily exceeded, which was the procedure adopted at the time of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union,
Načelo padajoče sorazmernosti, predvideno v členu [9 A] Pogodbe o Evropski uniji, se uporabi, kot sledi:
The principle of degressive proportionality provided for in Article [9a] of the Treaty on European Union shall be applied as follows:
– s pogodbo določeno najmanjše in največje število mora biti v celoti izpolnjeno, da se število sedežev Evropskega parlamenta v največji možni meri približa spektru prebivalcev v državah članicah;
- the minimum and maximum numbers set by the Treaty must be fully utilised to ensure that the allocation of seats in the European Parliament reflects as closely as possible the range of populations of the Member States;
– več prebivalcev ima država, večja je njena pravica do številnejših sedežev;
- the larger the population of a country, the greater its entitlement to a large number of seats;
– več prebivalcev ima država, večje je število prebivalcev, ki jih zastopa vsak izmed njihovih evropskih poslancev.
- the larger the population of a country, the more inhabitants are represented by each of its Members of the European Parliament.
Ob uporabi člena 1 je z zakonodajnim obdobjem 2009–2014 za vsako državo članico število predstavnikov v Evropskem parlamentu določeno, kot sledi:
Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2009-2014 parliamentary term:
Ta sklep bo ponovno pregledan dovolj zgodaj pred začetkom zakonodajnega obdobja 2014–2019 z namenom, da bo v prihodnosti pred vsakimi novimi volitvami v Evropski parlament mogoče državam članicam ponovno, objektivno in na podlagi načela padajoče sorazmernosti iz člena 1 dodeliti poslanske sedeže; pri novem dodeljevanju sedežev bo tako možno upoštevati morebitno povečanje števila držav članic, pa tudi ustrezno ugotovljene demografske spremembe.
This decision shall be revised sufficiently long in advance of the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality laid down in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and in demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained.
Ta sklep začne veljati z dnem objave v Uradnem listu Evropske unije.
This decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
V Bruslju,
Done in Brussels on
Za Evropski svet
By the European Council
I – Zgodovinsko ozadje
I - Historical Background
Po pristopu Grčije leta 1981 ter Španije in Portugalske leta 1986 so bili tem državam članicam po enakih osnovnih načelih dodeljeni novi sedeži poleg že obstoječega števila poslancev Evropskega parlamenta (Grčija in Portugalska sta dobili vsaka 24 sedežev, Španija pa 60).
After the accession of Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986, new seats were allocated to the respective countries in addition to those of the existing MEPs, following the same initial principles (Greece and Portugal were allocated 24 seats each, while Spain received 60 seats).
Dogovor o novi sestavi Evropskega parlamenta je Evropski svet sprejel na zasedanju v Edinburgu 11. in 12. decembra 1992.
A new composition of the European Parliament was agreed by the Edinburgh European Council (11-12 December 1992), on the basis of a Parliament proposal
Pri tem je sledil predlogu Parlamenta in upošteval združitev Nemčije.
Resolution of 10 June 1992 on a uniform electoral procedure: a scheme for allocating the seats of Members of the European Parliament, OJ C 176, 13.7.
Predlog Evropskega parlamenta je znova temeljil na načelu padajoče sorazmernosti.
The European Parliament proposal was again based on a principle of degressive proportionality.
Na enak način je bilo določeno število poslancev iz Avstrije (21 sedežev), Finske (16 sedežev) in Švedske (22 sedežev), čeprav bi bilo število, ki bi ga dobili ob strogem upoštevanju enačbe, nekoliko drugačno.
The same formula was used to determine the number of members to represent Austria, Finland and Sweden (21, 16 and 22 seats, respectively), although a slight modification was made to the number that would have resulted from the strict application of the formula.
Evropski parlament je predlagal, da bi se sedeži med države članice razdelili po naslednjem ključu: vsaki državi članici se ne glede na število prebivalcev dodeli 6 sedežev, poleg tega pa države, ki imajo med 1 in 25 milijoni prebivalcev, dobijo dodaten sedež na vsakih 500.000 prebivalcev, države s 25–60 milijonov prebivalcev prejmejo po en dodaten sedež na milijon prebivalcev, države, ki imajo nad 60 milijonov prebivalcev, pa dobijo po en dodaten sedež na vsaka dva milijona prebivalcev.
The allocation of seats by Member State proposed by the European Parliament was based on the following formula: 6 seats to be allocated to each Member State regardless of population, plus an additional seat per 500,000 inhabitants for the number of inhabitants between 1 and 25 million, an additional seat per million inhabitants for the number of inhabitants between 25 and 60 million, and an additional seat for every two million inhabitants above 60 million.
Vseeno pa ta enačba ni bila strogo upoštevana.
However, this formula has not been strictly applied.
Z Amsterdamsko pogodbo je enačba dobila medinstitucionalno razsežnost, uvedeno pa je bilo tudi načelo učinkovitosti, saj je bilo skupno število poslancev omejeno na 700.
The Treaty of Amsterdam consecrated this formula offering it an institutional dimension, but also introducing the principle of efficiency, by limiting the total MEPs number to 700.
To število so na pogajanjih o Pogodbi iz Nice povečali, in sicer na 732 poslancev po postopku širitve.
This number was amended during the negotiations of the Nice Treaty to reach to up 732 members, after the enlargement process.
Na teh pogajanjih je bil sprejet tudi proporcionalen popravek, ki je omogočil, da skupno število ostane enako.
During the same negotiations a pro rata correction was adopted to allow the total number to remain constant.
Tako se je vrsta držav članic odrekla nekaterim svojim sedežem (Španija desetim; Francija, Italija in Združeno kraljestvo devetim; Nizozemska štirim; Avstrija in Švedska trem; Danska, Finska in Irska dvema; Belgija, Grčija in Portugalska pa po enemu) in na ta način prispevala k uravnovešeni in učinkoviti sestavi po širitvi na vzhod.
Thus, a series of Member States renounced to some of their seats (10 for Spain, 9 for France, Italy and the United Kingdom, 4 for Netherlands, 3 for Austria and Sweden, 2 for Denmark, Finland and Ireland, 1 for Belgium, Greece and Portugal) in order to insure a balanced and efficient composition after the eastern enlargement.
II – Trenutno stanje
II - The state of play
V institucionalni strukturi Evropske unije glavne politične odločitve sprejemata Evropski parlament in Svet.
In the institutional structure of the European Union the main political decision-makers are the European Parliament and the Council.
To je postalo posebej očitno po letu 1979, saj odtlej državljani držav članic Parlament volijo neposredno.
This became particularly evident since 1979, when Parliament became directly elected by the citizens of each Member State.
Čeprav je Evropski parlament „skupščina državljanov“, je njegova sestava zasnovana tako, da presenetljivo – že od vsega začetka – ni sorazmerna s številom prebivalstva vsake države članice.
However, although being the "chamber of the citizens", the composition of the European Parliament is conceived in such a way that it is not - has not been since the beginning - "proportional" to the size of the population of each Member State, as one could expect.
Posledica tega je, da poslanci Evropskega parlamenta ne zastopajo vsi enakega števila prebivalcev, česar od organa, ki zastopa državljane, ne bi pričakovali.
This brings the consequence that all MEP do not represent the same number of inhabitants, contrary to what one could expect concerning the body representing the citizens.
Zaradi tega glasovi državljanov različnih držav članic še zdaleč nimajo podobne teže.
Consequently, the weight of the votes of the citizens of different Member States is not similar, far from that.
Do neke mere lahko ta precej nenavaden položaj z vidika demokracije razumemo, če upoštevamo zapleteno stvarnost političnega sistema Unije:
To a certain extent this rather weird situation from the point of view of democracy can be understood if one considers the complex reality of the political system of the Union:
─ ogromne razlike v številu prebivalstva držav članic (nekaj primerov: Nemčija ima približno 205-krat več prebivalcev kot Malta, prebivalstvo na Nizozemskem je več kot 21-krat številčnejše kot na Cipru, Španija šteje več kot 4-krat več prebivalcev kot Portugalska); dejstvo, da mora biti zagotovljeno zastopanje glavnih političnih gibanj v vsaki državi, vsaj večine in opozicije; nujno ohranjanje skupnega števila poslancev EP v razumnih mejah, da se zagotovi učinkovitost institucije, je le nekaj elementov, ki govorijo v prid določene „prožnosti“ pri uporabi načela sorazmernosti;
─ the enormous differences in population between Member States (some examples: Germany's population is around 205 times superior to the one of Malta, the Netherlands represent more than 21 times the population of Cyprus, Spain has more than 4 times more inhabitants than Portugal), the fact that the representation of the main political families in each country, at least the majority and the opposition, must be guaranteed, the need to keep the overall number of MEPs within reasonable limits to ensure the efficiency of the institution, are elements that all call for a certain "flexibility" in the application of the principle of proportionality;
─ poleg tega ne bi smeli pozabiti na specifičnost politične ureditve, na kateri temelji Unija.
─ moreover, one should not forget the specificity of the political arrangements on which the Union lies.
Čeprav je Svet institucija, ki zastopa države članice, vse nimajo enake besede pri postopku odločanja, razen pri odločitvah, sprejetih s soglasjem (ki pa so čedalje redkejše).
In fact, although the Council is the institution in which the Member States as such are represented, Member States do not have the same weight in the decision procedure, except in as much as the Council decisions are taken by unanimity (which tends to become more and more the exception).
Pri odločanju s kvalificirano večino že od nekdaj obstaja sistem ponderiranja glasov, s katerim se na nek način upoštevajo razlike v številu prebivalcev držav članic.
Indeed, when qualified majority applies, there has always been a system of weighting of votes that somehow takes into consideration the differences of population between Member States.
To je v določeni meri poudarjeno v osnutku reformne pogodbe (kot v pogodbi o ustavi), saj je število prebivalcev priznano kot eno od meril za dvojno večino, na podlagi katere se izračuna kvalificirana večina.
This is in a certain measure accentuated by the draft reform treaty (just like the Constitutional Treaty) with the recognition of the criteria of the size of the population as one of the criteria of the "double majority" on the basis of which the "qualified majority" is calculated.
Če bi se sedanji sistem v Svetu razvil v smislu večje enakosti med glasovi držav članic, bi bilo najbrž mogoče tudi, da bi število prebivalcev natančneje upoštevali pri sestavi Parlamenta.
One could imagine that if the present system would evolve in the sense of a greater parity of the weight of Member States in the Council, then a more accurate consideration of the size of the population in what concerns the composition of the Parliament could be possible.
Vendar pa v bližnji prihodnosti nič ne kaže na to.
But we have no signs of such an evolution in a near future.