Proceeding contribution from Mike Gapes (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
That is the complete opposite of what I am saying. At the moment, power rests with the Commission or the inadequately accountable Council of Ministers. The real question that we have as parliamentarians is how we can make the Commission and the Council of Ministers more accountable to Parliaments in the 27 member states and in the common European Parliament. It is not about centralisation or taking powers away from Parliaments; if anything, it is about taking power away from unelected bureaucrats and civil servants.
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- 2007-08
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- Common fisheries policy Fisheries European Union European Parliament European Parliament members EU budget EU institutions Pay Treaties European Court of Justice Treaty of Lisbon
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- European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
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