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"en.20120329.36.4-335-001"2
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"In his letter of 4 March 2011, the President of the European Parliament requested that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs look into a possible amendment to the Rules of Procedure following discussions held in the Conference of Presidents on 17 February 2011. During those discussions, the Conference of Presidents pointed out that, following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Parliament had become a colegislator in the EU and that its powers were on a par with those of the Council in the ordinary legislative procedure and in the budget procedure. Given this new balance between the institutions, the Conference of Presidents took the view that there was no longer any need for Council Question Time to be included on the agenda every plenary session, as is the case at the moment. On the other hand, the Conference of Presidents does take the view that question hours with not only the President of the Commission, but also the Commission Vice-President/EU High Representative and the President of the Eurogroup, should continue to be an option. If account is to be taken of the development of interinstitutional relationships in recent years, the revision of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure will need to be much further reaching than originally envisaged. With regard to Council Question Time, however, abolishing it in its present form would reflect the shift in the institutional balance. It would nevertheless seem sensible to retain the option of putting questions to the Council, during a specific question hour, on matters relating to its powers other than those linked to the exercise of its legislative and budgetary functions."@en1
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