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Regulation on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in Member States ***II
Document TA-9-2020-0356 · P9_TA(2020)0356 · PE660.258
- Kind
- Adopted text TA-9-2020-0356
- Date
- 16 December 2020
- Dossier
- 2018-0136
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- Subject matter
- BUDG, PRIN
In short
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Parliament approves the Council's first-reading position on a regulation creating a general regime of conditionality to protect the Union budget where there are generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in member states. Parliament also approves a joint statement by Parliament, the Council and the Commission and takes note of a Commission statement, both annexed to the resolution. In the joint statement, the three institutions agree to consider folding the regulation's content into the Financial Regulation at its next revision. The Commission agrees to consider accompanying its report on the regulation's application with appropriate proposals where necessary.
Key points
- Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on the regulation on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget.
- Parliament approves the joint statement by Parliament, the Council and the Commission annexed to the resolution.
- Parliament takes note of the Commission statement annexed to the resolution.
- Parliament notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position.
- In the joint statement, Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree to consider including the regulation's content in the Financial Regulation upon its next revision, without prejudice to the Commission's right of initiative.
- In its statement, the Commission agrees to consider accompanying its report on the application of the regulation with appropriate proposals where necessary.
Who is affected
- Member states, whose access to Union budget funds is subject to the conditionality regime.
- The Commission, which applies the regulation and reports on it.
- The Council and the Commission, which join Parliament in the annexed statement.
Legal basis. Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 December 2020 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (09980/1/2020 – C9-0407/2020 – 2018/0136(COD))
–having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0324),
–having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committees responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0262/2020),
2.Approves the joint statement by Parliament, the Council and the Commission annexed to this resolution;
5.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
6.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;
Back matter, 1
Parts that accompany the text rather than belong to it: explanatory statement, annexes, opinions appended by other committees. Collapsed.
Annex to the legislative resolution 4 blocks
Without prejudice to the Commission's right of initiative, the European Parliament, the Council and Commission agree to consider including the content of this Regulation into Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 (the "Financial Regulation") upon its next revision.
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European Parliament (2020). “Regulation on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in Member States ***II”. Text, 16 December 2020. docId TA-9-2020-0356, reference TA9-0356/2020. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TA-9-2020-0356 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: The text on the European Parliament’s website, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0356_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/TA-9-2020-0356 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-text-ta-9-2020-0356,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Regulation on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in Member States ***II}},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-12-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TA-9-2020-0356}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TA-9-2020-0356},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId TA-9-2020-0356, reference TA9-0356/2020. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0356\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}