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Latest news - Next meeting - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 24-01-2018 04:42 PM CET The next AFCO meeting will take place next on 26-27 February 2018, in Brussels. The draft agenda will be available in due course. Further information Draft agendas Newsletter Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Exchange with Estonian and Bulgarian presidencies of the Council - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 24-01-2018 04:38 PM CET At the first meeting after the winter recess AFCO members welcomed the representatives of the outgoing and upcoming presidencies of the Council of the EU. First, Matti MAASIKAS, Deputy Minister for EU Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, made an assessment of the outcome of the Estonian Presidency. After that exchange, the floor was taken by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Deputy Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2018, who introduced the programme and priorities of the Bulgarian presidency in the fields of competence of the AFCO committee. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Votes - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 24-01-2018 04:35 PM CET There were two votes on 23 January 2018: Future composition of the European Parliament and Revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission Future composition of the European Parliament The Committee on Constitutional Affairs voted on a new distribution of Parliament's seats for the 2019 -2024 legislative term, which is fair, objective and meets all Treaty criteria. AFCO also took a vote on the establishment of a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union once the appropriate legal base for this enters into force. Revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission AFCO also voted on its report analysing the request of the Commission to amend the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission. The amendment as proposed by the Commission aims to clarify the conditions of participation of the members of the College in electoral campaigns to the Parliament, in respect of the Code of Conduct of the Commissioners. Further information Further information on the Future composition of the European Parliament Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - European Citizens Initiative - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 24-01-2018 04:32 PM CET At their meeting on 22 January, AFCO discussed in presence of the European Commission the new proposal for the European Citizens Initiative Regulation 2017/0220(COD). The committee has pleaded for a long time in its reports and legislative initiatives for a revision of the regulation to make it a more accessible, user-friendly tool to foster the participation of EU citizens in the democratic life of the EU. The Commission introduced its proposal in September last year. After the presentation of this new proposal by the Vice President of the Commission Frans Timmermans to the AFCO and PETI committees, this was the first opportunity for Members to discuss the proposal. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - The Charter of Fundamental Rights and its role in the EU institutions - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 24-01-2018 04:18 PM CET The Rapporteur on the implementation report on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework, Barbara Spinelli, at its meeting of 22 January 2018, introduced for discussion its first working document, which sets out the main orientation of her inquiry in this issue. The working document analyses how the EU institutions integrate the charter in the legislative process and definition of EU policies in fields such as external action and economic governance. It also looks at the dichotomy between rights and principles established in the charter and its interconnection with EU values and EU citizenship. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Exchange on state of play of the negotiations on Brexit - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 24-01-2018 04:17 PM CET At its meeting on 23 January in the morning, the committee discussed the latest developments in the Brexit negotiations with Guy Verhofstadt, Parliament's coordinator for the negotiations on the UK withdrawal from the EU, and Danuta Maria Hübner, member of the Parliament's Brexit Steering Group. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Publications - Roll call votes : Meeting 23 January 2018 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 24-01-2018 04:15 PM CET Roll-call votes results of AFCO meeting on 23/01/2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111