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Hearings - Globalisation "trilemma": how to reconcile globalisation, democracy and welfare - 25-04-2018 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 27-04-2018 09:31 AM CEST On 25/04/2018, AFCO is organising a hearing on "Globalisation "trilemma": how to reconcile globalisation, democracy and welfare - lessons for the EU", with 4 invited experts: Davide Cadeddu, professor of political theory at the University of Milan; Susan George, President of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam; Ingolf Pernice, Research Director on Global Constitutionalism from the Humboldt Institute in Berlin and Daniel Gros, Director Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. Location : Brussels Further information Poster Programme Presentation from Daniel Gros Contribution from Ingolf Pernice Photos from the Public Hearing Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Article 50 TEU) - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 27-04-2018 03:39 PM CEST During the meeting on 25th April, there was an exchange of views on the state of play of Brexit negotiations with Guy Verhofstadt, Parliament's coordinator for the negotiations on the UK withdrawal from the EU. Further information Subject file Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - European Citizens Initiative – first consideration of the amendments - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 27-04-2018 03:38 PM CEST On 25 April, the AFCO committee held an exchange of views about the amendments to the new legislative proposal for the European Citizens' Initiative Regulation (2017/0220(COD) – Rapporteur György Schöpflin). The draft report aims to provide more flexibility and support to the organisers of an ECI, to oblige the Commission to deliver a detailed analysis and justification should it refuse to register an initiative and to enhance the political follow-up by the Commission of successful initiatives. As a horizontal measure it aims to enhance the transparency of the ECI funding and graduate ECI from a separate budget line into a fully-fledged program. This was a first discussion on about 164 amendments submitted by the AFCO members in addition to the 30 amendments of the draft report. Further information Draft report Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Hearing on "Globalization Trilemma" - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 27-04-2018 03:36 PM CEST On 25 April, the AFCO committee organised a hearing which aimed to tackle the "globalization trilemma", a term coined by Professor Dani Rodrik. The theory he developed suggests that countries cannot have national sovereignty, hyper-globalisation and democracy; they can only ever choose two out of the three. The objective of the hearing was to assess the trilemma from the EU perspective and draw lessons for its policies in the future. The MEPs heard the views from four distinguished guests: Prof. Davide Cadeddu, professor of political theory at the University of Milan and executive editor of "Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation"; Susan George, President of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts; Prof. Dr. Ingolf Pernice, Research Director on Global Constitutionalism from the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin as well as Daniel Gros, Director Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. Further information Hearing on "Globalization Trilemma: How to reconcile globalization, democracy and welfare – the lessons for the EU Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Role of cities in the institutional framework of the Union - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 27-04-2018 03:35 PM CEST The Committee considered the amendments received to the draft report prepared by Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski (NI/PL). The report reflects on the situation where a substantial part of the European Union population lives in cities and urban areas, and these play an important role in participatory democracy. The relevance of cities and urban areas has been growing in the context of governance structures and processes within the Union's framework, including by force of EU legislation currently in force. The purpose of this report is to contribute to frame the involvement of cities in the current EU decision-making and institutional architecture. Further information Draft report and amendments Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Vote - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 27-04-2018 03:34 PM CEST At its meeting of 25th April, there was a vote on the following report: Interpretation and implementation of the inter-institutional agreement on Better Law-Making (Joint committee meeting AFCO/JURI) Further information Draft report and amendments Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Latest news - Next meeting - Committee on Constitutional Affairs 27-04-2018 03:33 PM CEST The next AFCO meeting will take place on 24 May 2018 in Brussels. The draft agenda will be available shortly. Further information Draft agendas Newsletter 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