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Areas that were to move to QMV under Lisbon

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  • 19-06-2008 11:18am
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    marco_polo
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    Just thought it might be interesting to hightlight and discuss some of the areas that were supposed to move from unanamity to QMV under the Lisbon treaty. This was part of the answer to a parlimentary question raised in the Dail some months ago. I don't think there is anything particularly remarakable about some of the areas that were being moved to QMV. In particular all measures related to immigration and justice were to be on an opt-in basis for Ireland.

    Perhap if more aspects of the Treaty had been opt-in like this it would have been a better way to go about things.
    The areas from the existing Treaties which will move from unanimity to qualified majority voting (QMV) are as follows:

    Art 2.36 Diplomatic and Consular protection measures

    Art 2.51 Social security for migrant workers (with an “emergency brake” whereby if a proposal is particularly sensitive it can be referred to the European Council for a decision by consensus)

    Art 2.54 Provisions for self-employed persons

    Art 2.70 Establishment of rules concerning transport

    Art 2.90 Certain measures relating to the Broad Economic Guidelines and excessive deficit procedure

    Art 2.93 Amendment of some articles of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks

    Art 2.126 Incentive measures in the cultural field

    Art 2.158 Aspects of the common commercial policy

    Art 2.211 Establishment of specialised courts

    Art 2.226 Amendment of aspects of the ECJ Statute

    Art 2.228 Appointment of the president, vice-president and members of the ECB Governing Council by the European Council

    Art 2.236 Rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (Comitology)

    Art 2.273 Internal Financial Regulations

    The following areas are moving to qualified majority voting but Ireland is not obliged to participate and may opt-in on a case-by-case basis:

    Art 2.65 Measures concerning border checks

    Art 2.65 Measures concerning a common European asylum system

    Art 2.65 Aspects of Immigration Policy

    Art 2.67 Judicial co-operation in criminal procedural matters

    Art 2.67 Minimum rules for criminal offences and sanctions

    Art 2.67 Crime prevention

    Art 2.67 Regulations concerning aspects of Eurojust’s structure, operation, field of action and tasks

    Art 2.68 Police co-operation(aspects)

    Art 2.68 Europol

    Link is here on page 19

    http://debates.oireachtas.ie/Xml/30/DAL20080311A.PDF


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