Modernizing Parliamentary Procedures and Transparency

by name voted on 19.04.2023

Summary

Amendments to the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure regarding transparency, debate procedures, and the Ombudsman.

9 19.04.2023

Other

justice

transport

administrative reform

public administration

parliamentary rules of procedure

Key points

Updates legal references to align with the mandatory interinstitutional transparency register.
Increases flexibility for Question Time regarding themes and the types of officials who can be invited.
Mandates that scheduled speakers use the central rostrum, while allowing speakers with disabilities to remain in their seats.
Refines the blue-card procedure to allow for brief reactions, provided the questioner and speaker are from different political groups.

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Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning question time, the central rostrum, the blue-card procedure, the explanations of votes, the transparency register and the Ombudsman Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning question time, the central rostrum, the blue-card procedure, the explanations of votes, the transparency register and the Ombudsman

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