Suggestion for amendment of Article 14

Suggestions for amendments to the text of the Articles of the Treaty

AMENDMENT FORM

Suggestion for amendment of Article 14:

By Mr. Péter Balázs, Mr. Hannes Farnleitner, Ms. Sandra Kalniete, Mr. Jan Kohout, Mr. Ivan Korčok, Mr. Rytis Martikonis, Mr. Lennart Meri, Mr. Dimitrij Rupel, Ms. Teija Tiilikainen

Status : - Members.

Article 14: The Union's Institutions Institutional Framework of the Union

1. The Union shall be served by a single institutional framework which shall aim to:

- advance the objectives of the Union,

- promote the values of the Union,

- serve the interests of the Union, its citizens and its Member States,

and ensure the consistency, effectiveness and continuity of the policies and actions which it undertakes in pursuit of its objectives while respecting and building upon the acquis communautaire.

1a. The institutions shall exercise their powers within the limits, under the conditions and in conformity with the procedures set out in the Constitution. The institutions shall practice full mutual cooperation.

Each institution shall act as openly as possible and in accordance with fundamental principles of good administration the application of which shall be monitored by the Ombudsman.

2. This institutional framework shall comprises the European Council and the following institutions:

The European Parliament,

The European Council,

The Council of Ministers,

The European Commission,

The Jurisdiction Court of Justice of the European Union,

The European Central Bank,

The Court of Auditors.

3. Each institution shall act within the limits of the powers conferred on it in the Constitution, and in conformity with the procedures and conditions set out in it. The institutions shall practice full mutual cooperation.