Power to monitor the executive
Power to monitor the executive
The power to monitor the executive
Europäisches Parlament, Heute im Plenum: Auszug über die Billigung der Prodi Kommission (15. September 1999)
TextDas Europäische Parlament billigt die Prodi Kommission.
Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC, of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (19 April 1995)
TextDecision of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry.
Europäisches Parlament, Heute aus dem Plenum: Mißtrauensantrag gegen die Kommission (11. Januar 1999)
Text11. Januar 99 : Mißtrauensantrag von 69 Abgeordneten gegen die Europäische Kommission. Man soll so schnell wie möglich entscheiden ob die Kommission weitermachen soll oder nicht.
European Parliament Resolution on the financial management of the Commission (14 January 1999)
TextEuropean Parliament Resolution of 14 January 1999 on improving the financial management of the Commission.
‘Santer will not change his Commission despite complaints from the European Parliament' from El País (16 January 1995)
TextPublished in the Spanish daily newspaper El País on 16 January 1995, just as the Santer Commission is being nominated, this article takes account of the difficulties encountered by the designated commissioners during their individual hearings in the European Parliament and forecasts a complicated vote of appointment.
'Motion of censure: conditional vote of confidence' from Tribune pour l'Europe (January 1999)
TextOn 14 January 1999, the European Parliament holds a vote on a motion of censure on the Santer Commission.
‘The European Parliament lays down the gauntlet to Prodi' from El País (5 September 1999)
TextPublished in the Spanish daily newspaper El País on 5 September 1999, this article criticizes the challenging attitude of some MEPs, on the occasion of the nomination of the Prodi Commission, as the European Parliament questions all the designated members of the future executive before giving its approval.
Rita Karam, Motion of no confidence against the Barroso Commission on 12 May 2005
TextThe European Parliament can pass a motion of no confidence against the Commission and even has the power to dissolve the Commission. On 12 May 2005, a motion of no confidence is filed against the Barroso Commission, but ultimately the motion is not passed.
Address by José Manuel Barroso on the State of the Union (28 September 2011)
TextGiven its power of scrutiny, the European Parliament exercises democratic supervision over the Commission, which regularly submits reports to Parliament, including an annual report on the activities of the European Union and the implementation of the budget. Once a year, the President of the Commission gives his address on the State of the Union at the European Parliament plenary session.
‘The European Parliament approves the Juncker Commission’ from Le Monde (22 October 2014)
TextOn 22 October 2014, the French daily newspaper Le Monde analyses the investiture of the Juncker Commission by the European Parliament. Following a long process of interviews with candidates for the post of Commissioner by MEPs, the vote in Parliament represents the final stage in the process leading to the new European Commission (423 votes in favour, 209 against and 67 abstentions). The Juncker Commission begins its term on 1 November 2014.
European Parliament's votes of approval of the European Commission
TableTable portraying the votes cast in the European Parliament since 1995 approving the President-designate of the European Commission as well as the Commission-designate.
Motions of censure tabled since the first direct elections to the European Parliament in 1979
TableTable showing the motions of censure tabled in the European Parliament against the Commission’s management.