Amendment No. 7 | Doc. 13655 | 26 January 2015

The implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union

Signatories: Mr Michael McNAMARA, Ireland, SOC ; Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Ms Meritxell MATEU PI, Andorra, ALDE ; Ms Carina OHLSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain, ALDE

In the draft recommendation, replace paragraph 4.1 with the following paragraph:

"resume, without delay, negotiations on the accession of the European Union to the Convention in the light of Opinion 2/13 of the European Union Court of Justice and give high political priority to this issue, in line with political commitments undertaken by all parties involved, as reflected in the Lisbon Treaty;"