{"id":45502,"date":"2020-03-27T13:38:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T12:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.i-com.it\/2020\/03\/27\/democrazia-istituzioni-bruxelles\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:37:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:37:48","slug":"democracy-doesnt-stop-how-eu-institutions-continue-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.i-com.it\/en\/2020\/03\/27\/democracy-doesnt-stop-how-eu-institutions-continue-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy doesn&#8217;t stop. How EU institutions continue to work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Thursday, 26 March, for the first time in history, Members of the European Parliament\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were able<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to exercise\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">remote voting,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0without the need for their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">actual\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">physical presence in the parliamentary chamber<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a first<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0President David\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sassoli<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pointed out<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not only\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EP<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but for democratic parliaments in general. The extraordinary plenary session &#8211; which saw a massive (virtual) attendance, with 687 MEPs taking part in the first vote &#8211; had been convened to replace the classic Strasbourg session<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and urgently scheduled to approve the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">first economic measures proposed by the European Commission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the last<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0weeks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to counter the COVID-19 pandemic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This will not be the last session where MEPs will be guaranteed remote voting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he coronavirus emergency has forced Parliament to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0markedly<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0change<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its calendar, cancelling all plenary sessions in Strasbourg for the coming months and replacing them with restricted sessions in Brussels lasting two half days each. From now until September, the Parliament will meet in plenary for just four days in total, still guaranteeing Members the possibility of voting &#8220;from home&#8221;.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Indeed,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0extraordinary problems require extraordinary solutions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n order to prevent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">widespread<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0measures of social\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">distancing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and limitation of mobility\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">needed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to deal with the pandemic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">could<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">undermine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the democratic process, the European Parliament managed to find in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rules of Procedure a way\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0guarantee the continuity of its work, allowing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MEPs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to carry out public\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">roles given that it would not<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0be<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0possible for them to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">do so<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in person.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The extraordinary solution, put in place to prevent the interruption of social life being followed by the suspension of the democratic process, is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">even<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0more necessary at a time when parliaments (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not only<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the European Parliament,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">but also<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0national parliaments)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0debat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and approv<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0measures that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">deeply<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0impact the daily life of every citizen. Whether they are provisions severely restricting personal freedom &#8211; the most significant for Western countries since the end of the Second World War &#8211; or powerful measures aimed at containing the disruptive effects of the suspension of social and economic activities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Technically, t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EP\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">decision\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">involves<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0an exception to the rules of procedure prepared by the Bureau, which allows\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">voting by an alternative electronic voting procedure. In practice, M<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EPs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0receive the voting card by email, which<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0once completed (with a simple\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">no<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) and signed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0must be &#8220;returned&#8221;, scanned or photographed, to a mailbox\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">specifically\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">set up by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Parliament (for the vote to be valid, the communication must\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be sent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MEP<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0official e-mail address). The President, assisted by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parliament&#8217;s Secretariat, then determines the result of the vote, which is recorded in the minutes and then made public.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parliament is not the only European institution to have to deal with social containment measures. The Commission &#8211; whose internal decision-making process is less affected by the restrictive measures because of its essentially executive nature\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_20_445\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">adopted<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0internal precautionary measures in recent weeks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. It has<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0impos<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0teleworking on all officials who do not carry out essential tasks, and turn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0all meetings or events with officials from other countries into videoconferences (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, for example,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0making\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/euobserver.com\/coronavirus\/147857\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">particularly complicated<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to carry out\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">diplomacy activities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the other hand, a decision similar\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to the EP<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was necessary to ensure the continuity of the EU Council&#8217;s ac<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tivit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(from ministerial summits to preparatory meetings), since in this case the physical presence of national delegations and the exercise of voting are necessary to carry out the work. In order to ensure institutional continuity, the Council adopted\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2020\/03\/23\/covid-19-council-takes-steps-to-ensure-institutional-continuity\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">last<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0week<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a temporary\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">derogation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0its rules of procedure to facilitate the adoption of decisions by written procedure. The derogation, which will apply for one month and may be renewed if circumstances require, allows Ambassadors to the EU to decide to use the written procedure\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in accordance with the voting rule applicable for the adoption of the act itself\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(in practice, the derogation removes the unanimity requirement for the use of the written procedure and will thus enable the Council to take most decisions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by qualified majority<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, 26 March, for the first time in history, Members of the European Parliament\u00a0were able\u00a0to exercise\u00a0remote voting,\u00a0without the need for their\u00a0actual\u00a0physical presence in the parliamentary chamber. This is\u00a0a first, and as\u00a0President David\u00a0Sassoli\u00a0pointed out, it will\u00a0not only\u00a0be\u00a0for the\u00a0EP, but for democratic parliaments in general. The extraordinary plenary session &#8211; which saw a massive (virtual) attendance, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":41249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3006,3010],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1449],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Democracy doesn&#039;t stop. 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