tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post1694049196434547672..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Hell hath no fury like an MEP scornedOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-62976333828441715012010-07-09T13:54:57.423+01:002010-07-09T13:54:57.423+01:00"Jo Leinen, German MEP, said that he found th..."Jo Leinen, German MEP, said that he found the remarks "astonishing". After regaining his composure, he retorted, "Clearly, the problem is that some people have still not come to terms with the new powers now enjoyed by parliament under the Lisbon treaty." "<br /><br />And clearly some people have still not come to terms with the fact that the maximum number of MEPs for any member state is now 96, not the 99 which Mr Leinen's country insists it must retain.<br /><br />From Article 14(2) TEU as amended by Lisbon: <br /><br />http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:083:0013:0046:EN:PDF<br /><br />"No Member State shall be allocated more than ninety-six seats."<br /><br />Hence the newly empowered parliament has been unlawfully constituted since December 1st, and arguably all its acts should be deemed null and void.<br /><br />Moreover, the new protocol includes no provision to retrospectively legitimise those acts if/when it comes into force.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com