The European Parliament,

- having regard to its concrete proposals for the intergovernmental conferences contained in its resolutions of 10OJ No. C 284, 12.11.1990, p. 62 and 25OJ No. C 295, 26.11.1990, p. 186 October, 21OJ No. C 324, 24.12.1990, p. 167 and 22OJ No. C 324, 24.12.1990, pp. 219 and 238 November, and its resolutions of 12 December 1990OJ No. C 19, 28.1.1991, p. 65, 24 JanuaryOJ No. C 48, 25.2.1991, p. 163 and 18 April 1991Part II, Item 5(a) of Minutes of that date,

- having regard to the Final Declaration of 30 November 1990 of the Conference of Parliaments of the European Community meeting in Rome,

- having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 14 and 15 December 1990,

- having regard to the preparatory interinstitutional conferences and the interinstitutional conferences of 5 March and 15 May 1991,

- having regard to the 'non-paper' of the Luxembourg Presidency of 15 April 1991, its subsequent modifications confirming its criticisms contained in its resolution of 18 April 1991 and also aware of the existence of other contributions,

- insisting on its own concrete proposals on the reform of the Treaties and maintaining the final objective, supported by several governments, of a federal type of European Union,

1. Calls on the European Council meeting on 28 and 29 June 1991 to give a mandate to the Intergovernmental Conference on Political Union to consider the following:

(a) the unicity of the Community's legal and institutional system - particularly as regards its four institutions, the decision-making process, the implementation and control of legal measures - must be safeguarded and extended to other sectors which currently enjoy inter-state cooperation such as foreign policy,

(b) the gradual integration into the Community's structure of any sector for which cooperation between Member States could be envisaged must be clearly established and laid down with binding deadlines,

(c) law and framework-law must be, after the Treaty, the main source of Community law. Framework-law shall be given preference to enable national parliaments to take transposition measures. Laws and framework laws shall replace current Council regulations and directives and will not constitute a new instrument in the hierarchical system of legislation,

(d) laws should be adopted by a joint decision-making procedure between the European Parliament and the Council by an express vote adopting an identical text. The Commission must have the right to withdraw its proposal and may table amendments,

(e) the legislative bodies shall have sole competence to determine, within the joint decision-making framework, the scope of the acts that may be adopted by the Executive to implement these laws,

(f) the distinction between compulsory and non-compulsory expenditure in the budget shall be abolished in favour of the current procedure used for non-compulsory expenditure,

(g) unanimity in Council shall be required only for decisions of a constitutional nature (Articles 138, 201, 236, 237 of the EEC Treaty) - the Parliament giving its assent - and those covered by Article 235 of the EEC Treaty. The joint decision-making procedure shall apply to all sectors subject to qualified majority voting and to the specific case of Article 235 of the EEC Treaty,

(h) the procedure for appointing the Commission for a five-year term of office shall take place at the beginning of each legislature through the dual investiture of the President and the Members of the Commission by the European Parliament thus granting full implementing power to the Commission,

(i) any revision of the Treaties shall require, prior to national ratification, the European Parliament's assent,

(j) the amendment of Article 228 EEC proposed by the European Parliament should be applied in its entirety,

(k) Community citizenship shall be defined in the Treaty. When implementing measures for rights and obligations are necessary, the joint decision-making procedure shall apply. The Treaty shall contain a declaration of fundamental rights and freedoms covering the entire field specified by the European Parliament,

(l) any extension of the European Community's competence must respect the principle of subsidiarity, be subject to parliamentary participation and control at the appropriate level together with legal controls,

(m) energy matters must be governed by a genuine Community policy integrating above all the energy aspects contained in the other Treaties,

(n) the aim of economic and social cohesion must be pursued through the use of the structural funds and by its recognition as an integral part of any Community policy,

(o) the Treaty shall introduce genuine Community competence in the field of social policy, as defined by the European Parliament on the basis of its resolutions of 22 November 1990OJ No. C 324, 24.12.1990, p. 219 and 238 and 22 November 1989OJ No. C 323, 27.12.1989, p. 44,

(p) the Community shall have competence for foreign policy and common security embracing defence matters,

(q) a consultative regional committee should be established;

2. Considers it essential that the Intergovernmental Conferences continue to be accompanied by interinstitutional conferences and reiterates its request for such a conference on foreign policy and common security before the European Council meeting in Luxembourg;

3. Calls for closer cooperation with the Commission and the Council so that joint collaboration can result in a fruitful outcome;

4. Confirms that the results of the Intergovernmental Conferences must be submitted to it for its approval before being sent to the Member States for ratification;

5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the parliaments and governments of the Member States, the Intergovernmental Conferences and the Community institutions and the European Council.