The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU intends to consult Member States’ ambassadors to the EU on Wednesday 23 June to seek guidance on the continuation of interinstitutional negotiations on the Regulation on the coordination of social security systems (883/2004 and 987/2009), in order to guide the incoming Slovenian Presidency.
The Portuguese Presidency intends to take stock of the discussions with the ambassadors and discuss possible solutions for continuing the negotiations with the European Parliament, which are currently blocked once again.
Following an unsuccessful 16th interinstitutional meeting (see EUROPE 12669/24), the Presidency tried informally to make a new proposal to Parliament. This consisted of two types of prior notification: one for short stays without requiring an A1 form (certificate concerning the social security legislation applicable to the worker), the other for longer stays, which will require an A1 form (see EUROPE 12728/22).
The proposal, which was rejected by the European Parliament (with the exception of the ECR group), came as a surprise, as it did not correspond at all to the informal talks that the two institutions were pursuing.
The Portuguese Presidency is said to have made this proposal on the basis of a consultation of some Member States, presumably from the Visegrád group. Pressed by the European Parliament, the Presidency decided to continue the exchange with all Member States in order to resume negotiations with the Slovenian Presidency.
But the latter, unlike previous rotating Presidencies, has still not made contact with the European Parliament’s negotiating group, suggesting a limited appetite to close the file, whereas the Portuguese Presidency had seemed to be much more willing.
To consult the Portuguese Presidency document dated 21 June: https://bit.ly/3qu3j4B (Original version in French by Pascal Hansens)