Granting the European Parliament “a general direct right of initiative would consolidate the democratic legitimacy of the Union”, says Paulo Rangel (EPP, Portugal) in his draft report on the European Parliament’s right of initiative dated 13 August. In his view, in a forthcoming revision of the treaties, Parliament “as the only directly elected EU institution, should be granted the right to propose legislation, as national parliaments may”.
Wishing to reassure the other EU...