52006AP0234

P6_TA(2006)0234

European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) (COM(2005)0467 — C6-0311/2005 — 2005/0203(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005) 0467) [1],

- having regard to Article 251(2) and the first indent of Article 151(5) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0311/2005),

- having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0168/2006),

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Considers that the financial envelope indicated in the legislative proposal must be compatible with the ceiling of heading 3b of the new Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) and points out that the annual amount will be decided within the annual budgetary procedure in accordance with point 37 of the IIA of 17 May 2006;

3. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

[1] Not yet published in OJ.

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