Tuesday 6 July 2010
Participation by Switzerland and Liechtenstein in Frontex activities ***

P7_TA(2010)0251

European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 July 2010 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Arrangement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, of the other part, on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (05707/2010 – C7-0217/2009 – 2009/0073(NLE))

2011/C 351 E/26

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

having regard to the draft arrangement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, of the other part, on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (10701/2009),

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2009)0255),

having regard to the draft Council decision (05707/2010),

having regard to Article 62(2)(a) and Article 66 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7-0217/2009),

having regard to the Commission Communication to Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures’ (COM(2009)0665),

having regard to Article 77(2)(b) and Article 74 in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), point (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

having regard to Rules 81 and 90(8) of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0172/2010),