The suspension of work on all urgent resolutions of the European Parliament concerning developments in third countries, until it is ascertained with certainty that the integrity of the procedure is preserved, the European People's Party parliamentary group has requested in a statement, announcing that it will stop participating in the preparation, negotiation or debate in plenary of such resolutions.
In a statement, the group, which is also the largest political group in the European Parliament with 176 MEPs from all EU member states, said that before it can be proven with certainty that the integrity of the process and the network is not compromised by third countries such as Qatar, "we should stop all work on urgency resolutions."
"We simply cannot continue our work as usual," the group says, noting that "bold and radical decisions must be taken to stop the damage of this corrupt network of individual MPs and aides from extending further into our parliamentary work."
Therefore, it said, the EPP group has decided that it will not take part in any preparation, negotiation or debate and vote in plenary under the urgent resolutions.
This decision will apply until further notice, will have immediate effect and will be announced in plenary before the votes on the urgent resolutions on Thursday 15 December, the statement concluded.
Source: CNA
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