Examples of using First-reading in English and their translations into Czech
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A first-reading position was adopted by the European Parliament on 14 November 2007.
There has been some discussion regarding whether it was right orwrong to prepare a first-reading agreement.
I think that to reach a first-reading agreement is really a good confirmation of this support.
Rapporteur.- Madam President,we have a compromise; we possibly have before us tomorrow a first-reading agreement.
I welcome the first-reading agreement between the Council and Parliament on the Safeguard Regulation.
The committees and the Commission hope to come to very close first-reading agreement on two important instruments.
First-reading agreements, particularly on such complicated and technical issues, must not become the norm.
This Parliament questions at times the nature of a first-reading agreement because it reduces our ability to negotiate.
Through the first-reading agreement we have, therefore, also paved the way for an early adoption of the other proposal.
Rapporteur.- Mr President,Parliament has moved from its first-reading position on the Electricity and Gas Directive.
But in its first-reading position the Council rejected those of your amendments relating to delegated acts.
Many colleagues have voiced their worries about the fact that we are rushing into a first-reading agreement under pressure from the Council.
Does a political agreement refer to a first-reading agreement or to preparations for an early second-reading agreement under the French Presidency?
I therefore ask for the adjournment in order that we can conclude this orleave the door open to concluding it, with a first-reading agreement in July.
My view is that we would have achieved a first-reading agreement even if we had not gone through this particular process.
It will leave time for more examination of the amendments that were adopted, andwill allow Parliament and the Council time before the first-reading vote.
Nevertheless, I believe that with the Parliament's first-reading position, we will be able to take a big first step towards this goal.
Now, only six months later, you have in front of you not only a proposal for a codecided decision,but also a first-reading agreement with the Council.
Both arms of the legislature agreed to reach a first-reading agreement as soon as possible, in time before the automatic expiry of the current regulation.
In writing.- In general terms, the report was well perceivedby all groups and the amendments tabled by the committee reflect the agreement reached with the Council and Commission for a first-reading agreement.
Mr President, I welcome the first-reading agreement on the recasting of the European Works Council, which was due in no small way to the skill of our shadow rapporteur, Mr Cremers.
Nevertheless, it has taken two years for this piece of legislation to reach this stage and I hope therefore that an agreement can be finalised with the Council andthat it will be approved at this first-reading stage.
I very much hope that Parliament will be in a position to deliver its first-reading opinion on all the proposals flowing from the Commission work programme before the end of this parliamentary term.
The first-reading deal that we now have before us, which was negotiated by four MEPs- including myself as shadow rapporteur- differs markedly from the text adopted by Parliament.
President-in-Office of the Council.- Mr President,this debate has been extremely interesting, and it seems that we are very close to reaching a first-reading agreement on the proposal in the area of applicable law.
We stand on the threshold of a first-reading agreement on the recast of the directive on the restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment- the RoHS agreement.
Though the amendments voted through committee were not what he wanted- in fact he wanted no amendments- he nevertheless defended the committee position in the negotiations which led to this first-reading agreement.
Someone said that this rushed first-reading agreement was not to be seen as a precedent for Parliament's willingness to give in to the Council and throw away its powers, the powers it has under codecision.
The Commission accepted the substitution of the obligatory provision by a recital encouraging Member States to follow this practice in order to facilitate a first-reading agreement, but it states that this should not be seen to be a precedent.
For Parliament and the Council to secure first-reading agreement on these measures before the election recess would send out a powerful message that the EU knows what it has to do to restore order to the financial system.