The report is subject to the co-decision procedure and we must have a majority in Parliament.

I think that for the future formulation of this policy we need a co-decision procedure.

An extension of the co-decision procedure is, we believe, a step in completely the wrong direction.

An important point is that the forthcoming proposals will be under the co-decision procedure.

From a legal point of view, whether or not we have lost influence in the co-decision procedure is debatable.

We do not consider that issues concerning environmental legislation should be placed under the co-decision procedure.

It would have been more sensible for Parliament always to apply the co-decision procedure.

Parliament's decision on 19th February was clear, in that where health issues are concerned it wanted the co-decision procedure.

Parliament and the Council must, however, be included in decision-making via the normal co-decision procedure.

Parliament therefore bears a heavy responsibility for coming to the right decisions in the co-decision procedure.

Nor can the cancellation of the third reading in the co-decision procedure be regarded as any great result either.

We have proceeded with consultations as with a co-decision procedure.

In conjunction with this change, the co-decision procedure with Parliament must be expanded.

Decisions concerning the fourth framework programme are taken jointly with Parliament using the co-decision procedure.

To be successful, the co-decision procedure cannot be initiated only after the Council has adopted its common position.

Meanwhile, the institutional context has changed and we are now involved in a co-decision procedure with the European Council.

We have already seen co-decision procedures fall down on the issue of comitology, and of implementing measures.

The co-decision procedure must be used in order to perform this legislative work under conditions which guarantee a genuine debate, involving society and citizens.

The co-decision procedure for legislation, which grants more powers to the Parliament, has been extended to more policy areas.

In voting for Amendment No 215, therefore, we call for the co-decision procedure to be applied.

As the co-decision procedure has developed, Parliament and the Council, too, must also play a larger role in devising the annual programme.

Ladies and gentlemen, by adopting these amendments by a strong majority, we will approach the co-decision procedure under the best possible conditions.

And that is the importance of the co-decision procedure - to have a parliamentary body directly elected at European level to interact with the Council.

Thanks, then, to the co-decision procedure and qualified majority voting in the Council, the Union can harmonise these international protection standards at a higher level.

The report seeks to extend the co-decision procedure to all legal acts and to abolish the cooperation procedure.

The codecision procedure also means that everyone, each party, must take steps.

However, it did not reach this decision under the codecision procedure.

Thought also needs to be given to extending the codecision procedure.

Without the codecision procedure we would not have managed to break down the Council' s position.

If this matter had been brought to our attention at the beginning of the year, the codecision procedure would have applied.

What does the Commission believe is the final date for such a decision, given the time taken by the codecision procedure?

If, as in this case, you insist on the codecision procedure, it will take longer.

It is true that its role in the codecision procedure was reinforced.

Adjustments to the programme which may become necessary will be made only according to the codecision procedure.

I believe that Parliament has the right to be involved in this by way of the codecision procedure.

A codecision procedure has been instituted - let it run its course.

The codecision procedure is pretty revolutionary, and the Council will have to change the way it has been working.

The legislative proposals thus also clearly come under the codecision procedure.

The regulation is to be adopted by means of the codecision procedure.

The report was and is a dossier in the codecision procedure.

A dirty trick has been used to keep us out of the codecision procedure.

This new agreement, then, brings us a good way forward where the codecision procedure is concerned.

This process has been very intensive and constructive under the codecision procedure.

We will have our say in the codecision procedure.

However, there is also a need for solidarity with regard to the codecision procedure.

The codecision procedure requires our Parliament to form a united front during the negotiations.

You have requested that all three decisions should be adopted through the codecision procedure.

And besides, it would be entirely contrary to the codecision procedure.

This is precisely the reason why it should be dealt with under the codecision procedure.

The proposal has been made under the codecision procedure but full agreement between the Community institutions cannot be expected for several months.