EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: RULES OF PROCEDURE SHOULD TIGHTEN PROVISION ON THE COMPOSITION OF GROUPS.

The debate on the composition of political groups stems from the case of the Techbnical Group of Independents (TGI), which was formally dissolved on October 2 in application of a ruling by the Tribunal of First Instance (see European Report 2623 for further details). The questions posed by this politically multi-coloured group was one of the main motivations for the Parliament to consider amending its rules of procedure. The TGI was dissolved a first time (see European Report 2429 and 2434 for further details) before reforming following a...