approved on 4 May 2022 and affirmed the position of the European Parliament in initiating the process of the revision of the Treaties . The second , on European Parliament proposals to review the Treaties , was approved on 9 June 2022 and already proposed specific amendments for the reform , with the aim of starting the procedure with the Council of the European Union and the European Council . In this resolution , special importance was given to ending unanimity in decision-making , extending the ordinary legislative procedure and introducing into the text of the Treaties a Social Progress Protocol and the European Pillar of Social Rights , among others .
Finally , on 22 November 2023 , a report drafted in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs was adopted by the European Parliament ’ s plenary with amendments to the Treaties and triggered the procedure of Article 48 ( 2 ) of the Treaty on European Union . The European Parliament proposal was forwarded by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 18 December 2023 to the President of the European Council , Charles Michel .
Conclusion
Despite the developments outlined here , many national governments today still subscribe to the idea that passarelle clauses can be used within the existing treaty framework to move from unanimity to qualified majority voting in the Council . This notion is not realistic , as the passarelle clauses have not once been activated since the Lisbon Treaty entered into force .
The European Council President must now include on the agenda of the next Council meeting , on 21 and 22 March 2024 , a discussion and a decision on the call for a Convention for treaty revision , given the increasing urgency of a unified approach to the enlargement process and institutional reforms . Article 48 ( 2 ) of the Treaty
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