According to Article 12 of the EU Treaty, the European Parliament must cooperate with the Lithuanian Parliament before adopting such resolutions.
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- Error detected
- The claim incorrectly states that Article 12 TEU requires the European Parliament to 'cooperate with the Lithuanian Parliament before adopting such resolutions.' Article 12 TEU does not contain any such requirement.
The claim misrepresents the direction of the obligation: Article 12 establishes what national parliaments do (contribute to the good functioning of the Union), not what the European Parliament must do in relation to national parliaments.
- Omissions
- Article 12 TEU actually concerns national parliaments' contributions to the good functioning of the Union, not a legal obligation for the European Parliament to cooperate with national parliaments prior to adopting resolutions.
- The claim omits that Article 12 primarily establishes national parliaments' role in EU governance through being informed by EU institutions, rather than creating an inter-parliamentary cooperation obligation.
- Sources
- PrimaryUK Government - Article 12 TEUArticle 12: National Parliaments contribute actively to the good functioning of the Union: (a) through being informed by the institutions of the Union...
- PrimaryEUR-Lex - Treaty on European Union (Consolidated Version)Article 12: National Parliaments contribute actively to the good functioning of the Union: (a) through being informed by the institutions of the Union and having draft legislative acts...