Who is familiar with the functioning of the institutions?

Furthermore, the legitimacy of the democratic functioning of the institutions in the country should be respected.

Despite this austerity, I do not believe that the proper functioning of the institutions will be adversely affected.

The Commission has constantly drawn the presidency's attention to the need to find solutions which will not upset the smooth functioning of the institutions.

For this reason, and for the better functioning of the institutions, a review of the agreement would be useful.

Therefore, I do not think that there is any justification for postponing this report, which obviously affects the normal functioning of the institutions involved.

The functioning of the institutions does not necessarily imply a revision of the Treaties.

It aimed to alter, often in decisive fashion, the correct functioning of the institutions of the country, according to a project which .

During his press conference on January 31, 1964, General de Gaulle returned to the topic of the functioning of the institutions.

In spite of great coincidence of view, we find ourselves obliged to present some amendments to protect the proper functioning of the institutions.

Here Quiroga laid out his will for the future functioning of the institutions he had established, among them the Colegio de San Nicolas.

It is also highly important, however, to evaluate to what extent total freedom of access to all documents may be prejudicial to the proper functioning of the institutions.

The monarch "arbitrates and moderates the regular functioning of the institutions" and assumes the highest representation of the Spanish State in international relations.

As you know, the Commission is not the only institution to respond to citizen's questions regarding the proper functioning of the institutions and the correct application of Community law.

There is a clear boundary around the work of the Portuguese presidency with regard to the functioning of the institutions and the role of Austria in these institutions.

Finally, with regard to heading 5, 'Administration', the Council has adopted a controlled increase of 3.8% in administrative appropriations which it deems necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the institutions.

This is an important step towards the concept of European citizenship and also a way of guaranteeing transparency and the proper functioning of the institutions of our European administration.

Mr President, this brilliant report by Mr Herman has been drawn up with great rigour, clarity and courage; it responds to our aim to improve the functioning of the institutions.

I believe that, as a rule, it is always a good thing to keep a keen eye on the functioning of the institutions, and especially when there are changes to the Treaty, as is now the case with Amsterdam.

The next item is the report (A4-0158/99) by Mr Herman, on behalf of the Committee on Institutional Affairs, on improvements in the functioning of the institutions without modification of the Treaty.

Mr Herman's report on improvements in the functioning of the institutions without modification of the Treaties complements another report we passed last year on practical action to reduce the democratic deficit in running economic and monetary union.

Characteristics that point more or less to a federacy include the fact that the functioning of the institutions of the Kingdom is governed by the Constitution of the Netherlands where the Charter does not provide for them.

It also seems essential to review the policy on staff management, particularly regarding outsourcing the implementation of activities, which has a detrimental effect on continuity and stability and could therefore have a negative impact on the functioning of the institutions.

It is also recommends convening a new Intergovernmental Conference as soon as possible after the year 2000 with a view to carrying out a comprehensive review of the provisions of the treaties on the composition and functioning of the institutions.