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European Union Act 2011 (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill

A Bill to apply the terms of the European Union Act 2011 such as to require approval by Act of Parliament and by referendum of provisions for the creation of a fiscal union or economic governance amongst those Member States of the European Union which comprise the Eurozone; and for connected purposes

Originating House

House of Commons

Last Updated

2 May 2012

In Plain English

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This Bill would apply the safeguards from the EU Act 2011 to any proposal for a fiscal union or euro-area style economic governance among eurozone countries. It would require such provisions to be approved by an Act of Parliament and by a public referendum before they could take effect.

Key Points

Applies the EU Act 2011 safeguards to proposals for eurozone‑level fiscal union and other economic governance arrangements among eurozone member states.
Any such provisions would require both an Act of Parliament and a public referendum before becoming law.
Targets only those arrangements involving eurozone members of the European Union, not all EU countries.
Formally links the measure to 'connected purposes' as part of the bill's scope.

Progress

The Bill is currently at its 2nd Reading in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to Committee stage.

Who is affected?

UK voters and taxpayersBritish businesses and financial services firmspublic sector bodies and government departmentsdevolved administrations and their publicsorganisations representing consumers and workers

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Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - European Union Act 2011 (Amendment) (No. 2)

1 Jan 1970

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.