The Presidency of the Council of the European Union has proposed using the simplified written procedure, also known as the 'silence procedure', to adopt replies to written questions submitted by Members of the European Parliament. The proposal, outlined in a document dated 9 July 2026, is based on draft replies examined by Coreper on 8 July 2026. The procedure applies to the draft replies listed in the annex to document 11407/2026 PE-QE 53. Any objection must be sent by email to written.questions@consilium.europa.eu by 13 July 2026 at 16:00. If no objections are received by that deadline, the reply texts are deemed adopted. This procedural step streamlines the adoption process for parliamentary questions, a routine mechanism for inter-institutional dialogue. No prior coverage of this specific file exists in the available record.
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