The plan follows a request from nine EU Member States, which wanted to move forward after a 2006 Commission proposal became deadlocked in the Council.
Ettepanek sai alguse ELi üheksa liikmesriigi taotlusest, kes soovisid murda välja ummikseisust pärast seda, kui 2006. aasta komisjoni ettepanek jäi nõukokku toppama.