2 Amendments of Andrej PLENKOVIĆ related to 2013/2077(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Member States’ parliaments are showing an ever greater interest in the proper application of these principles by the institutions of the Union. This is illustrated by the fact that in 2011 the European Parliament received 77 reasoned opinions claiming that a draft legislative act did not comply with the principle of subsidiarity, and 523 other contributions criticising inter alia non- respect of the principle of proportionality, whereas the respective figures for 2010 were 41 and 299; the European Parliament expresses its willingness to continue with, and to strengthen, all forms of cooperation and interparliamentary dialogue with national parliaments;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that there is growing concern ertain Member States (such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands abou) there are political parties which express concern that the European Union institutions are interfering in too many domestic issues. In this connection, an effective EU communications strategy is necessary in order to inform citizens about the role and competences of the EU.