Activities of Marlene MIZZI related to 2015/2326(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2014 Annual report on monitoring the application of Union law (A8-0262/2016 - Heidi Hautala)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Reiterates that problems of implementation and enforcement of EU law have been longstanding and supports the effective application of common EU rules in the Member States which is vital to strengthen the credibility of the Union and to meet citizens' expectations of the benefits that the EU can bring to them;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Stresses the Commission's essential role in overseeing the application of EU law and submitting its annual report to the European Parliament and the Council; Calls on the Commission to continue with its active role to develop various tools to improve implementation, enforcement and compliance of EU law in Member States and, in addition to the data for the implementation of EU Directives, to provide data on implementation of EU Regulations in the next Commission's annual report;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Acknowledges that the European Parliament also performs a crucial role by exercising a political control over the Commission's enforcement actions, scrutinising the annual reports on monitoring the implementation of EU law and developing relevant parliamentary resolutions; Suggests that the EP can contribute further to the timely and accurate transposition of EU legislation by sharing the expertise gained in the legislative decision making process through pre-established links with national Parliaments;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. Stresses individual citizens' complaints are one of the main sources for detecting breaches of European Union law and a source of information for the Commission; Notes that in 2014, members of the public, businesses, NGOs and other organisations remained very active in reporting potential breaches of EU law and as a result, the total number of open complaints increased by approximately 5.7% in 2014.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1 d. Recalls the importance of petitions and questions, received by the European Parliament under Article 227 TFEU, which often trigger infringement procedures initiated by the Commission against a Member State;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Appreciates the importance attributed in the Commission's annual report to petitions submitted by citizens, businesses and civil society organisations as a means of monitoring the application of EU law through citizens’ direct expression of their views, a right enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty and an important element of European citizenship;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the administrative guarantees granted to complainants, such as the provision of information, and notification, in respect of their complaints, as also requested by the Committee on Petitions in its 2015 opinion on the aforementioned report; regrets, however, the delays in receiving responses from the Commission regarding numerous petitions, when it is asked to give an opinion and urges the Commission to improve its current practices to inform citizens in a timely and appropriate manner of any actions and steps taken in response to processing their complaints;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the positive impact of EU Pilot on the exchange of information between the Commission and the Member States, and on the resolution of problems relating to the application of EU law at national level; stresses that this can also provide valuable information for pending petitions and asks the Commission to pay special attention to the actual enforcement and internal review of decisions taken during the EU Pilot process; stresses that this can also provide valuable information for pending petitions and invites the Commission to involve the petitioners in the process of EU Pilot cases deriving from petitions, in order to facilitate also the dialogue between petitioners and the national authorities concerned;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the European Parliament and in particular the PETI Committee to promote awareness raising campaigns on the citizens' complaint system for breaches of EU law, the EU Pilot project and infringement procedures enhancing a broader use and facilitating public access to information through the EP website;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the Commission's efforts to inform people about their rights and to ensure that they find suitable mechanisms of redress, by developing instruments such as the Commission's database 'Applying Union law" and "Europa portal Your rights"; Stresses that further measures are needed to provide better access to information on the application of EU law and problem-solving instruments and improve the handling of complaints from EU citizens and businesses about breaches of EU law;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to interlink all different portals, access points and information websites in a single gateway that will provide citizens with easy access to online complaint forms and user- friendly information on infringement procedures; Calls, in addition, on the Commission to include in its next monitoring report more detailed information on the use of those portals;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of implementation plans adopted by the Commission with the aim of assisting and guiding Member States in the timely, clear and correct transposition of EU directives; welcomestakes note of the importance attributed to Better Regulation and to the monitoring of EU regulatory fitnessREFIT programme in the annual report on monitoring the application of Union Law, which form part of a greater efforts to improve the quality of EU legislation and should – it is to be hoped – should have a positive impact on the number of petitions submitted.have a positive impact on the number of petitions submitted; Calls on the Commission to actively involve all stakeholders, in particular social partners, consumers organisations and NGOs when assessing the impact of EU legislation, run the proportionality and subsidiarity check (at ex-ante stage), and monitor implementation (ex-post stage); Calls on the Commission to assess in the better regulation activities and in the REFIT process not only the costs but also the benefits and values of legislation, as well as to take into account its broader social and environmental impact and not only its economic one;