9 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2020/2132(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Parliament is the only institution democratically and directly elected by the citizens; whereas, contrary to the constitutional systems of most EU Member States, the European Parliament has no formal right of direct legislative initiative, which, pursuant to Article 17(2) of the TEU, the right of initiative lies with the Commission, except where the Treaties state otherwise;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, the European Parliament's own-initiative reports and resolutions are an important tool for setting the EU political agenda; whereas, under the 2010 Framework Agreement, the Commission committed to report on the concrete follow-up on any Parliament request to submit a proposal pursuant to Article 225 of the TFEU within 3 months following adoption of the corresponding resolution in plenary;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, while the Treaties award Parliament direct rights of initiative with regard to its own composition, the election of its Members and their Statute, the Statute of the European Ombudsman and Parliament’s right of inquiry, instances where a special procedure applies, and in order to initiate procedures related to respect of the rule of law and Treaty revisions, they effectively leave the Commission with a monopoly on the exercise of legislative initiative;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas giving the European Parliament direct power of initiative would rebalance the Union's legislative process; whereas the Council is able to block proposals that fail to meet with the approval of all EU Member States; whereas, as indicated in the study commissioned by the Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs on Parliament's right of initiative, empirical evidence shows that the success of Parliament's initiatives depends essentially on the decision-making procedure followed by the Council (qualified majority or unanimity);
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges, furthermore, that Article 68 of the TFEU has been exercised as aCalls for a review of the de facto right of initiative by the European Council under Article 68 TFEU in the area of freedom, security and justice; highlights the fact that the European Council is not a co-legislator; stresses the particularly serious and that the adoption by the European Council of multiannual operational programmes in this area without any obligation to consult the European Parliament or the Commission constitutes an undemocratic set of tools and procedures in an area where the impact of these policies on citizens’ fundamental rights andis particularly serious; calls for Parliament and the Council to be given this competence in equal terms in future Treaty revisions;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Strongly believes that when the Treaties are next revised, Parliament, as the only directly elected EU institution, should be granted the right to initiate legislation; regards the Conference on the Future of Europe as an opportunity to address the shortcomings of the current arrangements in terms of the legislative balance of power, recommend amendments to the Treaties and redress the growing imbalance between the institutions;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is deeply convinced that a general and direct right of initiative would further strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Union and empower Union citizens; believes that it would reflect the evolution over time of the competences of the Union and its institutions, and is of the opinion that Parliament, as the only directly elected EU institution, should be granted the right to propose legislation, as national parliaments may, when the Treaties are next revised; believes also that conferral of a right of initiative on the European Parliament should be accompanied by a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting in the Council, thereby preventing the latter from blocking proposals that fail to meet with the approval of all EU Member States;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the recognition of a direct right of initiative of Parliament would not exclude the possibility of the Commission retaining a concurrent right or keeping a monopoly of initiative in certain areas, such as the budget; could also envisage that in exceptional areas, the Council would also have a monopoly of initiative;