21 Amendments of Gerolf ANNEMANS related to 2018/2094(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the last elections in various Member States clearly show a rise of euroscepticism;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU is facing a particularly important period in its construction process, given the nature and dimension of its challenges, and whereas these can only be solved by working together and through greater and better integration;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Meseberg Declaration proposes putting in place transnational lists for the European elections as of 2024; and that proposal was rejected by the European Parliament 1a ; _________________ 1a Composition of the European Parliament - Wednesday, 7 February 2018 - Strasbourg
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Parliament’s resolutionsConsiders that a debate on the state of the debate on the fFuture of Europe of 16 February 2017 emphshould be an opportunity to objectively asisedss the importance of the single institutional framework and the Community method and suggested several proposals and initiatives of particular importance for European integration that can contribute to building Europe’s futurestate of European integration and not an exercise of self-satisfaction aimed at proposing the same solutions to increasingly pressing problems ;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the Union must tackle the challenges of its future with greabetter and betternew political integrationproposals, with full respect for fundamental and democratic values, and by working together; agrees with the heads of state and government who addressed Parliament in plenary during the debates on the future of Europe that citizens want a Europe that protects their way of life, their rights and their social model on the basis of shared sovereignty, and that the problems we face in Europe can only be solved together;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its belief that differentiated integration must remain open to all Member States and continue to act as an example of deeper European integration, not as a way to facilitate à la carte solutions;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the unanimity, which the Treaties require in some fundamental matters, is an almost insurmountable obstacle in important moments and decisions, and advocates therefore, with regard to decision-making procedures, the principle of qualified majority voting (QMV) in Council and the use of the ordinary legislative procedure; recalls that under the current Treaties this can be achieved by using the various passerelle clauses or, in the case of enhanced cooperation, by using Article 333 TFEU guarantee against European interferences ;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the report of the Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’ of 10 July 2018, presenting recommendations on a new way of working and strongly advocates the full respect of these principles;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Is of the opinion that taking into account the results of both the Lisbon and Europe 2020 strategy, the EU should refrain from asking for more competences in economic matters;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores the absence of agreement among the Member States on the priorities and implementation of an EU-level comprehensive immigration policy, which would make it possible to organise and regulatestop migratory flows, control our external borders more effectively, cooperate with countries of origin and transit, and guarantee respect for the fundamental rights of migrants and asylum seekers, among other objectives; underlines that the obvious contradictions in interests exposed by Member States need to be overcome in order not to jeopardise the European integration project;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the need to strengthen the European public sphere as a supranational area of European democracy; sStresses that the major challenges Europe is facing must be addressed and discussed from a Europeannational perspective and not from a nationalEuropean perspective; points out that, for this reason, European democracy needlacks a European identity, a genuinely European demos, more European institutional education and a deliberative, more participatory and less national social framemos and therefore legitimacy; underlines however the deep cultural ties that unite Europeans and distinguish them from the rest of the workld;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the approach taken to the current negotiations on the United Kingdom’s orderly withdrawal from the European Union, and underlines the remarkable unity displayed by the EU institutions and Member States ; notes that experience in the negotiations to date has shown the enormous complexities of such decisions;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines once more that neitherthat national sovereignty norand subsidiarity can justify orand legitimise the systematic refusal on the part of a Member State to comply with the interpretation of fundamental values of the European Union which inspired the introductory articles of the European Treaties, which every Member State has willingly endorsed and committed to respectmade by the European parliament ; underlines furthermore that upholding these values is fundamental for the cohesion of the European project, the rights of all Europeans and the mutual trust needed among the Member States; recalls its recommendation to establish a European mechanism for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights;