8 Amendments of Javier NART related to 2020/2132(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
A. whereas the Commission shall promote the general interest of the Union and take appropriate initiatives to that end; whereas Union legislative acts may only be adopted on the basis of a Commission proposal, except where the Treaties provide otherwise, as laid down in Article 17 of the Treaty of European Union (TEU);
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
B. whereas the Treaties grant Parliament the direct right of initiative only in very limited cases, namely its own composition, the election of its members and their Statute, the Statute of the European Ombudsman, to initiate a rule of law procedure, to set up temporary inquiry committees and to initiate Treaty revisions; whereas Parliament has the right to request from the Commission to submit any appropriate proposal on matters it considers relevant for a Union act for the purpose of implementing the Treaties, according to Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); whereas Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament (RoP) further details this indirect right of initiative;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
C. whereas Article 225 TFEU obliges the Commission to give reasons, in case it would not submit a legislative proposal as requested by Parliament; recalls thereby the compulsory character of this Treaty provision;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
D. whereas the European Parliament is the only directly elected EU institution, which at the same time has less legislative initiative powers than most national parliaments;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 e (new)
Recital 1 e (new)
E. whereas Ms Ursula von der Leyen, before she was elected President of the Commission, committed to respond to legislative initiatives, when adopted by a majority of Parliament’s members and in full respect of the proportionality, subsidiarity, and better law-making principles;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 f (new)
Recital 1 f (new)
F. whereas the Conference on the Future of Europe will be an avenue for further reflection with civil society on how to best strengthen the Parliament’s right of initiative with regards to better law- making;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 g (new)
Recital 1 g (new)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that Parliament fully adheres to the interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making, which stresses the necessity of a prior "European added value" analysis as well as a "cost of non- Europe" assessment;