Activities of Ángela VALLINA related to 2017/2273(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on monitoring the application of EU law 2016
Amendments (4)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the European Parliament as the quintessence of representative democracy, should perform a crucial role in enforcing and implementing EU Law. The European Parliament's role as a natural receptor of petitions (materializing the right to petition enshrined in the article 44 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and articles 20 and 227 TFEU) is to liaise between the citizens and the institutions in cases relating to the implementation of EU law and provide fertile ground for discussion. For that reason stresses that the Parliament´s capacity to establish committees of inquiry and special committees should be elevated to pinpoint and examine cases serving the general public interest. The requirements of participatory democracy stated in the Lisbon Treaty provide that every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union. Highlights, that citizens themselves have been instrumental in drawing to the attention of the institutions, cases of improper or non-application of EU law.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that citizens and others affected by improper and non-application of EU law should be facilitated in every way possible to contact the institutions without facing administrative burdens or other difficulties.
Amendment 49 #
4c. Reiterates that in line with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), transposition means the legal or regulatory process by which a piece of EU legislation is incorporated into the national legal order, implementation is a general term covering both transposition and application. Application denotes the practical application of the national transposing provisioning to a concrete situation or to a number of situations. Furthermore, enforcement means the measures taken after the monitoring process reveals shortfalls with full- compliance of EU Law (either flawed transposition or pathogenies in implementation).
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Expresses concern that cases relevant to the free movement of persons and Union citizens, despite being low in number - comparing to other areas of law – are among the sectors with the longest average duration pending at a pre- litigation phase (55 months on average for the year 2016). Therefore, calls for a timely processing, thus safeguarding legal certainty and the protection of legitimate interests.