21 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2017/2010(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to all previous Communications from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions regarding the need of Better Regulation in order to achieve better result for the benefit of EU citizens,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas subsidiarity and proportionality are relevantkey considerations in the context of retrospective evaluations, which assess whether EU actions are actually delivering the expected results in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, coherence, relevance and EU added value;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas assessments of subsidiarity and proportionality are integral and permanent parts of the EU policy making procedures and key considerations in the context of retrospective evaluations, as they assess whether EU actions are actually delivering the expected results in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, coherence, relevance and EU added value;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the adoption of a new Better Regulation package to ensure inter alia that the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality are applied in a more integrated and comprehensive manner;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes that within the framework of the new Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, signed by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission in 2016, the Commission is committed in setting out in its explanatory memoranda how its proposals are justified in the light of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; calls on the Commission to improve the quality of its explanatory statement memorandums on subsidiarity and its engagement with reasoned opinions;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that subsidiarity and proportionality are fundamental principles that the EU institutions should take into consideration when exercising EU competences; recalls that these principles are aimed at enhancing the functioning of the Union by ensuring that actions are always taken at the most appropriate level of government; draws attention to the fact that these principles can be dmistortused to serve Euroscepanti-EU and nationalistic ends and emphasises that the EU institutions should be vigilant in order to avoid and counteract this risk;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the continuing decrease in the number of reasoned opinions -related to subsidiarity issues- submitted from national parliaments during the last years; notes the decrease of 62% in the number of those received in 2015 compared to 2014 and that the total number of reasoned opinions received are the lowest since 2009;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of impact studies regarding the respect of proportionality and subsidiarity;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines the importance of sufficiently explaining the need of legislative initiatives and their impact, in particular on economic, environmental and social sectors, respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Underlines that impact assessments are a key instrument to ensure the respect of subsidiarity and proportionality principles and promote accountability;urges the European Commission to put a greater focus on subsidiarity and proportionality when conducting its impact assessments in the framework of the better regulation guidelines;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Encourages national Parliaments to give opinions on Commission proposals, which are all available for consultation at any time on the internal database CONNECT;urges national and regional parliaments to develop further their relations with the Committee of Regions, which has a group of experts who examine legislative proposals in light of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;considers that an informal mechanism based on inter-parliamentary cooperation can contribute to enhancing the political dialogue with national parliaments;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Emphasises that the Court of Justice of the EU stated that the observance by the EU of the obligation to state reasons as regards subsidiarity and proportionality should be evaluated not only by reference to the wording of the contested act, but also by reference to its context and the circumstances of the individual case, and that the information provided should be sufficient and understandable by national parliaments, citizens and courts;highlights that the Court has confirmed that the EU legislature must be allowed broad discretion in areas entailing political, economic and social choices, and in which it is called upon to undertake complex assessments;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. PraisWelcomes the Commission’s commitment to ‘evaluate first’ before considering potential legislative changes; considers, in this respect, that the European Union and the authorities of the Member States should work closely together to ensure better monitoring, measurement and evaluation of the actual impact of EU regulation on the economy, social structure and environment incohesion of societies and of the Union as a whole, with particular emphasis on inequality, the protection of the environment and the development of a sustainable economy in all the Member States;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Highlights that legislation should be comprehensive and clear, allowing parties to understand their rights and obligations, including appropriate reporting, monitoring and evaluating requirements, avoiding disproportionate costs, as well as being practical to implement;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Stresses that the adoption of legal acts requires the agreement of a large majority within the Council, comprising the national ministers of all the Member States, who should be accountable to their national parliaments;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Takes note of the important potential impact of EU-level decisions that the conclusion of international trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) may have on the capacity of national and regional government, including on decisions on services of general economic interest; calls on the Commission and on the Council to take full account of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality when negotiating such agreements and to report to Parliament their potential effects on subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is of the opinion that, since the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty, the involvement of national parliaments in EU affairs has developed significantly, including through their linking up with other national parliaments; encourages national parliaments to continue and reinforce inter-parliamentary contacts, also on bilateral basis, as a means of enhancing cooperation between Member States, and to do so with a democratic European vision and in a European spispirit of solidarity, based on the rule of law and fundamental rights; underlines that these contacts can facilitate an exchange of best practices concerning the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that a number of tools enabling national parliaments and citizens to participate in every step of the legislative process, which ensure monitoring of respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, already exist; encourages, therefore, that full use of these existing tools be made without, avoiding - when possible- the creatingon of even more complex administrative structures and lengthy procedures in times when the EU is struggling to make itself understood by its citizens, always with the aim of respecting and protecting their rights and interests; calls on the Member States to organize information campaigns and relevant seminars, to precisely inform citizens about their possibilities to participate in every stage of the legislative process;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the importance of sufficiently explaining the need of legislative initiatives and their impact on all important sectors (economic, environmental, social) with the aim of respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Highlights that legislation should be comprehensive and clear to allow affected parties to understand their rights and obligations, including appropriate reporting, monitoring and evaluating requirements, avoiding disproportionate costs, as well as being practical to implement;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Stresses that the adoption of legal acts requires the agreement of a large majority within the Council, comprising the national Ministers of all the Member States, who should be accountable to their national parliaments;