6 Amendments of Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN related to 2014/2249(INI)
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Takes the view that the independence of the President of the Commission could be increased if every Member State were to designate at least three candidates of both genders who could be considered by the elected President of the Commission for the purpose of constituting his or her Commission;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; supports a flexible interpretation of the deadlines enshrined in the Protocol and calls on the Commission to improve the quality of its responses to reasoned opinions;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the pcooperactical possibilities foron between national parliaments to ensure the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be improved, and cooperation between national parliamentsshould be strengthened, to enable them, in close cooperation among themselves, to reach the necessary quorum under article 7(3) of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Recalls that the euro is the currency of the Union and that the EU budget is designed to help less developed Member States catch up and become able to join the eurozone;
Amendment 709 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Calls on the Commission to set upadopt social criteria for the macro-economic evaluation of Member States’' performance, and to recommend and support structural reform, through the modification of Regulation No 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, to ensure better use of regional and social funds;
Amendment 879 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104 a (new)
Paragraph 104 a (new)
104a. Stresses that, according to Article 86 TFEU, a European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) can be established to combat crimes affecting the financial interests of the EU (PIF crimes) only with the consent of the European Parliament; therefore reiterates the recommendations made in its decisions of March 2014 and April 2015 on the precise organisation of the EPPO and underlines that the EPPO Regulation should be adopted without delay so that the EPPO may have the power to investigate all PIF crimes, including VAT fraud, and prosecute suspected offenders;