Activities of Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES related to 2023/2080(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on monitoring the application of European Union Law in 2020, 2021 and 2022
Amendments (6)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets the persistent lack of homogeneity between Member States in the effective implementation of legislation aimed at building a social Union; is concerned about the serious shortcomings and delays in the application of EU law in the field of employment, social affairs and inclusion; notes with concern that, in 2022, the Commission launched infringement proceedings against 19 Member States for failing to fully transpose the Work-Life Balance Directive and against another 19 Member States for failing to transpose EU rules on transparent and predictable working conditions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Expresses concern at the serious gaps in the application of EU energy and environmental laws; points in particular to the transposition shortcomings in numerous Member States identified by the Commission in relation to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive, the Renewable Energy Directive, and the Single-Use Plastics Directive; urges the Member States to correctly transpose this legislation;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Welcomes the Commission efforts to protect LGBTIQ+ people from discrimination, including by referring Hungary to the Court of Justice over national rules that discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity; urges Member States, particularly Hungary, to ensure that national legislation fully complies with the fundamental rights enshrined in EU law; expresses deep concern that the deterioration of media freedom contributes to an increasing targeting of minorities, including LGBTIQ+ people; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission efforts to uphold media freedom and pluralism, and its decision to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice over an alleged violation of the freedom of speech as enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to act jointly and consistently on problems related to ‘gold- plating’; nNotes that, while additional unnecessary administrative burdens should be avoided and should even be decreased in order to prevent fragmentation of the single market, Member States mayshould not be prevented from maintaining or takeing more ambitious measures and adopting higher social, environmental and consumer protection standards in cases where only minimum standards have been defined by Union law; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to come up with specific guidelines f to support Member States to prevent unnecessary gold-plating, including a template for a ‘gold-plating test’ focusing onin the implementation of such measures, where appropriate; considers that the Commission may assessing the necessity, proportionality, and feasibility of more ambitious national standards compared to relevant EU legislation and national legislation of other Member States, as well as on the potential effects of such standards on the national business climate, with the goal of preventing competitive disadvantages and ensuring harmonised rules for businesseeconomic, social and environmental consequences of such standards;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in order to reduce the problems related to gold-plating, Parliament, the Council and the Commission should focus on adopting EU legislation drafted using the principles of legal clarity, transparency and legal certainty, with a view to being easily transposable and having a specific European added value; regrets that, all too often, EU law-making resorts to ambiguous compromises between the three institutions and loses sight of the ultimate end users (citizens, Member States or businesses); stresses that Union law needs to clearly establish the rights and obligations of its addressees, particularly the EU institutions and the Member States; highlights that legal clarity facilitates implementation and is fundamental to assure the outcomes of legislation are achieved;