Activities of Christian SAGARTZ related to 2021/2166(INI)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. HighlightAffirms the EU’s obligation to incorporate the development cooperation objectives into any internal or external policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries, as set out in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; recalls that although many Union policies with a more domestic dimension can contribute to the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), and therefore achieving coherence across all Union policies is crucial to achieving the SDGs worldwidethey often still leave a very high total ecological, economic and social footprint in the developing countries; insists, therefore, that the 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals must further catalyse a coordinated approach between the EU’s internal and external action and its other policies; reiterates, therefore, that creating sufficient synergies and therefore achieving more foresight-based policymaking and coherence across all Union policies is crucial to achieving the SDGs worldwide; recalls that the principles and objectives set out by the SDGs are indivisible and must not be undermined; insists on the importance of the EU policy regarding developing countries being designed in order to anticipate the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly believes that the Union’s better regulation system iscan be a valuable instrument in the implementation of this legal obligation, as long as the tools that the system proposes are used appropriately and to their maximum potential in order to generate incentives for policymaking that adequately address global challenges and enable the minimisation of obstacles, burdens or ambiguities in the application of those policy objectives; regrets the fact that impact assessments of Union policy and legislation on developing countries, in particular of non-development internal legislation, remain few in number and do not properly assess and address the potential impact on developing countries; welcomes the new versions of the better regulation guidelines and the better regulation toolbox; beliehopes that the new communication and the updated guidelines and toolbox will improves that tool number 35 in particulare situation by leading to regular complete and coherent impact assessments when necessary; strongly believes that ex ante impact assessments are a valuable tool for identifying and addressing potential risks of a policy and/or legislative proposal on developing countries, and in particular on the least developed countains the necessary elements to guide the performance of impact analyses in developing countries and expects that thries; calls on the Commission to pay more attention to the impact of EU legislation on developing countries and to respect and promote the objectives of development cooperation in these initiatives, when relevant, particularly in areas such as migration, environment, agriculture and combating transnational crime, such as organised crime, drug and human trafficking and money laundering; urges the Commission to translate the impact assessments’ conclusions into legal provisions in its non-development legislative acts, so as to better reflect the EU’s commitment to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; stresses the need to provide concrete support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their adaptation to the new regulatory framework, notably in relation to the achievement of the principles of policy coherence for development, the targets of the Paris Agreement, the sustainable development goals and the 2030 Agenda; calls on the Commission to strengthen the screening of the impact assessments by the Regulatory Scrutiny Board by reinforcing the expertise of this body on development cooperation; believes that better regulation is a tool will be used extensively; that could be shared with partner countries; calls on the Commission to strengthen the already ongoing collaboration with partner countries in this regard;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that tool 35 contains elements to guide the performance of impact analyses in developing countries and expects that this tool will be used extensively; considers that the current sectors for which impact assessments should be prioritised need to mirror current and future challenges of the Union and reflect Parliament’s positions, and should show a clear correspondence with the relevant areas of EU law, so as to facilitate the identification of legislation to which particular attention needs to be paid; suggests that the toolbox needs to be further strengthened in order to facilitate the identification and analysis of potential economic, social and environmental impacts in developing countries; suggests that a new heading, ‘Impact on developing countries’, be introduced for specific tools in the toolbox, including, but not limited to, tools 23, 25 and 26; suggests that under that heading, a number of guiding questions be inserted in order to detect whether legislation contributes to the objectives of development policy and to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in both the EU and developing countries; recalls that human rights impacts, including on children, indigenous people, LGBTIQ people and other vulnerable groups, in developing countries are of importance for European development cooperation; in this regard, calls on the Commission to introduce separate categories of impact assessments on human rights, gender and women’s rights and on the rule of law and good governance in developing countries; recalls that in order to learn from past actions and improve in the future, it is also important to constantly evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures and tools, and, in this regard, calls on the Commission to regularly report back to Parliament on the implementation of tool 35;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Strongly believes that more emphasis must be put on institutional consultation, coordination and cooperation between and within EU institutions; urges the Commission to streamline its internal procedures to systematically associate DG INTPA with all impact assessments, in particular for internal legislation with potential effects beyond the EU, and to duly take into account the inputs, suggestions and recommendations provided by this DG in the framework of policy coherence for development; calls on the Commission to reinforce the involvement and meaningful participation of DG INTPA during interservice consultations and in the GRI (Interinstitutional Relations Group) and the EXCO (Group for External Coordination), and to take duly into consideration the inputs from this leading DG concerning development cooperation and developing countries;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraphs 3 c, 3 d, 3 e (new)
Paragraphs 3 c, 3 d, 3 e (new)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraphs 4 and 5
Paragraphs 4 and 5
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly believes that the Union’s better regulation system is a valuable instrument in the implementation of this legal obligation, as long as the tools that the system proposes are used appropriately and to their maximum potential; welcomes the new versions of the better regulation guidelines and the better regulation toolbox; believes that tool number 35 in particular containregrets the fact that impact assessments of Union policy and legislation on developing countries, in particular of non- development internal legislation, remain few in number and do not properly assess and address the potential impact on developing countries; welcomes the new versions of the better regulation guidelines and the better regulation toolbox; hopes the new communication and the updated guidelines and toolbox will improve the situation by regularly conducting complete and coherent impact assessments twhen necessary elements to guide the performance of impact analyses in developing countries and expects that this tool will be used extensively; strongly believes that ex ante impact assessments are a valuable tool for identifying and addressing potential risks of a policy and/or legislative proposal on developing countries; urges the Commission to translate the impact assessments conclusions into legal provisions in its non-development legislative acts as appropriate, so as to better reflect the EU’s commitment to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU; calls the Commission to strengthen the screening of the impact assessments by the Regulatory Scrutiny Board by reinforcing the expertise of this body on development cooperation;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Believes that tool number 35 in particular contains the necessary elements to guide the performance of impact analyses in developing countries and expects that this tool will be used extensively; considers that the current sectors for which impact assessments should be prioritized need to mirror current and future challenges of the Union and reflect the European Parliament’s positions and should show a clear correspondence with the areas of European Union law, so as to facilitate the identification of legislation to pay attention to; recalls that to advance towards the future it is also important to constantly evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures and tools and, in this line, calls on the Commission to regularly report on the implementation of tool 35 to the European Parliament;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Strongly believes that more emphasis must be put on institutional consultation, coordination and cooperation between EU institutions and within them; urges the Commission to streamline its internal procedures to systematically associate DG INTPA to all impact assessments, in particular for internal legislation with potential effects beyond the EU, and to duly take into account the inputs, suggestions and recommendations provided by this DG; calls on the Commission to reinforce the involvement and meaningful participation of DG INTPA during the inter-service consultation, in the GRI (Groupe des Relations Interinstitutionnelles) and EXCO (Group for External Coordination) and to take duly into consideration the inputs from this leading DG concerning development cooperation and developing countries;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Believes that the quality of legislation affecting developing countries is determined, among other parameters, by its legitimacy and effectiveness, which in turn depend on the nature of the consultation, on how responsive that legislation is to the needs of the countries concerned, and that its implementation achieves the desired results without causing harm; in this sense, welcomes the strengthening of the consultation process and the stronger role EU Delegations are called to play; calls on the Commission to make the necessary efforts to involve them and also relevant stakeholders, experts in different areas concerned;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Acknowledges that the effective implementation of the better regulation and, in particular, of the ex-ante impact assessments will require an appropriate level of human, financial and other resources and time; urges the Commission to allocate the appropriate means in this regard;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Acknowledges that better regulation is a shared objective and a responsibility of all EU Institutions; as legislator, the European Parliament will streamline its internal services to better contribute to the assessment and monitoring of the impact on developing countries of EU legislation with external dimension, including of the AMs introduced by the European Parliament during the legislative procedure and EU spending programmes; accordingly, it will reinforce the cooperation and coordination between committees, strengthen the expertise on development policies throughout all the relevant committees, and clarify the role that the Committee on Development is called to play as guarantor of the principle of policy coherence for development as stated in the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament (Annex VI), all of this with the aim of improving the quality and effectiveness of the EU legislation;