17 Amendments of Alin MITUȚA related to 2020/2132(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 18 June 2020 on the European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that these developments are part of a wider trend whereby aforementioned institutions increasingly usurp decision-making power in all EU policy fields; stresses that this practice erodes the institutional balance of the EU as established by the Treaties; believes that the balance should be restored in favour of democratic legitimacy through equivalent rights for Parliament;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Regrets that, until 2019, the follow- up on Parliament’s legislative initiative reports adopted pursuant to Article 225 of the TFEU showed that the Commission had only delivered legislative proposals following Parliament requests in a minority of cases8 ; further regrets that the deadlines for the Commission to respond to Parliament requests and to put forward legislative proposals were not adhered to in most casespractically never adhered to; _________________ 8 Study entitled ‘The European Parliament’s right of initiative’, p. 54 (see footnote 7 above).
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Strongly believes that when the Treaties are next revised, Parliament, as the only directly elected EU institution, should be granted the right to initiate legislationa genuine and general right to initiate legislation; such right of initiative should at least apply in those policy fields in which Parliament is empowered to enact legislation as co- legislator;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is deeply convinced that a general and direct right of initiative would further strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Union and empower Union citizens; believes that it would reflect the evolution over time of the competences of the Union and its institutionstowards a genuine European democracy, and is of the opinion that Parliament, as the only directly elected EU institution, should be granted the right to propose legislation and policy initiatives, as national parliaments may, when the Treaties are next revised;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Welcomes in the strongest terms the support from Commission President von der Leyen for a right of initiative for the European Parliament, as expressed during her speech on the eve of her election as President of the Commission;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Considers that, where equivalent rights of initiative concur, an interinstitutional framework should be set up to enable the coordination of policy initiatives; calls on the three institutions to reflect on how concurrent rights of initiative could effectively co-exist and be implemented in practice;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Commits to continue exploring the full potential offurther strengthen Parliament’s indirect right of initiative as provided for in the Treaties and further developed in interinstitutional agreements and through the commitment of President von der Leyen; calls on the Commission and the Council to jointly evaluate the functioning of the 2010 Framework Agreement and to engage in discussions on a revision to ensure its provisions and timeframes can be effectively upheld;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it appropriate to review its internal rules, procedures and requirements, also with regard to the drafting of legislative initiative reports under Article 225 of the TFEU to ensure that proposals are focused and well- substantiated; points, in this regard, to the need to address requests to the Commission alone and to ensure that the content of legislative initiative reports remains within the scope of the subject matter of the authorised report; underlines that the adoption of focused and well- substantiated reports under Article 225 of the TFEU by the Parliament requires that the necessary technical and administrative capacity therefor is ensured;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Recognises that legislative own- initiative reports (INL) find their basis in Art. 225 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, and therefore commits to favour these instruments as the primary means to request the submission of legislative proposals by the Commission;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Calls for the extension of the 3- month timeframe for the response of the Commission established by Art. 16 of the 2010 Framework Agreement; Considers that a more realistic timeframe might improve the overall credibility of the process, as well as improve the quality of the response by the Commission;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that the Commission, when assessing the subsidiarity, proportionality and better lawmaking principles as part of its follow-up on Parliament requests for legislative proposals under Article 225 of the TFEU, should take due account of the accompanying analyses concerning ‘European added value’ and the ‘cost of non-Europe’ produced by Parliament; points out that under the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, the Commission is already obliged to respond to any issues raised by the co-legislators in relation to such analyses; believes, furthermore, that the Commission should clearly refer to Parliament’slink draft proposals adopted under Article 225 of the TFEU when such proposals are followed by a legislative initiativeto the relevant INL or INI reports, providing a clear “legislative influence footprint”;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Commits to foster a stronger coordination with the Committee of the Regions and with the Economic and Social Committee by giving due account to their opinions into legislative own- initiative reports. Believes that, given the specific nature of these requests, a revised Framework Agreement should incentivize the Commission to transpose these own- initiative reports into a legislative proposal;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Recalls the importance of citizens’ and civil society participation for the democratic legitimacy of the EU; calls on all EU institutions to involve them in a meaningful way in decision-making at all stages of the policy cycle;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Recalls that the Conference on the Future of Europe provides the opportunity to assess the EU’s institutional status quo and give new impetus to European democracy; calls on all participants to the Conference to consider a genuine right of initiative for the European Parliament;