5 Amendments of Richard CORBETT related to 2014/2252(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Recalls that subsidiarity is also protected by the fact that no European legislation can be adopted without the approval of a large majority of national ministries (accountable to national parliaments) in the Council.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) Notes that subsidiarity is, in practice, only an issue in regard to a small minority of legislative proposals, as illustrated by the fact that the "orange card" procedure has never been triggered and the "yellow card" procedure has only been triggered twice in six years; considers that national parliaments are likely to be interested in the substance of proposals rather than only subsidiarity and notes that many national parliaments are strengthening their procedures enabling them to influence the position adopted by the Minister in the Council.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) is aware that many national parliaments wish to influence the substance of legislation rather than simply comment on the relatively few cases where subsidiarity might be an issue; welcomes the contributions submitted to the Commission under the "Barroso initiative"; considers that the most effective way for national parliaments to exert such influence is by shaping the position taken by their countries minister ahead of Council meetings and that the 8 week period can also be used for this purpose.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the eight-week period given to national parliaments to issue a reasoned opinion under Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be extended significantinterpreted flexibly to allow national parliaments to participate to a greater extent; encourages national parliaments to become more involved in the European debate;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5