10 Amendments of Rainer WIELAND related to 2013/2119(INI)
Amendment 3 #
1a. Points out that petitions submitted by European Union citizens refer to violations of EU law, particularly in the fields of fundamental rights, environment, internal market and property rights; considers that petitions give evidence that there are still frequent and widespread instances of incomplete transposition or of misapplication of EU law;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, by discussing petitions, the Committee on Petitions helps to draw attention to the misapplication of EU law; proposes that Member State representatives might be present during these discussions in the committee;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that citizens, businesses and other stakeholders expect a simple and, predictable and reliable regulatory framework; indicates that excessive as well as too few regulation disrupts competitiveness and retards the growth of economy; points, therefore, to the need of a reduction in bureaucracy and administrative burdens and calls on the Commission to identify the pieces of legislation where regulatory costs can be reduced;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the case law of the European Court of Justice on the interpretation of Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which emphasises in respect of the Equal Rights Trust that the institutions of the Member States shall be bound by the overriding fundamental rights of the Union even if they wish to use national measures to restrict the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU);
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the fact that all the Member States are taking part in EU Pilot; hopes that this will lead to a further reduction in infringement proceedings; calls for more to be done to inform citizens about EU Pilot;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to take stronger action against the late transposition of directives; encourages the Commission to make more use of penalty payments; stresses the importance of linking new legislation to correct implementation in the Member States, in view of the late transposition of EU law in some of the Member States;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15