10 Amendments of Mercedes BRESSO related to 2018/2112(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union has a particular interest in implementing enhanced cooperation in certain areas of non- exclusive EU competences in order to move forward the European project and, to facilitate the life of citizens and to fight against climate change;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that the single institutional framework of the Union should be preserved in order to achieve the Union's common objectives and to guarantee the principle of equality of all citizens; insists that the Community or Union method should be respected;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the lack of clear operational guidelines for creating and administrating enhanced cooperation as for example the applicable law for common institutions or withdrawal procedures from an existing cooperation might have rendered the conclusion of enhanced cooperation less likely;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Suggests that the requirements for establishing enhanced cooperation should be made less restrictive, inter alia by lowering the minimum number of participating Members States;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the stronger involvement of national parliaments, and regional Parliaments where applicable, alongside the European Parliament in enhanced cooperation and proposes the establishment of an interparliamentary forum similar to the Interparliamentary conference under Article 13 of the TSCG and the Interparliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP);
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for Member States participating in enhanced cooperation to include those regions that have legislative powers in matters that affect them, so that the internal division of powers is respected and the social legitimacy of such enhanced cooperation is reinforced;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends that Parliament should play a stronger role in enhanced cooperation by suggesting to the European Commission new cooperation via Article 225, monitoring proposals or existing cooperation and should be involved in every stage of the procedure, rather than just being expected to provide its consent; believes that Parliament should also receive regular reports and be able to comment on the implementation of enhanced cooperation;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that enhanced cooperation should be under the direct jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice unless the establishment of a special court required for the functioning of a particular case of enhanced cooperation is necessary, in which case this should be specified in the legal act establishing the enhanced cooperation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers it necessary to make the role of both the Commission and Council secretariats more proactive in the context of enhanced cooperation, and therefore proposes that they actively search, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions and especially its EGTC Platform for areas where enhanced cooperation could be useful for the advancement of the European project or for areas adjacent to existing forms of enhanced cooperation in order to avoid overlaps or contradictions;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls the European Commission to propose a regulation based on Article 175 al. 3 or 352 of the treaty in order to simplify, unify the legal framework applicable to the enhanced cooperation (as for example guiding principles on the applicable law for common institutions or a Member’s withdrawal) and therefore facilitate the conclusion of such cooperation;