3 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2014/2252(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the noteworthy growth in information exchanged by national parliaments through the IPEX system, and welcomnotes the increase in the number of reasoned opinions issued by national parliaments (+ 9% in 2012, + 25% in 2013), insisting that the influence of national parliaments on European law should grow, especially as many national chambers express negative opinions on particular acts;
Amendment 20 #
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 shcould be extended significantly to allowto make it easier for national parliaments to participate to a greater extent in European law-making; encourages national parliaments to become more involved increase the resources enabling them to contribute to European debates;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Suggests that one new measure to consider might be a ‘green card’ procedure whereby national parliaments would be able to set the European legislative process in motion and in that way play a constructive role in European law-making; is of the opinion that such a procedure could be established through a voluntary undertaking by the Commission and would not require amendment of the Treaties;