Activities of Andrew DUFF related to 2013/2130(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament PDF (271 KB) DOC (146 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas full use should be made of thethe Treaty of Lisbon deepening ofs the European Union’'s democratic legitimacy as provided by the Treaty of Lisbon, throughby strengthening the role of the European Parliament in the procedure leading to the election of the President of the European Commission and to the investiture of the European Commission, thus conferring a new political dimension on the European elections through the designation of candidates for that office by the European political parties and reconnecting citizens by enabling them also to cast their votes also for the person of their choice;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Treaty lays down that the European Council should take into account the elections to the European Parliament when proposing a candidate for President of the Commission and should consult the new Parliament on the matter;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas each of the major European political parties are in the process of nominating their own candidate for the Presidency of the Commission;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to strengthen the Commission’s democratic legitimacy, independence and political role, by linking the voters’ choice in the elections to the European Parliament more directly to the election of the Commission’s President;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the next Convention to rethink the way in which the Commission’ and its President isare elected in order to reinforce the Commission’'s democratic legitimacy, including the possibility of its direct election;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expects candidates for President of the Commission to play a significant role in the campaign for the European elections, by distributing and promoting in all Member States their political programme of their European political partyin all Member States;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its invitation to the European Council to clarify, in a timely manner and benews its call on the European Council to agree with the Parliament the arrangements fore the elections, how it intends to honour the Europeans citizens’ choice in the appointment ofconsultations which will precede the nomination of the candidate for the Presidentcy of the Commission, in the framework of consultations to be conducted between Parliament and the European Council underas foreseen in Declaration 11 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Requests that some Members of the next Commission are chosen from among newly-elected Members of the European Parliament; invites the governments of the Member States to duly consider the votes of their fellow citizens when they propose personalities for appointment as members of the European Commission;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that the elected President-elect of the Commission should act more autonomously in the process of selecting the other Members of the Commission; calls upon the governments of the Member States to each propose a list of at least three candidates for the office of European Commissioner, allowing the elected President of the Commission- elect to choose one of the candidates from that list; urges the newly elected President of the CommissionPresident-elect to insist with the governments of the Member States that the list of candidates for the office of Commissioner must enable him/her to ensure the gender- balanced composition of the college, and allow him/her to reject any proposed candidate that fails to demonstrate general competence, European Ccommissiontment or indubitable independence;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes, the view, further to the political understanding reached at the meeting of the European Council on 11 and 12 December 2013 and following the decision of the European Council on 22 May 2013 concerning the number of Members of the European Commission, that additional measures should be envisaged for the more effective functioning of the Commission, including the appointment of Commissioners without portfolio, without prejudice to the right to appoint one Commissioner per Member State;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the next Convention to revisit the question of the size of the Commission;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that, in a future revision of the Treaties, the majority currently required under Article 234 TFEU for a motion of censure against the Commission should be simplifilowered so as to require only a majority of the component Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that notwithstanding the collective responsibility of the college for the actions of the Commission, individual Commissioners may be held accountable for the actions of their Directorates- General;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the challenge of transparency is ever-present and common to all institutions, includingespecially in first-reading agreements; notes that Parliament has tried to respond to this challenge by adopting new Rules 70 and 70a of its Rules of Procedure;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Requests that, at the next revision of the Treaties, Parliament’s right of legislative initiative be fully recognised by making it mandatory forCalls on the next Convention to give to the Parliament and Council the right to initiate legislation in the case that the Commission decides not to follow up al formal requests for a legislative proposals submitted by Parliament under Article 225 TFEU;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that, under Article 17 (1) TEU, the Commission is to take initiatives with a view to achieving interinstitutional agreements on the Union’s annual and multiannual programming; draws attention to the need to involve not only the Parliament andbut also the Council in the preparation of the Commission’s annual work programme and stresses the importance of ensuring realistic and reliable programming that can be effectively implemented and provide the basis for inter-institutional planning;