11 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2016/2005(ACI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee and various national parliaments have expressed their views on the Commission's Communication on Better regulation for better results – An EU agenda (COM(2015)0215), the above- mentioned Commission proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation or the consensus reached between the institutions on a new Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making; whereas many European and national trade unions and civil- society organisations criticised the Commission proposal in a joint letter of 3 June 2015 to the President of the European Parliament and insisted that no weakening of the legislative position of the European Parliament should be permitted, nor should that power be politically subject to preconditions, that the influence of undertakings on EU legislation must not be increased and that EU legislation must not consequently be geared to a race to the bottom in EU standards;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas on 16 December 2015, after a debate in which opinion was sharply divided, the Conference of Presidents endorsed by a majority vote the provisional agreement that had been reached between negotiators of the three institutions on 8 December 2015 on the wording of a new Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making ("the new IIA");
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the agreement reached between the institutions and considers this a good basis for establishing a new relationship between them with a view to delivering better law-making in the interest of the Union's citizens; considers that better law-making in the interests of the Union's citizens can also mean more regulation, inter alia in the fields of common social, consumer protection, environmental and civil-society challenges and interests within the European Union and its Member States and a harmonisation of national disparities in legislation;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regards it as a task derived from Treaty obligations to act to overcome a legislative standstill or blocking or undermining of legislation in the field of social, environmental and consumer protection standards;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes in particular the results of the negotiations as regards multiannual interinstitutional programming, the Commission's follow-up to Parliament's legislative initiatives, and the provision of justifications for and consultations on envisaged withdrawals of legislative proposals; also welcomes the agreed interinstitutional exchange of views in the event that a modification of the legal basis of an act is envisagedstresses that the agreed strong focus on the Commission's work programme cannot be taken to justify any restriction of Parliament's own legislative powers or right of initiative; welcomes the agreed interinstitutional exchange of views in the event that a modification of the legal basis of an act is envisaged, and expresses its strong determination to resist any attempt to undermine the legislative powers of the European Parliament by means of a modification of the legal basis;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is however concerned that the agreement will make it difficult to put forward new laws, and will thereby result in less regulation rather than better regulation; is equally concerned that the agreement will hamper the ability of the co-legislators to make substantial changes to Commission proposals, thus giving the Commission undue power in the legislative process; underlines that the democratic process must be safeguarded in the implementation of the IIA;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the importancTakes note of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.) for a well- informed, inclusive and transparent decision-making process and for the correct application of legislation, whilst safeguarding the prerogatives of the legislators; welcomes the aim of improving the implementation and application of Union legislation, inter alia through better identification of national measures that bear no relation to the Union legislation that is to be transposed ("gold-plating"); in the same spirit, urges the adoption of appropriate implementation procedures, in order to respect the right of Member States to legislate;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the agreed "Annual Burden Survey" as a tool to help avoid overregulation and reduce administrative burdens; points out that the feasibility and desirrejects the estability of establishingshment of objectives for the reduction of burdens in specific sectors must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in close cooperation between the institutions; welcomes in this respect; notes the fact that the three institutions have agreed that impact assessments should also address the impact of proposals on administrative burdens, particularly as regards small and medium-sized ent; emphasises that such assessments must go far beyond the cost assessments which are undertaken and thus also – on at least an equal footing and assigning equal political weight to these aspects – take account of the social benefits of legislative measures and the consequences of failure to act with regard to social, environmental and consumer priseotection standards;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that the agreed measures to improve the mutual exchange of views and information between Parliament and the Council in their capacity as legislators constitute a step forward, but considers that they do not yet establish a truly equal balance between the legislators throughout the legislative procedure in terms, inter alia, of mutual access to information and meetings; warns that the agreed informal exchanges of views should not develop into a new arena of non-transparent interinstitutional negotiations;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency of legislative procedures, but underlines the need for more concrete provisions and tools to achieve this; points out in particular the lack of transparency in international negotiations, which may lead to overregulating and conflicting measures; is disappointed that no conclusion was reached on the practical arrangements for cooperation and information-sharing in the context of the conclusion of international agreements and criteria for the application of Articles 290 and 291 of the TFEU; believes these issues should have been solved before the adoption of the IIA;