Activities of Enrique GUERRERO SALOM related to 2013/2024(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme PDF (325 KB) DOC (169 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Treaty of Lisbon brought important positive elements to the area of freedom, security and justice but deplores certain shortcomings in its implementation; is no longer willing to accept that the Council and the Commission, in many instances, continue to act as if the Treaty of Lisbon had not entered into force; requests the fulfilment of the obligation to inform the Parliament ‘immediately and fully at all stages of the procedure’ leading to the conclusion of international agreements; regrets the unacceptable delays in bringing the acts of the former third pillar in line with the Treaty of Lisbon; calls for a case-by-case assessment of the former third pillar acts with regard to how they impact on fundamental rights, with a view to bringing them in line with the new hierarchy of norms of basic, delegated and implementing acts; and the new institutional order/structure after the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, even in the absence of an agreement on a uniform electoral procedure, electoral systems are gradually becoming more similar, in particular as a result of the establishment of political parties and political foundations at European Union level4 , the work on drawing up a European statute based on the Commission proposal for a reform of the rules governing European political parties5 and the ban on holding a dual mandate6 , which has made the office of Member of the European Parliament incompatible with that of Member of a national parliament;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view, therefore, that a reform of the electoral procedure must be European, autonomous, homogeneous and will be required in the future in order to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of Parliament by strengthening the democratic dimension of Europe and dividing up the seats in Parliament more proportionally among the Member States, in accordance with the principles laid down in the Treaties; considers that a reform of this kind will encourage EU citizens to take part in European elections in their Member State of residence if they are not nationals of that State; for this purpose, more efforts must be put into the fields of communication and publicity of the elections;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes, nevertheless, as a first step, the adoption of Council Directive 2013/1/EU of 20 December 2012 amending Directive 93/109/EC as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals7 , in that it relaxes the requirements which EU citizens resident in a Member State of which they are not nationals must meet if they wish to stand as candidates in European elections; urges to settle down the bureaucratic barriers in the EP elections which still hamper the participation of EU citizens residing in a Member State but not nationals and encourages the cooperation among Member States to delete this scourge to the democratic EU standards.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that the citizens' initiative can play a key role in identifying matters which should be dealt with at EU level and enhances the legitimacy of the policies' procedure at EU level;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. (new paragraph) Points out that the effective application of the Citizens' Initiative is hampered not only by technical problems, but also by financial problems due to a lack of budgetary resources.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Fears that the economic crisis may develop into a crisis of democracy and believes that both a strong political leadership is necessary to defend democratic achievements;and well-established institutional structure are necessary and crucial to defend democratic achievements and to check its control and possible devaluation; encourages the European Commission to fully assume its active role to strongly defend the Human Rights referred in the Treaties.
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the accession of the Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as provided for by Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union, will strengthen even further the protection of fundamental rights in the Union, as guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the case law of the Court of Justice; but regrets also the delay in the completion on the Accession of the EU to the Convention.
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers the continued blockage of the review of the Access to Documents Regulation unacceptable and urges the immediate freeing-up of the negotiations;