Activities of Marie-Christine BOUTONNET related to 2017/2011(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on monitoring the application of EU law 2015 PDF (370 KB) DOC (78 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) defines the fundamental role of the Commission as ‘guardian of the Treaties’;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission’s 2015 annual report on the application of EU law, and notes that according to this report the three fields in which Member States were mostly subject to transposition infringement proceedings in 2015 were mobility and transport, energy and the environment;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the large number of infringement procedures in 2015 shows that ensuring the timely and correct application of EU legislation in the Member States remains a serious challenge and priority in the EUowing to legislative texts which are against the interests of each Member State;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EU has been set up as a Union based on the rule of law and respect for human rights (Article 2 TEU); reiterates that careful monitoring of Member States’ and EU institutions’ acts and omissions is of utmost importance, and expresses its concern at the number of petitions to Parliament and complaints to the Commission concerning problems supposedly resolved by the Commission;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the important role of the social partners, civil society organisations and other stakeholders in creating legislation and in monitoring and reporting shortcomings in the transposition and application of EU law by the Member Stateslegislation;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its concern that the austerity measures which EU institutions imposed on over-indebted EU Member States, in particular the drastic cuts in public spending, have had the effect of reducing significantly the capacity of Member States’ administration and judiciary to assume their responsibility to implement EU law correctlywards their citizens;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the poor state of domestic transposition and practical implementation of EU-level asylum standards (for example regarding the implementation by Member States of the reception conditions directive (Directive 2013/33/EU12 ))13 ; condemns the deficient implementation of the relocation mechanism proposed by the Commission to deal with the refugee crisis by Member States; calls, therefore, on the Commission to pay particular attention to the implementation of measures adopted in the area of asylum and migration so as to ensure that they comply with the principles enshrined in the CFREU, and to launch the necessary infringement proceedings when relevant; _________________ 12Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection, OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 96. 13See inter alia: S. Carrera/S. Blockmans/D. Gross/E. Guild, ‘The EU’s Response to the Refugee Crisis -Taking Stock and Setting Policy Priorities’, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), essay No 20, 16 December 2015 - https://www.ceps.eu/system/files/EU%20R esponse%20to%20the%202015%20Refug ee%20Crisis_0.pdfNotes that the relocation mechanism proposed by the Commission to deal with the migrant crisis has been imposed on the peoples of Europe without democratic consultation;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to present to the European Parliament and the Council an objective report on the concrete results of Union legislation on employment, growth and competitiveness in the Member States;