Activities of Marie-Christine BOUTONNET related to 2017/2273(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on monitoring the application of EU law 2016 PDF (772 KB) DOC (106 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’s 2016 Annual Report on monitoring the application of EU law, and notes that according to this report, the four fields in which the greatest number of transposition infringement proceedings were opened against Member States in 2016 were the environment, justice and consumers, taxation, and the internal market;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the large number of infringement procedures in 2016 shows that ensuring the timely and correct application of EU legislation in the Member States remains a serious challenge and priority; considers that some; notes that a number of those infringements are the result of the lack of resources dedicated to public administration in some Member States, sometimes as aitself the result of ill-advised austerity measures imposed by the European Union;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomesTakes note of the fall in the number of new EU Pilot files opened in 2016 (790 compared with 881 in 2014); notes, however, that the resolution rate fell slightly compared with 2015 (from 75 % to 72 %);
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that the primary responsibility for the correct implementation and application of EU law lies with the Member States, but points out that this does not absolve the EU institutions of their duty to respect primary EU law when they produce secondary EU law, even more so in the field of the rule of law and fundamental rights with regard to the CFREUminds the EU institutions of their duty to respect primary EU law when they produce secondary EU law or decide, implement and impose on Member States social, economic or other policies;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the EU has been set up as a Union based on the rule of law and respect for human rights (Article 2 of the TEU); rReiterates that careful monitoring of the acts and omissions of Member States and EU institutions is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Commission has a duty to monitor and assess the correct implementation of Union law and respect for the principles and objectives enshrined in the Treaties by the Member States and all the Union institutions and bodies; recommends, therefore, that this task is taken into consideration within the policy cycle for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF policy cycle); recalls, in this connection, its resolution of 25 October 2016, advising the Commission to bundle, from 2018 onwards, its relevant annual thematic reports with the outcome of existing monitoring mechanisms and periodic assessment tools, to be presented in due time;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to respond effectively to the developing migration and security situations and to enforce the European Agenda on Migration and the related implementation packages efficiently; asks the Member States to implement the Return Directive (2008/115/EC)16correctly and to report regularly on the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration; _________________ 16do its utmost to help Member States combat irregular migration; OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages the EU institutions to fulfil at all times their duty to respect primary EU law when establishing the provisions of secondary, EU and soft law, developing policies, and signing agreements or treaties with institutions outside the EU, and also to fulfil their duty to assist Member States by all means available in their efforts to transpose EU legislation in all areas and to respect the values and principles of the Union, especially with respect to recent developments in Member States;