11 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2014/2253(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to solve implementation problems informally; urges the Commission to adopt an approach based on maximum transparency in providing interested members of the public with all the information available, including that concerning pre-infringement procedures; urges the Commission to proceed with formal infringement procedures where informal agreements are not properly implemented by Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, as regards cases of bad application of EU law, the Commission mainly relies on complaints; deplores the fact that individual complaints are often treated with considerable delays; encourages the Commission to address all cases of strategic importanceand to inform members of the public in an appropriate, transparent and timely manner of the action taken on cases involving the violation of or non- compliance with EU law to which they have drawn attention;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that petitions submitted by EU citizens, or resident in a Member state, refer to violations of EU law, particularly in the fields of fundamental rights and, the environment, health & consumers and the internal market; considers that petitions give evidence of the fact that there are still frequent and widespread instances of incomplete transposition or misapplication of EU law;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to review the effectiveness of the penalties imposed on Member States which have been shown to have breached EU law, given that the fines are ultimately paid by European taxpayers, and not by those responsible for the breaches themselves, in particular in cases involving the violation of environmental law; calls, therefore, for more detailed consideration to be given to ways of applying the ‘polluter-pays’ principle effectively;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that late transposition of directives remains a persistent problem hindering delivery of tangible benefits for citizens;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that the four sectors in which the largest number of new infringement procedures for late transposition were initiated in 2013 were: the environment (168 procedures), health and consumer protection (58), the internal market and services (47) and transport (36); points out, further, that petitions have been instrumental in enabling the European Parliament to draw the Commission’s attention to shortcomings in the application of EU environmental law by Member States;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the Commission's acknowledging of the vital role played by the complainant in helping the Commission detect infringements of EU law 1 a ; __________________ 1a COM(2012)154 final.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the lower number of directives to be transposed in 2013 (74) in comparison with the 2011 figure (131) and the fact that timely transposition of directives remains a top priority within the Commission's policy; highlights, nevertheless, the higher number of directives to be transposed in comparison with the 2012 figure (56);
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the four policy areas where the most new late transposition infringements where launched in 2013 were environment (168 procedures), health & consumers (58), internal market & services (47) and transport (36); highlights a direct and proportional link between the number of petitions received and the infringement procedures opened by the Commission;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the EU Pilot procedure is fully operational in all Member Sstates and has produced impressivremarkable results so far, in particular with regard to the gathering of information and the improvement of the specific situation causing concern to citizens, as indicated by the reduced number of infringement procedures during the past five years (2900 to 1300);
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)