7 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2016/2018(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has set itself theNotes the Commission goal of better regulation as a priority for this term and affirms the need to create clear, simple, effective and socially balanced EU legislation wthat seeks to ensure hicgh will consequentlylevels of social, environmental and occupational protection and which will be easy to transpose and implement;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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2. Considers that further development of the transpaDeplores the secrency of the negotiations process, especially as regards the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), as well as ofnd repeats its call for that process to be discontinued since TTIP opens the door to greater liberalisation, deregulation and privatisation to the detriment, inter alia, of the fundamental rights of EU citizens and high levels of social, environmental and health protection; considers that full transparency in the legislative process, and enhanced scrutiny of existing legthe implementation of effective measures and instruments enabling direct participation and appropriate scrutiny by the public and civil society organislations in the area of decision-making must be the guiding principles of the implementation of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recalls the numerous petitions received on the economic and social crisis in the European Union and believes that priority should be given to legislative initiatives in order to revivethat promote in a coherent manner rapid development of a real circular economy and the economy, fight unemployment and combatmbating of precariousness, unemployment, economic and social inequalities, discrimination and poverty;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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5. Encourages the development of an efficient and effective legislation geared to developing employment protection and European competitivenessfully protecting citizens' fundamental rights and combating precariousness, while ensuring that European employment and competitiveness are based on the highest levels of protection of citizens' economic, social and cultural rights, with particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. States that impact assessments of new legislative proposals should systematically take account of the actual effects, including in the short term, on employment and social inclusiobjectives such as the safeguarding of citizens' fundamental rights, higher levels of social inclusion, forms of employment that fully protect the social and wage entitlements of the public and proper environmental protection; considers that an SME test case should also be included; is firmly con vinced that the European Union and include an SME test case; must adopt legislation that seeks to ensure the highest levels of social justice; regards it as essential, therefore, that all measures and instruments employed at EU level must be designed and implemented in such a way as to combat inequality, precarity and social exclusion consistently and effectively;
Amendment 24 #
7a. Stresses that, in the light of the objective of ensuring full transparency in the decision-making process and the highest levels of social justice, consultations and impact assessments should principally aim to involve the public and civil society organisations fully and as prime movers, and must promote the adoption of legislation which guarantees full protection for citizens' fundamental rights and the environment; considers that consultations and impact assessments must form part of a wider process of democratisation which leads to the direct participation of the public at all stages in the EU decision-making process;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. Believes that theLaments at the lack of independence of the Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) should be strengthened and; considers that its role should be more clearly defined; and suggests the establishment of a common body for the three institutions, for example a Better Regulation Advisory Body;