5 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2018/2113(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the fact that the strong politicisation of the Commission since the first successful implementation of the Spitzenkandidaten process has narrowed the democratic gap, by allowing European citizens a direct say in the choice of the president of the Commission; therefore strongly supports the pursuit of this practice for the 2019 European elections, since all political forces, whatever their form of organisation, must be enabled to participate fully in the process;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the Treaties do not confer any legislative functions or right of legislative initiative on the European Council; is concerned that in recent years the European Council has, against the spirit and the letter of the Treaties, taken a number of important political decisions outside of the Treaty framework, thereby de facto excluding those decisions from the oversight of Parliament and undermining the democratic accountability which is essential with regard to such European policies;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers it necessary to simplify the distribution of executive competences in the European Union, in order to streamline and render more effective the political oversight of the executive body by the European Parliament; calls, therefore, for the integration into Union law of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), as well as of the relevant provisions of the Fiscal CompEurogroup to become a body that acts in line with the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance (TSCG), since this would strengthen the executive capacity of the Commission in the field of economic and monetary policy and would ensure appropriate democratic oversight of those instrumentsa transparent manner, fully subject to democratic scrutiny;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to take more serious account of the legislative initiatives launched by Parliament under Article 225 TFEU, and wishes to see more initiatives result in legislative proposals; at the same time, commends the Commission for its positive follow-up to Parliament’s recommendations expressed in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes that, in line with common constitutional practice as existing in all parliamentary democracies, the European Parliament, as the only institution directly elected by the citizens, should be given the right of legislative initiative, without prejudice toalongside the legislative prerogatives ofcurrently invested enjoyed by the Commission;