Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2015/2319(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that a connection has already been established between the Register of Commission expert groups and the Transparency Register, thus ensuring improved transparency;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is concerned that the Commission Decision of 30 May 2016 does not set out clearly and precisely what is meant by balanced composition of the Commission expert groups;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Finds it regrettable that the attempt to conduct a public consultation on the establishment of the new rules was unsuccessful; calls on the Commission to act in a transparent manner and to be accountable to the citizens of the EU;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the Commission has made progress towards a more balanced composition of the expert groups; regretnotes, however, that as yet no express distinction is drawn between those representing economic and non-economic interests in orderso as to guarantee a maximum of transparency and balance, and proposes, to that end, that possibilities for increasing the number of experts of the second type be explored;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that for financial and organisational reasons it is frequently not possible for under-represented groups, which are often representatives of civil society and of small and medium-sized undertakings, to participate; therefore calls on the Commission, in the interest of ensuring balanced composition of expert groups, to consider possibilities for financial support to enable them to participate and, as a first step, to explore options for remote participation via video link, which would be more economical;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all minutes of meetings are published; stresses in this connection that the content and the positions expressed by the experts at these meetings must be clearly shown; also calls for the possibility of publishing minority decisions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Emphasises that the measures provided for must be taken immediately when conflicts of interest become apparent, particularly among individuals appointed in a private capacity, acting independently and expressing their personal viewpoint in the general interest; points out that closer consideration should be given to these measures because their application will constitute the guarantee of experts’ independence;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights furthermore that the Commission, in preparing and drafting delegated acts, must ensure that all documents, including draft acts, must be communicated to the European Parliament and the Council at the same time as to the Member States’ experts, as agreed in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 12 May3 April 2016.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. (recital) having regard to the Commission Decision of 30 May 2016 establishing horizontal rules on the creation and operation of Commission expert groups,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. (recital) having regard to the Framework Agreement on Relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission,
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. (recital) having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission,