Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2015/2326(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the Commission's new commitment to reviewing the body of EU regulation on an annual basis with regard to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and eagerly awaits the results; Notes, furthermore, the importance of ensuring appropriate division of competences between EU and national level and for dialogue with national parliament to be stepped up when subsidiarity concerns have been expressed;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes the importance of monitoring the impact on competitiveness, economic growth and job creation when assessing the application of EU law;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that Parliament shcould play a more structured role in the analysis of how accession countries and countries with association agreements with the European Union comply with EU law;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s 32nd ‘Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of EU Law’, and notes that environment, transport, and Sinternalgle market and services were the policy areas in 2013 in which most infringement cases remained open in 2014; Stresses the importance of strengthening the effectiveness and implementation of Single Market and services legislation due to its huge potential to deliver jobs, growth and competitiveness to the EU economy;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes and reiterates thatNotes the increase in the number of new EU Pilot files during the period under examination, and the decrease in the number of open infringement cases, showwhich may demonstrate that enforcement of EU law is neitherot sufficiently transparent nor subject to any real control by the complainants and the interested parties, and regrets that, despite its repeated requests, Parliament still has inadequate access to information about the EU Pilot procedure and pending cases;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that, in its resolution of 15 January 2013, Parliament called for the adoption of an EU regulation on a European law of administrative procedure under Article 298 TFEU, but that, despite the fact that the resolution was adopted by an overwhelming majority (572 in favour, 16 against, 12 abstentions), Parliament’s request was not followed up by a Commission proposal; Stresses in this regard, the importance of a thorough impact assessment before any legislative proposal is presented;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the importance of regular monitoring of the application of implementation of EU law to evaluate problems, unintended consequences and elements which could be reformed, updated or removed, in line with Better Regulation principles; In this regard, calls on the Commission to report to the committee on the state of play of implementation and application of legislation relevant to the Legal Affairs committee on an annual basis, which would provide a necessary forum to enhance dialogue and address specific concerns;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls, in this context, that the Committee on Legal Affairs has set up a new Working Group on Administrative Law which has decided to elaborate an actual draft regulation on the administrative procedure of the Union’s administration as a ‘source of inspiration’ for the Commission, not in order to question the Commission’s right of initiative, but to show that such a regulation would be both useful and feasible to enactas a ‘source of inspiration’ for the Commission;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the intent of this draft regulation is not to replace existing EU legislation, but rather to consider supplementing this when there are gaps, and to bring more clarity and coherence to the interpretation of existing rules, for the benefit of citizens and businesses and of the administration and its officials; Notes, in this regard the crucial role of carrying out thorough impact assessments to help evaluate all possible policy choices before pursuing one option;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to make compliance with EU law a real political priority, to be pursued and evaluated in close collaboration with Parliament, which has a duty (a) to keep the Commission politically accountable and (b), as co- legislator, to make sure that it is itself fully informed, with a view to constantly improving its legislative work; Calls on the Commission to publish concerns raised by Member States during the implementation process so that they can be fully addressed; Urges the Commission to fully evaluate problems encountered by Member States with regard to compliance with EU law to better understand any possible unintended consequences of EU law or problems encountered as a result of unrealistic implementation deadlines due to 'fast track' procedures;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recognises that the primary responsibility for the correct application of EU law lies with Member States and therefore notes the importance of enhancing transposition to avoid 'gold plating', while fully respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the prerogatives of Member States in this regard;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes the role that the introduction of sunset clauses may play in monitoring the application of EU law;