Activities of Siôn SIMON related to 2015/2326(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2014 Annual report on monitoring the application of Union law (A8-0262/2016 - Heidi Hautala)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Monitoring the application of Union law. 2014 Annual Report
Amendments (12)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that timely and correct transposition of EU law into national legislation and a clear domestic legislative framework should be a priority for the Member States in order to reduceavoid breaches of EU law and therefore deliver benefits to people and business; notes that members of the public, business, trade unions, NGOs and other stakeholders contribute substantially to the Commission´s monitoring through reporting defaults in the transposition and in the application of EU law by Member State authorities; encourages stakeholders to remain vigilant in this regard also in the future;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that in 2014 the Commission received its highest number of new complaints in the areas of employment, social affairs and inclusion since 2011; notes that it has taken the Commission longer than normal to respond to certain complaints in the areas of employment, social affairs and inclusion;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the fact that in 2014 there we no significant European court of Justice rulings in the field of employment, social affairs and inclusion;
Amendment 22 #
4. Points out that the number of new late transposition cases increased slightly in 2014 compared to the previous year and all of these were related to labour law; points out that late transposition is a persistent problem which averts people and stakeholders from receiving the benefit of Union law; stresses that late transposition has a negative effect on the overall legal certainty and the level playing field of Single Market;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission, when drafting and assessing legislation, to take greater account of the burden it may impose on SMEs, which create 85% of new jobs; underlines the need to not only assess financial factors and short-term effects but also the long-term value of legislation including societal benefits which are often difficult to quantify in economic terms;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on further measures to ensure effective monitoring and enforcement of legislation, including timely transposition and compliance with the objectives of the legislation, and to deal with damaging loopholes where they arise; stresses the need for clearly-worded legislation in order to facilitate compliance in this context;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses, however, that EU legislation sets only minimum standards which can be improved by member States by national legislation; emphasises that the Commission´s focus on gold-plating as a negative practice for employment legislation runs contrary the principle of the EU Treaty including art 151 TFEU for the protection and improvement of living and working conditions;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the efforts made by the Commission during the past years and acknowledges the range of measures that have been put in place to assist the Member States with implementation such as correlation tables, an annual scoreboard and guidelines; welcomes the fact that the Commission provides implementation plans to make it easier to apply the Union law without delay and effectively; points out the importance of the Commission monitoring the use of implementation plans by Member States;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to coordinate their efforts at an earlier stage of the legislative process with a view to ensuring that future EU law can be implemented more effectively; points out, however, that such a coordination must be without prejudice to the prerogative of the legislator;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to review the framework under which Member States provide supporting information about how they transposed directives into national law;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the tools developed by the Commission, such as Your European Portal, Solvit and Chap, which provide support to stakeholders, but deplores the fact that these tools are still only little known and little used.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on member states to provide more precise and clear information regarding the transposition of directives to the Commission in order to allow for a better review.