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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the fact that the Commission has the power and duty to oversee the application of EU law and to launch infringement proceedings against those Member States that have failed to fulfil an obligation under the Treaties;deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Jane COLLINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that EU law should not supersede national law and that national parliaments be allowed to ignore implementing Union legislation for any reason; Believes that as the Commission is not directly elected it should not have the power to initiate or enforce EU laws;

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Jane COLLINS

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 reduce breaches of EU law and therefore deliver benefits to people and business;deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Jane COLLINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that since national parliaments are directly elected by the voters the power over all legislation which affects EU citizens should rest ultimately with the national parliaments and not the European Commission;

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Jane COLLINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that since the driving force behind growth and jobs in all EU member states is private sector employment there should be a reduction in EU laws governing employment led by national parliaments to encourage business start- ups and expansion;

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Jane COLLINS

Draft opinion
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;deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Jane COLLINS

Draft opinion
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;deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Jane COLLINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation with the Member States in order to speed up the correction of breaches of EU law where necessary;~~deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Jane COLLINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

~~9. Calls on the Commission to give greater support to the Member States with regard to implementing EU law by providing tailor-made tools, such as detailed implementation plans and guidance documents.~~deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

Activities of Jane COLLINS related to 2015/2326(INI)

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