10 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2020/2262(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Task Force issued recommendations to improve the application, on the one hand to improve shared understanding of subsidiarity and proportionality inand their practical applications to the work of the EU institutions and to give, on the other, to give all interested parties, in particular local and regional authorities and national parliaments a more prominent role in order to achieve ‘active subsidiarity’, which should promote greater acceptance and understanding of Union policies;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in its communication of 23 October 2018 entitled ‘The principles of subsidiarity and proportionality: Strengthening their role in the EU’s policy making’ (COM(2018)0703), the Commission reiterated the fundamental role of subsidiarity and proportionality in improving legislation and set out the measures to be taken in response to the Task Force’s report, which included focusing on the views of local and regional authorities, promoting shared understanding within the EU of subsidiarity and proportionality, looking more closely at existing legislation from the point of view of subsidiarity and proportionality, and helping national parliaments to execute their role more efficiently;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas it appreciates the need for stronger involvement from national parliaments alongside the European Parliament in the democratic scrutiny of enhanced cooperation where it relates to policy areas of joint competence;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the current crisis has strengthened the need to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens to make sure that EU laws deliver their intended benefits while reducing unnecessary costs, particularly for micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the constant consideration of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, which are guidingfundamental principles for the European Union when it chooses to act; recalls the importance of promoting a shared understanding at EU level of subsidiarity and proportionality, as well as the concerns raised in previous reports about the somewhat perfunctory character of the annual reports on subsidiarity and proportionality prepared by the Commission, which often fail to pay detailed consideration tofocus in detail on how these principles are observed in EU policy- making;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the principle of subsidiarity enshrined in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union aims to ensure that decisions are taken as closely as possible to citizens and that constant checks are carried out to verify that action at EU level is justified in the light of the possibilities available at national, regional or local level while respecting the following three fundamental processes: retrospective assessment, impact assessment and consultation of stakeholders, and to guarantee that the EU does not take action, except in the areas that fall within its exclusive competence, unless it is more effective than action taken at national, regional or local level; recalls, too, that the principle of proportionality requires that any action taken by the EU should not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives of the Treaties;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of the participation of national parliaments in the process of law-making at EU level and points out that the Treaties provide for inter-parliamentary cooperation, giving national parliaments responsibility in scrutinising legislative and non-legislative initiatives; regrets the fact that in 2017 the Commission received 20 % fewer reasoned opinions than in 2016 (52 reasoned opinions in 2017 compared to 65 reasoned opinions in 2016), and that in 2018 it received only 37 reasoned opinions; observes that no proposals received more than four reasoned opinions;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that impact assessment, together with retrospective assessment and consultation of stakeholders, is a key instrument to ensure that subsidiarity and proportionality are respected and to promote accountability and efficiency; welcomes the fact that the two principles are part of the quality review performed by the Regulatory Scrutiny Board; emphasises, however, that the independence of the board could be further improved;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcome the ‘one-in, one-out’ approach based on stakeholder involvement, through which the Commission aims to offset newly introduced burdens by relieving people and businesses, especially micro-enterprises and SMEs, of equivalent burdens at EU level in the same policy area; emphasises, however, that the implementation of this approach should not lead to mechanical decisions to repeal legislation or lower standards and calls on the Member States to ensure that 'gold plating' is avoided;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the establishment of the 'Have Your Say’ web portal and improvements thereto and calls on the Commission to further develop such tools, giving citizens and stakeholders direct access to, and involvement in, EU policy making;