Activities of Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN related to 2014/2253(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
30th and 31st annual reports on monitoring the application of EU law (2012-2013) (A8-0242/2015 - Kostas Chrysogonos) ES
Amendments (4)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is attaching ever more importance to petitions as a source of information on citizens’ complaints and potential infringements of EU law in its actual implementation, as evidenced by the fact that the two annual reports paid particular attention to petitions; notes that this has been accompanied by a corresponding increase in the number of petitions that were forwarded by the Committee on Petitions to the Commission with requests for information; regrets, however, the delays in receiving responses from the Commission regarding numerous petitions, when it is asked to give an opinion;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to violations of EU law, particularly in the fields of fundamental rights, a lack of transparency and the environment; considers that petitions give evidence of the fact that there are still frequent and widespread instances of incomplete transposition or misapplication of EU law;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the EU Pilot procedure is fully operational in all Member States and has produced impressivacceptable results so far, in particular with regard to the gathering of information and the improvement of the specific situation causing concern to citizens, as indicated by the reduced number of infringement procedures; points out with concern that 11 Member States habitually exceed the ten-week limit within which they are supposed to reply to the Commission;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point a
Paragraph 8 – point a
(a) improved communication between the two parties, in particular with regard to the initiation and progress of infringement procedures by the Commission, including the EU Pilot procedure, especially with regard to petitions,