12 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2017/2011(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that the high number of infringement procedures in 2015 shows that ensuring timely and correct application of EU legislation in the Member States remains a serious challenge and priority for the EU;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Emphasises that the EU was established as a Union based on the rule of law and respect for human rights (Article 2 TEU); highlights that careful monitoring of acts and omission by the Member States and EU institutions is of utmost importance;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the unchecked expansion of the EU’s acquis is detrimental to its proper application; stresses thereforeStresses the importance of upholding the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; welcomes the practice by the Commission of taking due account of the principles of better law-making when selecting priorities for monitoring the application of EU law in the Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognises that the primary responsibility for the correct implementation and application of EU law lies with the Member States; notes however that this does not absolve the EU institutions of their duty to uphold primary EU law when they produce secondary EU law;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Expresses its concern that the austerity measures which the EU institutions have imposed on over- indebted Member States, in particular the drastic cuts on public spending, have had the effect of significantly reducing the capacity of Member States' administration and judiciary to assume their responsibility to properly implement EU law;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses that the Memoranda of Understanding and their implementation are not governed by EU law, even where Member States are obliged thereunder by the EU institutions to take austerity measures; points out that they are therefore not considered EU acts, with the result that the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU is not applicable to them among other things1a; _________________ 1a see inter alia ECJ, C-370/12, par. 161 ff., 178 ff.; ECJ, C-8/15 P to C-10/15 P, par. 67 ff.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Highlights that all EU institutions, even if are members of groups of international lenders (‘troikas’), are bound by the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU2a; _________________ 2a ECJ, C-8/15 P to C-10/15 P, par. 67 ff.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Stresses that the tasks allocated to the Commission or other EU institutions under Article 13(3) and (4) of the ESM Treaty or other relevant Treaties oblige them to ensure that Memoranda of Understanding concluded by the aforementioned Treaties are consistent with EU law; notes therefore that the EU institutions must refrain from signing any Memorandum of Understanding where there are doubts about its compatibility with EU law3a; _________________ 3a ECJ, C-8/15 P to C-10/15 P, par. 58 ff.; ECJ, C-370/12, par. 164.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11 d. Regrets that the annual reviews by the Commission, the ECB and the Council of economic adjustment programmes for members of the euro area have imposed obligations on Member States, which in some cases run contrary to the objectives and values of the EU as expressed in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU4a; _________________ 4a see inter alia: PE 510.021.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11 e. Deplores the poor state of domestic transposition and practical implementation of EU level asylum standards, including the implementation of the EU reception conditions pursuant to Directive 2013/335a, by Member States; condemns the Member States’ highly inadequate implementation of the relocation mechanism proposed by the Commission to deal with the refugee crisis; calls therefore on the Commission to pay particular attention to the implementation of measures also adopted in the area of asylum and migration in order to ensure that they comply with the principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and to launch the necessary infringement proceedings where appropriate; _________________ 5a OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 96.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)