16 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2018/2112(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas some of the main obstacles to enhanced cooperation are the unanimity requirement and the different sovereignty issues in the different Member States;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas enhanced cooperation is limited to areas of shared competence and shall not undermine the internal market;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas the qualified majority voting requirement with the participation of all Member States in the authorisation phase of enhanced cooperation makes it rather difficult to launch enhanced cooperation with just the minimum required number of Member States, and even more unlikely if enhanced cooperation is launched in an area where a previous qualified majority voting vote failed;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
E d. whereas Parliament’s involvement is quite marginal, even though its consent is required before the Council authorises the willing Member States to proceed with enhanced cooperation;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
E e. whereas there is no provision in the Treaties on how to deal with a Member State that wants to exit an existing case of enhanced cooperation or does not fulfil the requirements anymore, except for the special case of Permanent Structured Cooperation [Article 46 (4) and (5) TEU];
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital E f (new)
Recital E f (new)
E f. whereas there is a potential loophole in the organisation of enhanced cooperation linked to the requirement to continue with the unanimity requirement within the enhanced cooperation, unless the passerelle clause contained in Article 333 TFEU is used to switch over to qualified majority voting;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital E g (new)
Recital E g (new)
E g. whereas there is a risk that a non- interested Member State could enter the enhanced cooperation only to sabotage its advancement due to the unanimity requirement and to prevent the switch over to qualified majority voting through the passerelle clause;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that 22 Member States are already participating in enhanced cooperation on the EPPO, and encourages non-participating Member States to join as soon as possible with a view to improving the Office's efficiency;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that enhanced cooperation in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy shall be aimed at safeguarding the values and serving the interests of the Union as a whole and shall respect the principles, objectives, general guidelines and consistency of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the powers of the European Community and the consistency between all the Union's policies and its external activities;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights that such enhanced cooperation shall relate only to the implementation of a joint action or a common position, and it shall not relate to matters having military or defence implications;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Underlines that the Parliament and the other members of the Council shall be kept fully informed of the implementation of enhanced cooperation; notes that this task is incumbent on the High Representative for the common foreign and security policy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Notes that Member States which intend to establish enhanced cooperation between themselves shall address a request to the Commission, which may submit a proposal to the Council to that effect;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Stresses that enhanced cooperation provides a tool for problem- solving that is not only legal but also convenient, as it is based on the Treaty provisions and operates within the Union institutional structure and delivers tangible results;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2 f. Points out that enhanced cooperation most often arises in areas governed by a special legislative procedure requiring unanimity, and has predominantly been used in the area of justice and home affairs;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recommends that the special passerelle clause enshrined in Article 333 TFEU be activated to switch from unanimity to qualified majority voting, and from a special to the ordinary legislative procedure, immediately after an agreement on the start of enhanced cooperation is approved by the Council, in order to avoid new blockages if the number of participating Member States is significant;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recommends that Parliament shall play a stronger role in enhanced cooperation and shall be involved in every stage of the procedure; believes that Parliament shall also receive regular reports on the implementation of enhanced cooperation;