Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2014/2253(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
30th and 31st annual reports on monitoring the application of EU law (2012-2013) (debate) EL
30th and 31st annual reports on monitoring the application of EU law (2012-2013) (A8-0242/2015 - Kostas Chrysogonos) EL
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the 30th and 31st Annual Reports on monitoring the application of EU Law (2012 - 2013)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the right to petition the European Parliament is one of the building blockpillars of European citizenship, as laid down in Article 44 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 227 of The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); points out that this right provides the non-sufficient but necessary tools for increasing public participation in the European Union’s decision-making process; underlines, in the light of the above, the Committee on Petitions’ crucial role as the effective juncture between EU citizens, Parliament and, the Commission and the National Parliaments;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the right to petition the European Parliament is one of the building blockpillars of European citizenship, as laid down in Article 44 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 227 of The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); points out that this right provides the non-sufficient but necessary tools for increasing public participation in the European Union’s decision-making process; underlines, in the light of the above, the Committee on Petitions’ crucial role as the effective juncture between EU citizens, Parliament and the Commission;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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2. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is attaching ever more importance to petitions as a source of information on citizens’ complaints against public authorities, including the European Union 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;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the lower number of directives to be transposed in 2013 (74) in comparison with the 2011 figure (131); highlights, nevertheless, the higher number of directives to be transposed in comparison with the 2012 figure (56); therefore urges the European Commission to drastically reduce not only the production but also the volume of the existing Legal Acts, whether binding and non-binding, which now account for about 180,000 pages of EU standards , and reminds the strong recommendation made in Laeken by the European Council on 15 December 2001: ''what citizens understand by ''good governance'' is opening up fresh opportunities, not imposing further red tape. What they expect is more results, better responses to practical issues and not a European superstate or European institutions inveigling their way into every nook and cranny of life.''
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that a total of 731 infringement cases were closed because the Member State in question had demonstrated its compliance with EU law; points out that the Court of Justice delivered 52 judgments under Article 258 TFEU in 2013, of which 31 (59.6 %) were in favour of the Commission; in order to put these statistics for 2013 in perspective, reminds that until now 3274 (87,3%) infringement judgments delivered by the Court were in favour of the Commission.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6