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REPORT on the state of the debate on the future of Europe PDF (265 KB) DOC (107 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas although Europe has managed to overcome the most critical moments of the economic crisis, important and urgent reforms still lie ahead in some Member States, in the area of economic governance in general and in the euro area in particular, as well as in terms of recovery of the social standards of our welfare state;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in view of the multiple internal and external current and future challenges facing the Union in an unstable and partly hostile global worldenvironment, in particular those concerning migration, terrorism, security, preserving the multilateral world order, completing the EMU, globalisation, climate change, free and fair and rules-based international trade, foreign affairs and defence, the development of the social pillar, and the fight against anti-EU populism, the objective enshrined the Lisbon Treaty of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe should continue to inspire the actions taken by the Union; whereas these clear challenges can only be addressed if tackled together;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the upcoming elections to the European Parliament present an opportunity to take stock of the debate on the future of Europe, also in view of the principal institutional priorities of the three institutionsEuropean Parliament, the Commission and the Council for the new term;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Meseberg Declaration proposes putting in place transnational lists for the European elections as of 2024, while this Parliament has rejected the introduction of transnational lists;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the Union must tackle the challenges of its future with greater and better political integration, with full respect for fundamental and democratic values, and by working together; agrees with the heads of state and government who addressed Parliament in plenary during the debates on the future of Europe that citizens want a Europe that protects their rights, their welfare and their social model on the basis of shared sovereignty, and that the problems we face in Europe can only be solved together;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the report of the Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’ of 10 July 2018, presenting recommendations on a new way of working; Recalls that the Task Force found that there is EU value added in all existing areas of EU activity and therefore did not identify any Treaty competences or policy areas that should be re-delegated definitively, in whole or in part, to the Member States;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the joint proclamation endorsing the European Pillar of Social Rights; points out that the competences and tools required to deliver on the pillar are mainly in the hands of local, regional and national authorities, as well as social partners and civil society, while progress in its implementation shcould receive particularbalanced attention within the economic policy coordination of the European Semester; recalls in this context that social dialogue has proven to be an indispensable instrument to improve EU policy- and law- making;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the governance institutions of the EMU to be designed in such a way to take full account of the need for democratic support of its decisions by Parliament and its relationship with national parliaments by ensuring appropriate parliamentary scrutiny mechanisms, in order to provide the economic and financial governance for the euro area with the maximum social, economic and democratic legitimacy and improve the follow-up of Union recommendations;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores the absence of agreement among the Member States on the priorities and implementation of an EU-level comprehensive immigration policy, which would make it possible to organise and regulate migratory flows, control our external borders more effectively, cooperate with countries of origin and transit, and guarantee respect for the fundamental rights of migrants and asylum seekers, among other objectives; underlines that the obvious contradictions in interests exposed by Member States as well as the discontent voiced by citizens need to be overcome in order not to jeopardise the European integration project;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Regrets the frequent and widespread temptation to attribute unpopular decisions to Brussels and to free national authorities of their responsibilities and politics, given that this unjust and opportunistic attitude damages Europe, promotes anti-European sentiments and nationalism and discredits the EU institutions; Considers furthermore that false attributions are contrary to the imperative of accountability of governmental action;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the need to strengthen the European public sphere as a supranational area of European democracy; sStresses that the major challenges Europe is facing must be addressed and discussed from a European perspective and not from a national perspective only; points out that, for this reason, European democracy needs a European identity, a genuinely European demos, more European institutional education and a deliberative, more participatory and less national social frameworksocietal framework as well as a more European and less nationally focused campaign for the upcoming European elections in 2019;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Union's approach taken to the current negotiations on the United Kingdom’s orderly withdrawal from the European Union, and underlines the remarkable unity displayed by the EU institutions and Member States; notes that experience in the negotiations to date has shown the enormous complexities of such decisions;