Activities of Domènec RUIZ DEVESA related to 2020/2262(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law Making covering the years 2017, 2018 and 2019
Amendments (9)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that while the number of reasoned opinions received from national parliaments continued to fall between 2017 and 2019, the number of opinions submitted to the Commission and contributions to the European Parliament, including on non-legislative initiatives, remains consistently high, which is testament to the positive and forward- looking engagement of national parliaments with the EU policy cycle and the need of strengthening the subsidiarity principle; notes that several of these submissions focused on important institutional issues such as the completion of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the activation of passerelle clauses;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Acknowledges the work carried out by the European Commission and its respect for the principle of subsidiarity; identifies the current trend of national parliaments asking for more political dialogue on EU policies; recommends the development of a more political approach to the subsidiarity control mechanism in the EU, in order to develop a greater added value for citizens, and a further involvement of the European Committee of the Regions in this regard, which can have the role of the guardian of the principle of subsidiarity representing regional and local authorities;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission to assess the possibility of assisting the national parliaments in playing a positive and proactive role in EU affairs through the introduction of an informal ‘green card’ procedure;bring Europe closer to its citizens developing its work with the local, regional and national policy makers; Welcomes an enhanced role for national parliaments by endowing them with the right of proposing initiatives to the European Parliament; It also proposes to evaluate and further develop the existing frameworks of interparliamentary cooperation, such as COSAC, CFSP/CDSP Interparliamentary Conference, Inter-parliamentary Conference of Stability, Economic Coordination and Governments of the EU, CFSP/CDSP Interparliamentary Conference, JPSD Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol and the European Parliamentary Week.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests that the introduction of a ‘red card’ instrument, enabling a legislative proposal from the Commission to be withdrawn if 55 % of national parliaments raise an objection, should be discussed at the Conference on the Future of Europe;Deleted
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the involvement of regional parliaments with legislative powers, which under Article 6 of Protocol No 2 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union can be consulted by national parliaments, and supports their systematic consultation on major initiatives;Deleted
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets the current structure of the procedure for the subsidiarity control mechanism compelling national parliaments' committees for the EU to dedicate excessive time to technical and legal assessments with short deadlines, which complicates the goal to have a deeper political discussion on European politics; reminds that in 2019, 159 reports and 0 reasoned opinion have been submitted, out of a total of 4918 and 439 respectively in the last 9 years; recalls that, as of today, the “yellow card” procedure has been activated only three times, and the “orange card” has never been used;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Strongly suggests a revision of the aforementioned mechanism with the aim of making it more functional and agile so local and regional authorities, and mostly national parliaments, are able to dedicate the essential time needed for a genuine debate on European politics, without being encompassed in a less efficient procedure;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its support to national parliaments in providing joint own- initiative opinions, such as those provided by the Visegrád Group countries on the future of the subsidiarity principle and parliamentary cooperation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. BDelieves that the REFIT platform should be expanded to widen its focus from regulatory burdens to matters of subsidiarity and proportionality; warns against the rigid application by the Commission of a ‘one in, one out’ principle in the implementation of better law-making processes.eted