6 Amendments of Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN related to 2008/2120(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Treaty of Lisbon, in particular, Article 1 (12),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to the Protocol attached to the Treaty of Lisbon on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon, in particular Article 9 thereof,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Protocol attached to the Treaty of Lisbon on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the peoples of the Unioncitizens are directly represented at EU level in the European Parliament and the Member States are represented toin the fulCouncil by the European Parliament andir respective governments, which themselves are democratically accountable to their national parliaments, each in its ow (see Article 12 of the EU Treaty in the Lisbon Trealmty version); consequently the necessary parliamentarisation of the European Union must rely on two fundamental approaches involving the broadening of the European Parliament’s powers vis-à-vis all the Union’s decisions and the strengthening of the powers of the national parliaments vis-à-vis their respective governments,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the newobligations and rights of the national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon – which is a 'Treaty of the parliaments' – which enhance their role in the political processes of the European Union; considers that these rights can be divided into three categories: Rights to be informedInformation about: – the evaluation of policies conducted in the area of freedom, security and justice; – proceedings of the Standing Committee on Internal Security; – proposals to amend the Treaties; – applications to become a member of the Union; – simplified Treaty revisions (six months in advance); – proposals for Treaty-supplementing measures; Rights to aActively participateion in: – the proper functioning of the Union (“umbrella” provision); – control of Europol and Eurojust together with the European Parliament; – conventions dealing with Treaty changes; Rights to oObjections to: – legislation not complying with the principle of subsidiarity, through the “yellow card” and “orange card” procedures; – Treaty changes in the simplified procedure; – measures of judicial cooperation in civil- law matters (family law); – an infringement of the principle of subsidiarity, by bringing an action before the Court of Justice (if permitted by national law);
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that control over the national governments by the national parliaments must be exercised, first and foremost, in accordance with the relevant constitutional rules; notes, however, that the effective fulfilment of this task as a specific element of the principle of representative democracy is now regarded as a legal precondition for the work of the Union;