Activities of Evin INCIR related to 2021/2166(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Better regulation: joining forces to make better laws (continuation of debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Having regard to the development cooperation objectives pursuant to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. HighlightAffirms the EU’s obligation to incorporate the development cooperation objectives into any policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries, as set out in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; recalls that many Union policies with a more domestic dimension contribute to the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), and therefore achieving coherence across all Union policies is crucial to achieving the SDGs worldwide;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly believes that the Union’s better regulation system is a valuable instrument in the implementation of this legal obligation, as long as the tools that the system proposes are used appropriately and to their maximum potential; regrets that the analysis on the impact on developing countries of many internal legislative initiatives in past years has not been up at the desired level; strongly calls on the European Commission to pay more attention to the impact of European legislation, in particular domestic legislation, in developing countries and to respect and promote the objectives of development cooperation in these initiatives, particularly in areas such as migration, social policies, environment, agriculture, fisheries, health, travel, leisure and transport, information technologies and digital market security, financial services, combating transnational crime such as organised crime, drug and human trafficking and money laundering and private sector behaviour; welcomes the new versions of the better regulation guidelines and the better regulation toolbox; believes that tool number 35 in particular contains the necessary elements to guide the performance of impact analyses in developing countries and expects that this tool will be used extensively;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Suggests that the toolbox needs to be further strengthened in order to facilitate the identification and analysis of potential economic, social, human rights, gender and environmental impacts in developing countries; recommends that a new heading “impact on developing countries” is introduced in specific tools of the toolbox, in particular in tools 23, 25and 26; suggests that under that heading, a number of guiding questions is inserted in order to detect whether legislation contributes to the objectives of development policy and to the implementation of the Agenda 2030 both in EU and developing countries;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Welcomes European Commission’s focus to improve the understanding of the needs and impacts of EU legislation outside the EU by increasing engagement with external partners; calls on the European Commission to make this engagement effective by articulating broad, inclusive and meaningful consultation processes involving affected stakeholders such as trade unions and civil society representatives in developing countries; suggests that the outcome of those consultations and the evidence gathered truly inform the legislation; highlights the role that the EU delegations can play, particularly, in developing countries, and the need to make available the instruments and resources needed for the implementation of these consultations; welcomes the initiative to make consultation process more focused, clearer and user-friendly and calls on the Commission to take into account the context and the specific needs of affected stakeholders in partner countries where the consultation is to be carried out;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Believes that better regulation is a tool that has to be shared with partner countries in order to improve the quality of their legislation and its implementation; calls on the European Commission to promote partnerships in this regards;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the role of DG INTPA to be further strengthened during the process of drafting, implementing and evaluating domestic legislation with significant impact on developing countries in the framework of policy coherence for development;