Activities of Sven SIMON related to 2022/2142(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the passerelle clauses in the EU Treaties
Amendments (13)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the unanimity requirement in the Council continues to be one of the biggest impediments in EU decision- making processes; whereas some Member States have used their right to veto to block or delay decisions in order to raise concerns on other unrelated issues; whereas despite the Treaties providing for qualified majority voting in many policy fields, Council continues to employ a culture of unaminity in these fields, oftentimes preventing ambitious policy outcomes;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas general passerelle clauses are mechanisms that were introduced with the aim of making decision-making in the EU more flexible, by changing from unanimity to QMV and to introduce the ordinary legislative procedure where the Treaties provide for a special legislative procedure;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the use of general passerelle must be unanimously authorised by the European Council and European Parliament’s consent of its component members is required; whereas national parliaments can use their prerogative to veto the decision of the European Council authorising the change in voting rules or in the type of legislative procedure;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas in addition to the general passerelle clauses, there are six special passerelle clauses that are aimed at modifying decision-making in the same way as general passerelles but only in certain sub-areas of a specific policy field in which qualified majority voting or the ordinary legislative procedure do not apply and introduces less stringent conditions;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the concEuropean Parliament in its resolustions of the Conference on the Future of Europe9 June 2022 on the call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties proposed to move from unanimity to QMV for activating passarelle clauses in order to improve the EU’s decision- making procedures and ensure the EU’s capability to act rapidly and effectively4; _________________ 4 Proposal 39, Conference on the Future of Europe, ‘Report on the Final Outcome’, May 2022.;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on Council to abandon a culture of unaminity in policy fields where QMV is already possible;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe; reiterates its commitment to following them up effectively and its call for the Treaties to be amended urgently5; calls on Council to follow suit without further delay; _________________ 5 Resolution of 9 June 2022 on the call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that moving to QMV and OLP for certain aspects of environmental and energy policies is particularly urgent, given the broader context of the environmental and climate emergencyin line with previous resolutions of Parliament6; _________________ 6 Resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (OJ C 232, 16.6.2021, p. 2).
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need for a dialogue between the Commission and European social partners on the possible use of passerelle clauses in social policy; considers it important to evaluate the potential impact of using general passerelle clauses and the sector-specific clause provided for in Article 153(2) TFEU to strengthen the EU’s ability to implement measures to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (Article 19 TFEU) and take decisions on the protection of workers’ rights;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18