Activities of Damian BOESELAGER related to 2023/2083(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Treaty provisions concerning special legislative procedures
Amendments (15)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in multiple cases, the Council’s position ignored long-standing recommendations of the Commission and Parliament, prolonging the decision without any time frame for completion, or even blocking the decision altogether by applying vetoes that were not based on legally defined and concrete Treaty-based arguments or explanations, or even by breaching Council's treaty obligations;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that in most SLPs, Parliament lacks full participatory and decision-making rights;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Acts adopted by Parliament requiring the Council’s active participation
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Understands that some Member States have expressed reservations on certain elements of the proposal, but also regrets the fact that the proposal is not being discussed regularly in the Council and for more than a year no significant progress has been achieved; urges the Spanish and Belgian Council Presidencies to make this file a priority and engage in consensus building in light of developing a Council position in order to work towards reaching an agreement with Parliament on reforming the European electoral law before the next European elections;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that the argumentonly a limited number of discussion rounds have taken place to resolve the concerns raised by the Council; underlines that the concerns used by the Council on the lack of respect for the subsidiarity principle and the breach of fundamental principles should be counterbalanced by the political demand for increased democratic legitimacy and the enhancement of the European trans- national dimension; stresses that any of these arguments should not be a pretence to not engage on reaching an agreement with the aim of bringing the European elections closer to the citizens, ultimately increasing turnout and further building a European public sphere;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the deadlock in the negotiations with the Council and the Commission on the right of inquiry and deplores the fact that Parliament has been unable to hold formal discussions with the other two institutthe Council and Commission did not engage sufficiently with Parliament with the aim to hold formal discussions;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Council and the Commission to uphold its treaty obligations and comply with the principle of interinstitutional cooperation enshrined in Article 13(2) TEU and to resumfinalise negotiations with Parliament on these two special procedures before the end of this legislative term;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that the Commission neglects its roles as “guardian of the Treaties” and “honest broker” in these special legislative procedures; expects the Commission to play an active role in facilitating the dialogue on the mentioned files by proactively engaging with Council and Parliament and by making proposals on how existing deadlocks can be overcome;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that the European Council decides on the composition of Parliament by unanimity and Parliament must give its consent by a majority of its component members;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights that even though the proposal stems from Parliament itself, its subsequent consent is important, as the European Council has the right to amend the proposal and only Parliament’s consent to the final act guarantees that Parliament agrees with the rules on its own election; believes that any delay in the Council’s work would be detrimental to the success of the whole process, since the Council’s decision can enter into force only after being approved by the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that, contrary to its request expressed in the legislative resolution of 15 June 2023 on the composition of the European Parliament, the European Council failed to immediately inform the Parliament that it intended to deviate from the submitted proposal, both, concerning the number of seats, and the deletion made to the proposed allocation of 28 seats to a Union-wide constituency; strongly regrets that the European Council then changed its proposal considerably and further asked Parliament to vote on the European Council’s proposal in its next plenary session; deplores this failure of the European Council to comply with the principle of mutual sincere cooperation as enshrined in Article 13(2) TEU;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights that the directives laying down arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament and in municipal elections for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals is also such an SLP, where Parliament is consulted for its opinion; reiterates that Parliament had adopted its positions on the recast procedures on 14 February 2023; regrets that the Commission's replies to Parliament’s position was extremely negative and the Commission, instead of choosing a constructive approach of credibly engaging with possible improvements through Parliament’s suggestions, decided to reply negatively by dismissing the proposals on strongly formal grounds; awaits Council to discuss this file and further expects Council to deal with its opinion and do its best to cooperate with Parliament on reaching an improvement for mobile Union citizens;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that the duty of mutual sincere cooperation between the institutions requires the institutions to keep each other informed and consult each other so that consent may be given at the end of the procedure; insists, therefore, that consent should not consist of a mere ‘yes or no’ question at the end of the procedure, but should be something the institutions aspire to achieve through sincere cooperation;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need to define precise requirements, including deadlines, on the time frame for the adoption of an act by the Council;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists on its call to release the public positions of the Member States at the moment of the adoption of an act by the Council; insists further that the Council should systematically record the identity of Member States when they express their positions in Council; suggests introducing binding justifications, based on Treaty provisions, respect for the fundamental rights of all EU citizens and Member States and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in all cases in which Member States apply a veto to a particular decision;