8 Amendments of Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR related to 2023/2079(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the 10th Subsidiarity Conference - Active Subsidiarity: Daring more EU democracy - Creating EU added value on 11 November 2022,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the current configuration of the subsidiarity control mechanism sets in motion 41 legislative chambers in the EU, 75 regional parliaments and assemblies, and thousands of parliamentarians throughout the EU; whereas, in this regard, the current mechanism overloads the agendas of national parliament’s Committees for Union Affairs, impeding them to dedicate more time to the analysis of EU policies; whereas national parliaments do not see this mechanism as a way to stall the EU law-making process, but as a way to voice their views and participate in the debate on EU policies;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the European Committee of the Regions highlights its role as guardian of the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RAcknowledges the work carried out by the EU institutions in the respect of the subsidiarity and proportionality principles, taking into account that no orange card has been triggered; recalls that the principle of subsidiarity enshrined in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union aims to ensure that decisions are taken as closely as possible to citizens and that constant checks are carried out to verify that action at EU level is justified; recalls that the principle of proportionality requires that any action taken by the EU should not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives of the Treaties;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the number of reasoned opinions received from EU national parliaments was 9 in 2020, 16 in 2021 and 34 in 2022; recalls that the “orange card” procedure has never been activated, and that the “yellow card” has been activated only three times, out of a total of 494 reasoned opinions and more than 6000 opinions in the period 2007-2022;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that the trend of the number of opinions and reasoned opinions in the period 2007-2022 demonstrates that national parliaments increasingly ask for more political dialogue and a greater involvement in the debate on EU policies, thus dedicating less time to the normative analysis of EU legislative proposals;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Suggests a revision of the subsidiarity control mechanism with the aim of making it more functional and agile so that local and regional authorities, and mostly national parliaments, are able to dedicate the essential time needed for a genuine debate on European politics; recommends the development of a more political approach in this regard, in order to develop a greater EU added value for citizens;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Considers that the European Committee of the Regions could have a more prominent role in the subsidiarity control mechanism, additionally to the right to bring an action before the CJEU for an infringement of the principle;