6 Amendments of Rainer WIELAND related to 2012/2078(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty on improving inter- parliamentary cooperation (Article 12 TEU, Subsidiarity Protocol, Protocol on the role of national Parliaments),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view, regarding policies implemented in the context of flexible integration, that vertical cooperation by the European Parliament with national Parliaments of the vanguard group and with national Parliaments of the group of countries not initially forming part of the vanguard, as well as horizontal cooperation between these two groups and between individual committees and Members, must be encouraged and enhanced; stresses, however, that this cannot be a substitute for the formal involvement of the European Parliament in all policies pursued by means of flexible integration;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view that it is the responsibility of parliaments at the various levels to create opportunities for exchange and coordination, so as to ensure that there is democratic control even when treaties are concluded at inter- governmental level;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Takes the view that improving inter- parliamentary cooperation in the context of flexible integration policies can further enhance democratic legitimacy, but that this is no substitute for a formal strengthening of the European Parliament;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls that the democratic legitimacy and accountability of the EMU cannot be guaranteed by interparliamentary cooperation, and must, rather,must be ensured at the level at which decisions are taken and implemented, which means at the EU and EMU level by the European Parliament and at Member State level by the national parliaments, though inter- parliamentary cooperation is also an important complementary factor;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Considers it necessary, over and above inter-parliamentary cooperation, for networking to take place between administrations at working level in order to improve knowledge of procedures and their state of play at European level and to improve existing information channels;