Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2014/2252(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual reports 2012-2013 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0301/2015 - Sajjad Karim)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the closer participation of national parliaments in the European legislative process, which has resulted in a positive increase in awareness of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality in the interinstitutional context; notes however, that further work still needs to be done in this context; Suggests therefore that the Commission engages in a yearly debate with each of the national parliaments in the national parliament in order to strengthen the dialogue between the Commission and the national parliaments;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that according to Article 5 in the Maastricht Treaty the European Union shall only act if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the principle of subsidiarity is an important tool to balance the exercise of power and to ensure genuine European added value and thereby promoting growth and job- creation; stresses that in respecting the principle of subsidiarity it is key to consider the role of the social partners and to ensure their autonomy according to Member States' customs and traditions, believes in this regard that breaches of the principle of subsidiarity can lead to unintended consequences such as undermined faith in the European Union for European citizens and that breaches of the principle of subsidiarity should therefore be avoided;