11 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2016/2018(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has set itself the goal of better regulation as a priority for this term and affirms the need to create clear, simple, effective and socially and environmentally balanced EU legislation which will consequently be easy to transpose and implement;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the notion of Better Law-Making can by no means be understood in a way that leads to less regulation, but rather as a way to ensuring the drafting of robust legislation which minimises loopholes and ensures a smoother transposition and enforcement by Member States;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that further development of the transparency of the negotiations process, especially as regards the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), as well as of the legislative process and enhanced scrutiny of existing legislation must be the guiding principles of the implementation of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of developing and further advancing Parliament’s role as co-legislator and of ensuring equality with respect to the Council, as well as enhancing its role as a supervisory body of all EU institutions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that when it comes to its application, an effective EU legislation must aim at ensuring that the procedures established therein match the underlying purpose of the piece of legislation itself, and particularly the ultimate goal of protecting the environment when it comes to ensuring a high degree of environmental protection
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the numerous petitions received on the economic and social crisis in the European Union and believes that priority should be given to legislative initiatives in order to revive the economy, fight unemployment and precariousness, and to combat social inequalities and poverty;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Acknowledges the importance of the work within the committee on Petitions in assessing the quality of the EU law-making when it comes to its actual implementation, and as a source for improving legislative texts and procedures; notes in this regard the importance of a faithful inter-institutional cooperation with the European Commission when it comes to ensuring a proper examination of the petitions;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Opposes any legislative initiative or legal framework put in place with the participation of any EU institution that can lead to an actual precarisation of the labour market, risks putting a greater amount of people effectively under the poverty threshold or undermines fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for a greater consultation with social partners at an early stage, and a greater involvement of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, and due account to be taken of their concerns;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Observes that the adoption of systematic impact assessments must not lead to a de-politicisation of the legislative process, thereby affecting Parliament’s role's core role in a democratic functioning of the Union, as the true representative of the direct will and diversity of EU citizens, nor weaken its legislative power, watering down its debates or rendering them meaningless, and replacing political decisions made therein;