Activities of Tadeusz ZWIEFKA related to 2011/2275(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 28th annual report on monitoring the application of EU law (2010) PDF (199 KB) DOC (124 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the absence in the above- mentioned new communication of any reference to EU Pilot, which is, as defined by the Commission itself, a ‘'well- established working method’2 2'which it uses to deal with complaints as a first step in the infringement procedure wherever there might be recourse to that procedure3 3; notes that EU Pilot is not even mentioned by name in the communication and that there is no reference to any of the rights or the protection accorded to the complainant under EU Pilot; concludes, therefore, that all decisions taken by the Commission which precede or exclude the infringement procedure do not always obey the rules of transparency and accountability and are 1 P7_TA-PROV(2011)0382 2 Commission’s Second Evaluation Report on EU Pilot (SEC(2011)1626), p. 7. 3 See the above mentioned report, p. 3. See the above-mentioned resolution of 25 November 2010. made at the Commission's complete discretion alone;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its view that the discretionary power conferred by the Treaties upon the Commission in dealing with the infringement procedure must respect the rule of law, the principle of legal clarity, the requirements of transparency and openness and the principle of proportionality, and that nothing must under any circumstances jeopardise the basic purpose of that power, which is to guarantee the timely and correct application of Union law; reiterates its belief that ‘absolute discretion coupled with an absolute lack of transparency is fundamentally contrary to the rule of law’4 ;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it of the utmost importance that the Commission should make use of this possibility, together with all other possible means of guaranteeing that Member States transpose Union legislation in a timely and correct fashion, especially with reference to environmental matters; those who are lagging behind and have not implemented the laws on time should be named;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the national courts play a vital role in applying EU law, and fully supports the EU's efforts to enhance and coordinate judicial training for national judges,legal, judicial and administrative authorities and legal professionals, officials and civil servants in the national administrations as well as regional and local authorities at European level;