7 Amendments of Mercedes BRESSO related to 2014/2252(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the closer participationincreased interest and the stronger involvement of national parliaments in the European legislative process in the recent years, which has resulted in a positiven increase ind awareness of the basic principles ofupon which the EU is founded, such as subsidiarity and proportionality in the interinstitutional context as well as European politics and policy making in the national context;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Appreciates the work of the impact assessment board on the issues concerning the subsidiarity and the proportionality of legal measures and appeals for a stronger cooperation with the Committee of the Regions and AFCO Committee already at this level of the procedure on the two related issues;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Call for a generalization of the consultation of the local and regional Parliaments on a regular basis and not just on punctual issues;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the eight-week period given to national parliaments to issue a reasoned opinion under Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be extended significantly to allow national parliaments to participate to a greater extent; encourages national parliaments to become more involved in the European debate; and appeals therefore the European Commission to pronounce itself on the question of the National Parliament "Greencard Initiative";
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that 2012 saw national parliaments show their first ‘yellow card’ in the context of the subsidiarity control mechanism, in response to the proposal for a regulation on the exercise of the right to take collective action within the context of the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services; points out however that according to the Commission the principle of subsidiarity had not been breached;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the eventual withdrawal of this proposal by the Commission, demonstrates the difficulty of finding common ground at EU level as to how best to deal with industrial conflict in situue to general political opposition and not because of any breach of the principle of subsidiarity, demonstrates the necessity of improving Union policies and efforts on the transnational aspects of industrial relations, involving businesses and workers in different Member States; compliance with the art. 9 TFEU and the Title X TFEU on Social Policy;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the Commission should perceivework on the European Citizens’ Initiative more positively and without dogmatism as it is a substantialin order to perceive it more positively as an instrument for citizens to influence EUuropean legislation and therefore should try to facilitate the constitution of such initiatives.