8 Amendments of Aldo PATRICIELLO related to 2015/2283(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the subsidiarity principle has a double aspect: it seeks to protect the capacity of the Member States to take decisions when an issue can be dealt with effectively at national or local level, but it also justifies the EU intervention in exercising its powers when Member States are unable to achieve the objectives of a proposed action satisfactorily;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Takes the view that subsidiarity should not be merely understood only as a defence against the EU intervention on matters which do not fall within the Union's exclusive competence; stresses the significant added value which can be provided if the action is carried out at EU level when the objectives of an action cannot be sufficiently achieved at national level;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that local and regional authorities are closely involved in implementing environmental policies and that as a result the Committee of the Regions and its subsidiarity monitoring mechanism are vitally important; stresses that an even stricter cooperation between national authorities and the European Commission would contribute to a better implementation of the environmental policies;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to take into account to a greater extent the efforts the Member States and regionals authorities have already made as regards environmental policies, to ensure it proposes suitable tools and proportionate objectives; acknowledges that the level of environmental protection across Europe has improved measurably as a tangible result of the comprehensive EU environmental legislation;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the transfer of powers under the subsidiarity principle is based on trust, and that the national parliaments are right to take the view that conferring tasksit is essential for the Member States, the national parliaments and the general public to be provided with assurances as to the integrity onf agencies in which conflicts of inter, the transparency of their activities and the fact that those activitiest are not managed in a satisfactory manner runs counter toconducted in keeping with EU rules, in order to ensure compliance with the subsidiarity principle in terms of the effectiveness of action to protect citizens;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the ‘green card’ plan suggested by a number of national parliaments with a view to ensuring that they canPoints out that Article 12 of the Treaty on European Union and Protocol (No 1) on the role of national parliaments in the European Union are fundamental to the monitoring of the subsidiarity principle and help national parliaments to play a proactive role in EU decision- making.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the reference in the Annual Report 2014 to the European Parliament initiative concerning the "Cost of Non-Europe" report, which is aimed at assessing the added values and economic benefits of undertaking action at EU level;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that the prioritization of the short-term and national considerations over long-term and collective goals often undermines the possibility to successfully tackle the environmental global challenges; stresses that acting at EU level is essential to play a key role in the context of the international efforts aimed at promoting sustainable development globally;