11 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2022/2142(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that, if approved,e necessity to act urgently since Treaty changes extending QMV to areas where unanimity is currently required would requirtake time before coming into force;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, under the current Treaties, passerelle clauses can be activated immediately but only following a vote by unanimity in the Council or European Council; stresses that passerelle clauses should immediately be activated as a first step to increase the ability of the European Union to act; underlines that the activation of passerelle clauses cannot substitute the necessary Treaty reform to move from unanimiy to majority decision- making;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers it urgent to rapidly activate the special passerelle clauses in those three critical areas defined by the European Commission in its communication of 12 September 2018 entitled: ‘A stronger global actor: a more efficient decision-making for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy’ (COM/2018/0647), namely for decisions establishing sanction regimes, for EU positions on human rights in international fora and for civilian missions in the framework of the common security and defence policy (CSDP).
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the European Council to adopt a decision under Article 31(3) TEU establishing that Union positions on human rights in multilateral forums (Article 29 TEU), international agreements in the area of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) (Article 37 TEU) and common security and defence policy (CSDP) civilian missions (Articles 42(4) and 43 TEU) are to be taken by QMV;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Calls on the European Council to activate the general passerelle clauses to switch to QMV and OLP in policies related to largely harmonised tax policies, particularly in the value added tax (VAT) taxation (Article 113 TFEU), and for all acts which directly affect the functioning of the internal market (Article 115 TFEU), in particular those related to previously agreed international agreements;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Calls on the European Council to authorize the use of a general passerelle clause (Article 48(7) TEU) on measures concerning non-discrimination and for the adoption of recommendations on social security and social protection of workers.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Urges the European Council to activate passerelle clauses to move to QMV for decisions in all areas of common foreign and security policy (CFSP), except for the creation of military missions or operations with an executive mandate under the common security and defence policy (CSDP), pending the entry into force of relevant Treaty changes;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Urges the European Council to decide upon setting up a Convention for Treaty reform at the earliest opportunity, to ensure that citizens’ expectations are met and that the outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe are implemented as soon as possible.