Activities of Monica FRASSONI related to 2008/2337(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
25th annual report from the Commission on monitoring the application of Community law (2007) (debate)
25th annual report from the Commission on monitoring the application of Community law (2007) (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the 25th annual report from the Commission on monitoring the application of Community law (2007) PDF (146 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory sentence
Paragraph 8 – introductory sentence
8. Asks the Commission in particular whether the lack of resources in the Member States and the few complaints received by some Member States are not 1 ‘The Commission will describe and explain its action on these priorities in its annual reports, from 2008’. 2 COM(2008)0777, p. 9. 3 COM(2008)0777, p. 9. is not a worrying signs that there may be genuine problems in monitoring the application of Community law; calls on the Commission, moreover, in its assessment of the project, to check the following issues and report to Parliament on them:
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
– that the Commission has not shown any indulgence with Member States as regards compliance with the deadlines set by the Commission in order to find a(10 weeks) and that, on expiry of that period, the Commission has provided the Member State concerned with clear-cut information and time- frames regarding its future action in order to find an early definitive solution for the citizen;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission whether the EU PILOT project has affected the conduct of the meetings that it holds for Member States involved in the project and for the other non-participating Member States, bearing in mind that such meetings are considered the main means of dealing with and resolving infringement procedures;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reminds the Commission that any correspondence which may contain a complaint about a genuine breach of Community law must be registered as a complaint unless it is covered by the exceptional circumstances referred to in point 3 of the annex to the above-mentioned communication of 20 March 2002; notes that the Commission has declared that a fundamental directive such as Directive 2004/38/EC has essentially not been properly transposed in any Member State; notes that the Commission has received more than 1 800 individual complaints in relation to this directive, registering 115 of them as complaints and opening five cases of infringement on the grounds of failure to apply the directive properly; expresses grave concern over the Commission’s ability to perform its role as ‘guardian of the Treaty’ and the opportunity Parliament has to check the complaint registration policy implemented by the various Commission departments1; 1 ‘In the thirty months since the Directive has been applicable, the Commission has received more than 1800 individual complaints, 40 questions from the Parliament and 33 petitions on its application. It has registered 115 complaints and opened five infringement cases for incorrect application of the Directive.’ – Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (COM(2008)0840), p. 9.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)