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7 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2018/2112(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Union has a particular interest in implementing enhanced cooperation in certain areas of non- exclusive EU competences in order to move forward the European project and, to facilitate the life of citizens and to fight against climate change;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that the single institutional framework of the Union should be preserved in order to achieve the Union's common objectives and to guarantee the principle of equality of all citizens; insists that the Community or Union method should be respected;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the lack of clear operational guidelines for creating and administrating enhanced cooperation as for example the applicable law for common institutions or withdrawal procedures from an existing cooperation might have rendered the conclusion of enhanced cooperation less likely;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Suggests that the requirements for establishing enhanced cooperation should be made less restrictive, inter alia by lowering the minimum number of participating Members States;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends that Parliament should play a stronger role in enhanced cooperation by suggesting to the European Commission new cooperation via Article 225, monitoring proposals or existing cooperation and should be involved in every stage of the procedure, rather than just being expected to provide its consent; believes that Parliament should also receive regular reports and be able to comment on the implementation of enhanced cooperation;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that enhanced cooperation should be under the direct jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice unless the establishment of a special court required for the functioning of a particular case of enhanced cooperation is necessary, in which case this should be specified in the legal act establishing the enhanced cooperation;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Considers it necessary to make the role of both the Commission and Council secretariats more proactive in the context of enhanced cooperation, and therefore proposes that they actively search, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions and especially its EGTC Platform for areas where enhanced cooperation could be useful for the advancement of the European project or for areas adjacent to existing forms of enhanced cooperation in order to avoid overlaps or contradictions;
2018/12/07
Committee: AFCO