6 Amendments of Gabriele STAUNER related to 2008/2045(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality are key principles of primary law and, in areas where the Community does not have sole legislative power, must be respected at all costs,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the correct application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality makes a fundamental contribution to consolidating the authority and effectiveness of Community legislation and to ensuring that decisions are taken at a level closer to citizens, thereby ultimately securing greater public acceptance of the Union, and whereas these principles are essential to legitimising the appropriateness and scope of Community action, in so far as they enable the Member States to exercise their own legislative powers, in a spirit of collaboration between the various levels of government, and this therefore increases legal security,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas at present Community law making is subject to the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, which require the establishment of procedures for coordination with the national legislative and executive authorities in order to guarantee both legal security and the effectiveness of European Union actionthat European Union action is both necessary and lawful,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises, in the context of the efforts to bring about better lawmaking, the importance of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality both in reducing unnecessary bureaucratic burdens on Member States and those affected by legislation and in securing broader acceptance among European citizens for those measures which, in keeping with both principles, can only be taken at Community level;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that since ambiguous and ineffective soft law instruments can have negative effects on the development of European Union law and on the balance between the Institutions, they should therefore be used cautiously,only very cautiously - where provided for in the Treaties and in a manner strictly consistent with the allocation of competences under primary law - and in all cases, legal security should be guaranteed;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has decided to forward its new proposals and consultation documents to the national parliaments directly, in order to seek their reactions upstream of the Community law- making process, thus anticipating the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty; fully endorses the importance of collaboration of this kind when it comes to improving the quality and application of Community legislation, in particular the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;