6 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2014/2253(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Whereas in line with the Joint Political Declaration of 28 September 2011 of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on explanatory documents1 a the Commission has reported to the two legislators on its implementation; ___________ 1a OJ C 369, 17.12.2011, p. 14
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the introduction of the EU Pilot mechanism which, via its online platform, facilitates communication between the Commission and Member States so as to avoiprevent dysfunctions and infringement proceedings from being initiated wherever possible, but reminds the Commission that this system must not in any way undermine the rights of EU citizens under the rule of law or serve to justify direct or indirect discrimination within the meaning of Article 9 TEU, andlack of transparency in the content of the communications and exchanges of information with the Member States must not in any way undermine the rights of EU citizens under the rule of law, and therefore calls on the Commission to itself inform citizens in an appropriate and timely manner of the status of the consultations and on the follow-up given to their reports of potential non- compliance;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the new practice whereby the Commission can ask the Member States, in justified cases, to include explanatory documents when they notify the Commission of their transposition measures; reiterates, however, its call for mandatory correlation tables on the transposition of Directives;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Insists that these explanatory documents need to be publicly available in all EU languages;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the European Parliament, which is now a fully-fledged co-legislator and an institution directly representing the citizens, does not yet receive transparent and timely information on the implementation of EU laws, when such information is essential , includingnot only to enhance the accessibility and the legal certainty of the European citizens, but also for purposes of adopting amendments aimed at improving those laws;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the enhanced transparency of the EU could boost the participation of the EU nationals in the new framework of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI);