Activities of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2023/2083(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Treaty provisions on special legislative procedures (A9-0384/2023 - Victor Negrescu) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Treaty provisions concerning special legislative procedures
Amendments (7)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that, although the Council is not obliged to take Parliament’s opinion into account, the consultation of Parliament constitutes an essential procedural requirement and sends a strong political signal; underlines the need to explore how the opinion of the Parliament could become legally mandatory;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that from the wording of the Treaties alone, conducting the consultation is the only legal obligation; points out, however, in the light of mutual sincere cooperation, that the institution adopting the act must deal with the opinion and should justify why it has decided not to follow it; calls upon the Council to give a legal explanation for not respecting the Commission assessment and Parliament calls for the accession of Romania and Bulgaria in the Schengen area;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that, when the principle of mutual sincere cooperation is not respected, this should be automatically ascertained and an immediate solution should be applied, including annulling the unanimity vote requirement and applying the simplified voting procedure;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need to define precise requirements on the time frame for the adoption of an act by the Council; regrets that the Council delayed for 12 years a decision on the accession of Romania and Bulgaria in the Schengen area despite the positive recommendations of the Commission on the fulfilment of criteria;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists on its call to release the public positions of the Member States at the moment of the adoption of an act by the Council; suggestscalls for the introducingtion of binding justifications, based on Treaty provisions, respect for the fundamental rights of all EU citizens and Member States and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in all cases in which Member States apply a veto to a particular decision and stresses that, when a veto is not legally justified, it should be considered null and void;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Reiterates its call for the Treaties to be amended urgently to extend the areas of application of the ordinary legislative procedure, including to issues related to the Schengen area;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls upon the Commission to approve an immediate legal act defining the special legislative procedures, the legal justifications of vetoes in the Council and the obligations related to the mutual cooperation principle;