Activities of Rafał TRZASKOWSKI related to 2009/2142(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Better lawmaking
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation on the citizens' initiative (COM(2010)0119),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the improvement of interinstitutional cooperation in this vast area requires a revision of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking of 2003; draws attention, in this regard, to the relevant paragraphs of its resolution of 9 February 2010 on the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission, especially to the joint commitment of the two institutions to agree on key changes in preparation for future negotiations with the Council of Ministers on an adaptation of the Agreement on Better Law-Making to the new provisions of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the closer involvement of national parliaments in the European legislative process, in particular in the process of verifying the compliance of legislative proposals with the principle of subsidiarity; underlines the need for national parliaments to observe the eight- week period in which to make their opinions known; highlights the relatively low number of opinions received from national parliaments, only seven of which adopted a position more than 10 times a year in 2007 and 2008;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses at the same time that soft law should be applied with the greatest of care and on a duly justified basis, without undermining legal certainty and the clarity of existing legislation, and after consultation of Parliament as underlined in its resolution on a revised Framework Agreement;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Points, furthermore, to a range of other institutional changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty that will affect lawmaking in the European Union; emphasises in particular the importance of the European citizens" initiative and welcomes the Commission's Green Paper on this matterproposal for a regulation on this matter; stresses the need of close cooperation between Parliament and the Commission to create an effective and understandable instrument, with clear criteria of admissibility, that will be in accordance with the good practice of the EU lawmaking process;