2 Amendments of Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR related to 2024/2021(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the Council’s continuing refusal to engage in sincere cooperation in the framework of the discharge procedure for more than a decade, which prevents Parliament from taking informed decisions; regrets that this is also reflected in other important files, such as the European Parliament’s right of inquiry and the reform of the European electoral law;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Believes that the use of the unanimity voting procedure in the Council on certain policy areas is paralysing the Union’s decision-making process and therefore making it prone to blackmailing by Member States, especially those who fail to respect the rule of law; highlights that several examples show that the use of unanimity voting procedure can be a tool for potential foreign influence, as it has been used to block certain EU decisions for the interests of third countries; calls on the Council to apply the qualified majority voting procedures whenever possible and consider the review of the provisions of the Treaties regulating the voting procedures; believes that the generalised shift to a qualified majority voting procedure in the Council is a crucial step towards more efficient policy-making and increased resilience to the influence of third countries as well as more effective use of resources;