Activities of Alexandra THEIN related to 2011/2276(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
18th report on better legislation - Application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality (2010) (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers, however, that the current timescales laid down in the Treaties for national parliaments to carry out subsidiarity checks are often inshould be reviewed to determine whether they are sufficient; suggests that the EP, the Commission and representatives of the national parliaments investigate how any impediments to national parliaments’ participation in the subsidiarity control mechanism might be alleviated;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that it is essential for scrutiny of the principle of subsidiarity to extend to regional and local levels in the Member States; welcomes, in this regard, the Subsidiarity Annual Report published by the Committee of the Regions and the REGPEX website set up by the Committee, both of which assist the exchange of information and will make for further improvements in the monitoring of subsidiarity;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the Union will take action only and insofar as the objectives of a planned measure can be better implemented at Union level; takes the view that the aforesaid principle, as a dynamic concept, should be able to justify any extensin this context also emphasises that the principle of subsidiarity not only applies to the relationship between the European Union ofand the activities of the Union within the framework of its powersMember States, but also encompasses the regional and local level;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it appropriate to pursue the question of whether the small number of formal, reasoned opinions from national parliaments on the subsidiarity of measures, 34 in 2010, is due to the fact that the principle of subsidiarity is observed on all sides, or to the fact that the national parliaments are unable to enforce this principle because of a lack of resources; considers an analysis by the European Commission to be desirablepoints out that the conditions of Article 7(2), first sentence 1, of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality were fulfilled for the first time in May 2012 in connection with the proposal for a Council regulation on the exercise of the right to take collective action within the context of the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services (COM(2012)130); calls on the Commission in this connection to carry out the necessary review of the draft with utmost regard for the express will of the national parliaments, as the new scrutinising procedure is intended to ensure that decisions are taken as closely to citizens as possible; considers an independent analysis on behalf of the Commission which also examines the role of regional or local parliaments in the area of subsidiarity checks to be desirable; points in this context to the IPEX Internet platform financed by the European Parliament and national parliaments, which is particularly helpful for exchanging information in connection with the scrutinising procedure;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Regrets that the Commission has not properly reported on the application of the principle of proportionality, especially with regard to the use of Articles 290 and 291 TFEU on delegated and implementing acts; warns the Council not to blur the clear distinction between delegated and implementing acts; urges the Commission to ensure the proper application of these two articles;