26 Amendments of Roberto GUALTIERI related to 2013/2130(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 7 May 2009 on Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Treaty of Lisbon,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the new procedure provided by the Treaty of Lisbon for the election of the President of the European Commission, Parliament elects the President of the European Commission by a majority of its component members;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the declaration 11 on article 17(6) and (7) of the Treaty on European Union calls the European Parliament and the European Council to determine by common accord the arrangements for the consultations referred to in article 17 (7) TEU and to guarantee the smooth functioning of the process leading to the election of the President of the European Commission;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the European Council has to take into account the result of the European elections and hold appropriate consultations with the European Parliament before it proposes to it the candidate for President of the European Commission;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Commission’s accountability to Parliament should be strengthened through the Union’s annual and multiannual programming as well as by creating symmetry between the majorities required for the election of the President of the Commission and for the motion of censure;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. stresses that the potentialities for the strengthening of the European Union's democratic legitimacy provided by the Treaty of Lisbon should be fully implemented, inter alia through the designation of candidates for the office of Commission President by the European political parties, thus conferring a new political dimension on the European elections and further connecting the citizens' vote with the election of the Commission President by the European Parliament;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls the European Council to implement the declaration 11 on article 17(6) and (7) of the Treaty on European Union by defining by common accord with the European Parliament the arrangements for the consultations referred to in article 17 (7) TEU and by guaranteeing the smooth functioning of the process leading to the election of the President of the European Commission;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that the elected President of the Commission should act more autonomously in the process of selecting the other Members of the Commission; calls upon the governments of the Member States to each propose a list of at least three candidates for the office of European Commissioner, allowing the elected President of the Commission to choose one of the candidates from that list; urges the newly elected President of the Commission to insist with the governments of the Member States that the list of candidates for the office of Commissioner must enable him to ensure the gender-balanced composition of the European Commission;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that, under the Treaties in force, the solution to be adopted may involve the establishment of a rotation system of Commissioners with portfolio andsystem of Vice-presidents of the Commissioners without portfolio, thus ensuring relative stability in the number and content of portfolios and guaranteeing at the same time that the representation of the specificities and interests of all Member States is well balanced in the Commission’s decision- making process; believes that, within this framework, Commissioners without portfolio should fully participate in the decision-making process and could undertake representative duties for the Commission at European level responsibilities over major thematic clusters and with competences to coordinate the work of the Commission in the corresponding areas;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that, in a future revision of the Treaties, the majority currentlConvention should discuss the majority required under Article 234 TFEU for a motion of censure against the Commission should be simplified so as to require only a majority of the component Members of the European Parliamentand how it could be reduced without putting the well- functioning of the institutions at risk;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that, in a future revision of the Treaties, the majority currentlConvention should discuss the majority required under Article 234 TFEU for a motion of censure against the Commission should be simplified so as to require only a majority of the component Members of the European Parliamentand how it could be reduced without putting the well- functioning of the institutions at risk. In this regard the introduction of a constructive dismissal procedure should be examined;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the challenge of transparency is ever-present and common to all institutions, including inAcknowledges the challenge to render first- reading agreements more transparent; notes that Parliament has tried to responded to this challenge by adopting new Rules 70 and 70a of its Rules of Procedure;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Requests that, at the next revision of the Treaties, Parliament’'s right of legislative initiative beis fully recognised by making it mandatory for the Commission to follow up all requests for legislative proposals submitted by Parliament under Article 225 TFEU by presenting a legislative proposal within an appropriate time-limit;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Understands that delegated acts can be a flexible and effective tool; Stresses the importance of the choice between delegated acts and implementing acts from the point of view of safeguarding the rule- making prerogatives of Parliament, and reiterates its request to the Commission and the Council to agree with Parliament on the definition of criteria for the application of Articles 290 and 291 TFEU , so that implementing acts are not used as a substitute to delegated acts;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Demands that Parliament be fully and accurately informed at all stages of the procedures for concluding international agreements so as to ensure that Parliament cEmphasises the need to ensure that Parliament is previously informed by the Commission about its intentions to launch an international negotiation and is really able to express an informed opinion on the negotiating mandates and takehat its final decision with an exhaustive knowledge of the subject matteropinion is taken into account; insists that international agreements should include the appropriate conditionalities in order to comply with Article 21 TEU;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Takes the view that it should be considered the participation of Parliament members as observers in the negotiations of international agreements;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises the need to ensure that Parliament is really able to express an informed opinion on the negotiating mandaDemands that Parliament be fully and accurately informed at all stages of the procedures for concluding international agreements, including the access to the Union´s negotiation texts under the appropriate procedures and conditions, so as to ensure that Parliament can take its final decision with an exhaustive knowledge of the subject mattesr;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. While respecting the principle that Parliament´s consent to international agreements cannot be conditional, Parliament is entitled to make recommendations as to the actual application of the agreements. To this effect, requests that the Commission presents regular reports to Parliament on the implementation of international agreements, including the human rights conditionality and other conditions of the agreements.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Reminds the need to avoid the provisional application of international agreements before Parliament´s consent to them, unless Parliament agrees to make an exception; underscores that the rules needed for the internal application of international agreements cannot be adopted by the Council alone in its decision on the conclusion of the agreement and that the appropriate legislative procedures under the Treaties must be fully respected;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Insists that Parliament should have a say on the decisions regarding the suspension or termination of international agreements whose conclusion need the consent of Parliament.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses that, under Article 48 (2) TEU, Parliament has the competence to initiate Treaty changes and will make use of this right to present new ideas for the future of Europe and the institutional framework of the EU;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Underlines that the rules on dialogue and access to information allow for more comprehensive parliamentary scrutiny of the activities of the Commission, ensuring that Parliament is treated on an equal footing with thethereby contributing to the equal treatment of Parliament and Council of Ministers by the Commission;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. calls for an Interinstitutional Agreement to reinforce the role of the European Parliament in the context of the European Semester, and in particular to involve Parliament in the drafting and approval of the Annual Growth Survey, the Economic Policy and Employment Guidelines and the country-specific Recommendations;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Considers that one of the major challenges to the Lisbon Treaty constitutional framework is the risk of intergovernmentalism jeopardizing the "community method", thus weakening the role of Parliament and of the Commission in favour of the institutions representing the Member-states governments.