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10 Amendments of Paulo RANGEL related to 2018/2113(INI)

Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
having regard to its decision of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission, and especially its paragraph 1, which further reaffirms the validity ofat the Spitzenkandidaten process5 , _________________ 5 consists of a successful constitutional and political practice reflecting the interinstitutional balance provided for in the Treaties5 , _________________ 5 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten process has substantially changed the relationshipreflects the interinstitutional balance between the Parliament and the Commission, therefore having substantially consolidated and has strengthened the link between the two institutions, thus leading to a greater politicisation of the Commission which should result in increased parliamentary scrutiny of its executive functions;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the current institutional structure of the Union and the lack of precise definition of the executive in the Treaties make the concept of EU executive complex and scattered across the European, national and regional levels;deleted
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas stronger cooperation between the European Parliament and national and regional parliaments, in line with their respective constitutional competences, is necessar and in accordance with Article 10(2) TEU, is key to address the issue of multi-layered executive functions when it comes to the implementation of European legislation;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the fact that the strong politicisation of the Commission since the first successful implementation of the Spitzenkandidaten process has narrowed the democratic gap, by allowing European citizens a direct say in the choice of the president of the Commission; therefore strongly supports the pursuit of this practice for the 2019 European elections;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers the threshold enshrined in the Treaties for a motion of censure to be too high to allow the effective use of this instrument, and deplores the lack of possibilities to hold individual commissioners to account;deleted
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that the politicisation of the Commission has not been followed by a subsequent Treaty change, which would have enabled the consolidation of Commission’s role as the European executive branch through the adoption of provisions that would allow holding individual commissioners to account and would lower the threshold required for a motion of censure;deleted
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that Parliament’s role of oversight towards the executive should be mirrored by similar competences of the national parliaments over their own executives when dealing with European affairs; takes the view that such accountability is the keystone of the role of national parliamentary chambers in the European Union;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Believes that the establishment of an annual European week would allow MEPs and Commissioners, notably Vice- Presidents in charge of Clusters, to stand before all national parliamentary assemblies in order to discuss and to explain the European agenda alongside with MPs and representatives from civil society; suggests this initiative could foster the democratic accountability of the Commission pursuant to the Treaty of Lisbon;
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers it necessary in a future Treaty change to amend the provisions regarding the motion of censure, in order to lower the required threshold, as well as to reinforce the procedures for holding individual commissioners accountable to Parliament throughout their term of office, which to a limited extent already exist in the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission;deleted
2018/11/29
Committee: AFCO