25 Amendments of Paulo RANGEL related to 2023/2083(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the revised Statute of the European Ombudsman1a _________________ 1a OJ L 253, 16.7.2021.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 10 May 2022 on Parliament’s right of initiative1b _________________ 1b Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0242.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas SPLs have a higher constitutional dignity than OLPs due to their specific provision in the Treaties and therefore the procedural obligations of both institutions - Council and Parliament - are not inferior to those arising from the OLPs;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Treaties award Parliament direct rights of initiative with regard to its own composition, the election of its Members and their Statute, the Statute of the European Ombudsman and Parliament’s right of inquiry, instances where special legislative procedures apply;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in multiple cases, the Council’s position ignored long-standing recommendations of the Commission and Parliament, prolonging the decision without any time frame for completion, or even blocking the decision altogether by applying vetoes that were not based on legally defined and concrete Treaty-based arguments or explanations;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas mutual sincere cooperation requires the institutions to cooperate in good faith, to support one another and to refrain from any measure that would impede the other institutions from exercising their competences;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that in mostsome SLPs, Parliament lacks full participatory rights;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the cases in which a legislative act is adopted by Parliament with the participation of the Council primarily pertain to Parliament’s own organisation and the establishment of the annual budget;Treaty of Lisbon bestows direct rights of initiative on Parliament which encompass different special legislative procedures that pertain to its competence to self-organise, its scrutiny function and its democratic legitimacy as the only directly elected EU institution; regrets that these special legislative procedures have too seldom been successfully concluded due to the lack of agreement of the Commission and the Council1c; underlines the special and reinforced constitutional dignity of the issues that are subject to the initiative of Parliament; considers that the Treaties barely regulate such procedures and calls for a new interinstitutional agreement between the three institutions devoted exclusively to this matter, with full respect for its special constitutional dignity; _________________ 1c Study entitled ‘The European Parliament’s right of initiative’, pp 34-35 (PE 655.134 – ISBN 978-92-846-6738-3).
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that on 3 May 20225 , Parliament adopted a position on reforming the European electoral law aimed at fostering a true pan-European political debate ahead of European elections and increasing citizens’ interest in European affairs;; _________________ 5 OJ C 465, 6.12.2022, p. 171.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Understands that somethe majority of Member States have expressed reservaobjections ton certain elements of the proposal, but also regrets the fact that the proposal is not being discussed regularly in the Council;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the relationships between the EU institutions should bare governed by the principles of institutional balance and mutual sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 13(2) TEU;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that the participation of Parliament in whatever form has been envisaged by the Treaties reflects a fundamental democratic principle that citizens should take part in the exercise of power through the intermediary of adecision making process through their elected representative assemblys;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that the duty of mutual sincere cooperation between the institutions requires the institutions to keep each other informed and consult each other so that consent may be given at the end of the procedure; insists, therefore, that consent should not consist ofis not a mere ‘yes or no’ question at the end of the procedure, but shouldactually means an adhesion to the content of the legislative act and should therefore be something that the institutions aspire to achieve;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Recalls the modus operandi adopted by the Parliament’s negotiating team that lead to the adoption of the revised Statute of the European Ombudsman after years of refusal from the Council to give consent, which included informal consultations with the Council and the Commission, enabling the former to anticipate the main legislative options of the Parliament and, where necessary, allow both institutions to find compromise solutions to unblock the adoption of the file; believes this should constitute a practical precedent to other areas where consent is required 1d; _________________ 1d Texts tabled, A9-0174/2021, Explanatory statement.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for an interinstitutional agreement devoted to the special legislative procedures where Parliament has the right of initiative, to clarify the applicable procedures and roles of the institutions;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need to define precise requirements on the time frame for the adoption or refusal of an act by the Council;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists on its call to release the public positions of the Member States at the moment of the adoption of an act by the Council; suggests introducing binding justifications, based on Treaty provisions, respect for the fundamental rights of all EU citizens and Member States and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in all cases in which Member States apply a veto to a particular decision;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls the importance of early cooperation and coordinated legal analysis between European institutions, in order to help find compromises on issues where concerns arise from misunderstandings rather than strong political divergences;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the immediate activation of passerelle clauses to move from SLPs to ordinary legislative procedures in keysome policy fields in order to improve the EU’s capacity to act;