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Activities of Kay SWINBURNE related to 2015/2326(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on monitoring the application of Union law: 2014 Annual Report
2016/11/22
Committee: ECON
Dossiers: 2015/2326(INI)
Documents: PDF(129 KB) DOC(194 KB)

Amendments (6)

Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the effectiveness of EU law is systematically undermined by its unsatisfactory application by Member States; notes that this lack of enforcement is at the root of a number of European crisescreates an unlevel playing field within the single market;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that unrealistic implementation deadlines for legislation can lead to an inability of Member States to comply which provides tacit endorsement to delaying application; Calls upon the Commission to provide realistic timetables for implementation of regulations and directives prior to conclusion of the legislative procedure, taking due account of necessary scrutiny and consultation periods;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Is very concerned by the fact that the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive (DGSD) has still not been implemented by 10 Member States6 , which undermines the efforts to build a European Deposit Guarantee Scheme that would complete the Banking Unioncitizens' trust in the banking sector and calls therefore for timely implementation of existing Banking Union legislation and enhanced dialogue with sector experts to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of adopted legislation; Calls on the Commission to carry out a thorough assessment of the potential risks in the context of the European Deposit Insurance Scheme; __________________ 6 Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden; Commission press release, 10 December 2015.
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the Commission should only propose more regulations and fewerinstead of directives in orderwhen it is essential for creating a single market and to ensure a level playing field among the Member States vis-à-vis legislation;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Is of the opinion that financial penalties for non-compliance with EU law should include a multiplierbe enforced for those Member States for which several procedures are open;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the creation of a subcommittee of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to focus on monitoring the application of EU law in the Member States.tresses the importance of regular monitoring of the implementation of financial legislation to evaluate implementation problems, unintended consequences and elements which could be reformed, updated or removed, in line with Better Regulation principles; In this regard, calls on the Commission to report to the economic and monetary affairs committee on the state of play of implementation and application of legislation on a regular basis, which would provide a necessary forum to enhance dialogue and address specific concerns;
2016/03/31
Committee: ECON