6 Amendments of Loránt VINCZE related to 2020/2262(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that while the number of reasoned opinions received from national parliaments continued to fall between 2017 and 2019, the number of opinions submitted to the Commission and contributions to the European Parliament, including on non-legislative initiatives, remains consistently high, which is testament to the positive and forward- looking engagement of national parliaments with the EU policy cycle; notes that several of these submissions focused on important institutional issues such as the completion of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the activation of passerelle clauses; calls on the Commission to use all available means to support the active engagement of national parliaments in the legislative process of the EU;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the conclusions of the Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing less more efficiently’ of June 2018; welcomes, in particular, the concept of ‘active subsidiarity’, aiming to promote greater ownership of EU policies; insists that the Commission implement these conclusions, and in particular integrate the ‘model grid’, based on the criteria contained in the Protocol on subsidiarity and proportionality originally attached to the Amsterdam Treaty as well as relevant jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice in order to assess the application of both principles throughout the decision- making process; notes that this will require a strong commitment, including from EU co-legislators;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Points out that local and regional authorities implement and use approximately 70% of EU legislation1a; considers that closely consulting their elected representatives in EU matters is a very effective way to bring EU institutions closer to citizens; _________________ 1aCommittee of the Regions Opinion "Better regulation: taking stock and sustaining our commitment" https://cor.europa.eu/EN/our- work/Pages/OpinionTimeline.aspx?opId= CDR-2579-2019
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the involvement of regional parliaments with legislative powers, whichPoints out that regions with legislative powers are the most visible embodiment of European diversity; encourages the involvement of regional parliaments with legislative powers in EU legislative initiatives and supports their systematic consultation on major initiatives; recalls that such parliaments are represented in the Committee of regions and that under Article 6 of Protocol No 2 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union they can be consulted by national parliaments, and supports their systematic consultation on major initiatives; commends that such parliaments also engage in direct interaction with the Commission through the submission of opinions on various issues of interest and calls on the Commission to encourage this engagement in the future; is of the opinion that giving greater importance to the concerns of regional Parliaments and authorities would increase the active dimension to the subsidiarity principle as well;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the REFIT platform should be expanded to widen its focus from regulatory burdens to matters of subsidiarity and proportionality and should increase the involvement of local and regional authorities; warns against the rigid application by the Commission of a ‘one in, one out’ principle in the implementation of better law-making processes.