2013/2130(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that European Parliament’'s legislative powers have been enhanced with the increased use of the codecision procedure since the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); points out that legal acts dealing with judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation are now, as a rule, adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights that the European Parliament should also strengthen its autonomous impact assessment on fundamental rights in relation to legislative proposals and amendments under examination in the legislative process and set a monitoring "human rights violations watch mechanisms";

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reminds the Commission to act on Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union, according to which the Commission initiates the Union’s annual and multiannual programming with a view to achieving interinstitutional agreements;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. With a view to ensuring sincere cooperation, open and continuous dialogue between the institutions involved in the legislative process, urges the Council to consider making it possible for Parliament representatives to participate in its meetings, in certain cases (such as working groups and COREPER), as is already the case for Commission representatives.

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the fact that, with the Treaty of Lisbon, greater democratisation is also linked to greater participation by national parliaments in the procedure for adopting legislative acts, particularly in relation to the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Points out that Article 17(8) of the Treaty on European Union expressly enshrines the principle that the Commission is politically accountable to the European Parliament, which is crucial to the proper functioning of the EU's political system;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Stresses the need for sincere cooperation between the institutions involved in the legislative procedure in relation to exchanging documents, such as legal opinions, allowing for a constructive, frank and legally valid dialogue between institutions;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that Parliament’s legislative powers have been enhanced with the increased use of the codecision procedure since the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); ~~points out that legal acts dealing with judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation are now, as a rule, adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure;~~ condemns as undemocratic and contrary to the principle of the rule of law the fact that, almost four years after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, procedures for the implementation of former third pillar acts which often exclude Parliament or provide only for consultation, irrespective of the nature of the decisions to be taken, continue to be used; regrets that Council Decision 2013/392/EU of 22 July 2013 fixing the date of effect of Decision 2008/633/JHA concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences has been adopted without involving the Parliament in violation of correct decision-making procedures; calls on the Commission to amend all legal acts of the former third pillar in order to align them with the new hierarchy of norms;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines that Article 2 TEU contains the list of common values, on which the Union is founded; believes that the respect for those values should be properly ensured both by the Union and the Member States; points out that a proper legislative and institutional system should be established in order to protect the values of the Union;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Recalls that the Parliament is now a fully-fledged institutional actor in the field of security policies, and is therefore entitled to participate actively in determining the features and priorities of that policies and in evaluating those instruments, to be conducted jointly by the European Parliament, national parliaments and the Council; believes that the Parliament ought to play a crucial role in the evaluation and definition of internal security policies as these have a profound impact on the fundamental rights of all those living in the EU; emphasises, therefore, the need to ensure these policies fall under the remit of the only directly elected European institution for scrutiny and democratic oversight;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises the particular significance and consequence of the inclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Lisbon Treaty; points out that the Charter has become legally binding on the European Union institutions and on Member States when implementing Union law thus transforming basic values into concrete rights;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on all EU Institutions, Member States' governments and parliaments, to build on the new institutional and legal framework created by the Treaty of Lisbon in such a way as to devise a comprehensive internal human rights policy for the Union, which ensures effective accountability mechanisms at national and EU level to address human rights violations;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Recalls that the Treaty of Lisbon introduced the new right of European Citizens' Initiative (ECI); stresses the need for the removal of all technical and bureaucratic barriers that still hinder the effective use of the ECI and encourages active participation of citizens in shaping EU policies;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the Treaty provides that a legislative act may delegate to the Commission the power to adopt non- legislative acts; calls on the Commission to make an adequate distinction between delegated and implementing acts when proposing legislation in order to ensure that the appropriate type of act is applied; believes that measures implying urgent temporary deviation from the rules established by the basic act should be adopted by means of delegated acts, where the basic act is adopted in the ordinary legislative procedure.

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the Commission’s obligation to inform Parliament ~~regularly on~~immediately and fully at all stages of ongoing negotiations for international agreements, especially if those agreements affect the fundamental rights of EU citizens (Article 218 TFEU);

source: PE-524.619

2013/12/19 INTA 18 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) has expanded the scope of the Union’'s exclusive competences in the field of Common Commercial Policy (CCP), which now embraces not only all the aspects of trade but also foreign direct investment; highlights the fact that Parliament is now fully competent to decide together with the Council on law- making and on the approval of trade and investment agreements; notes that since the TFEU entered into force, Parliament has proved to be a committed and responsible co-legislator and that interaction between Parliament and the Commission has, overall, been rather positive and based on fluid communication and a cooperative approachtherefore stresses that a close interaction with the Commission is crucial to enable a high quality analysis necessary to carry out its legislative functions;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the Commission to reflect constructively with Parliament on the existing FA and its implementation, paying particular attention to the negotiation, adoption and implementation of international agreements; considers it essential to ensure that Parliament be fully and accurately informed at all stages and that the Commission should be proactive and do its utmost to ensure such information flow; regrets the fact that on a number of occasions relevant information has reached Parliament through alternative channels rather than from the Commission;

Amendment 11 #

Yannick JADOT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the Commission to reflect constructively with Parliament on the existing FA and its implementation, paying particular attention to the negotiation, adoption and implementation of international agreements; considers it essential to ensure that Parliament be fully and accurately informed at all stages, including access to negotiating texts, and that the Commission should be proactive and do its utmost to ensure such information flow; regrets the fact that on a number of occasions relevant information has reached Parliament through alternative channels rather than from the Commission;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the institutions to work closely together as regards delegated and implementing acts; understands that delegated acts can be a flexible and effective tool, but stresses the need to respect fully Parliament’'s prerogatives and responsibilities, including through compliance with the basic act and the provision of timely and complete information to Parliament to allow for proper scrutiny of delegated acts; in this context, points out that the adoption of delegated acts without proper information, or under time constraints ~~or as a block~~ could undermine Parliament’'s scrutiny; on the other hand, welcomes Parliament’'s attendance at expert meetings as foreseen in the FA with a view to ensuring that all draft acts adopted by the Commission take an appropriate form so as to avoid possible technical objections from the legislator; insists that the use of implementing acts be limited to cases where they are legally justified and not used as an alternative to delegated acts; regrets the long delays in adapting commercial legislation to the new delegated/implementing acts regime;

Amendment 13 #

Daniel CASPARY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the institutions to work closely together as regards delegated and implementing acts; understands that delegated acts can be a flexible and effective tool, but stresses the need to respect fully Parliament’s prerogatives and responsibilities, including through compliance with the basic act and the provision of timely and complete information to Parliament to allow for proper scrutiny of delegated acts; in this context, points out that the adoption of delegated acts without proper information, or under time constraints ~~or as a block~~ could undermine Parliament’s scrutiny; on the other hand, welcomes Parliament’s attendance at expert meetings as foreseen in the FA; insist that the use of implementing acts be limited to cases where they are legally justified and not used as an alternative to delegated acts; regrets the long delays in adapting commercial legislation to the new delegated/implementing acts regime;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the institutions to work closely together as regards delegated and implementing acts; understands that delegated acts can be a flexible and effective tool, but stresses the need to respect fully Parliament’'s prerogatives and responsibilities, including through compliance with the basic act and the provision of timely and complete information to Parliament to allow for proper scrutiny of delegated acts; in this context, points out that the adoption of delegated acts without proper information, under time constraints ~~or as a block~~ could undermine Parliament’'s scrutiny; on the other hand, welcomes Parliament’'s attendance at expert meetings as foreseen in the FA; insist that the use of implementing acts be limited to cases where they are legally justified and not used as an alternative to delegated acts; ~~regrets the long delays in adapting commercial legislation to the new delegated/implementing acts regime;~~

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Warns against ~~the risk of~~ circumventing Parliament’'s right to legislate by including provisions which should be subject to the ordinary legislative procedure in proposals for Council acts, by using mere Commission guidelines or non-applicable implementing or delegated acts or by failing to propose the legislation necessary for the implementation of CCP or international trade and investment agreements;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regarding international agreements, recalls the prerogative of Parliament to ask the Council not to authorise the opening of negotiations until Parliament has stated its position on a proposed negotiating mandate, and believes that consideration should be given to an FA with the Council; reminds the Commission of the need to abstain from provisional application of trade agreements before Parliament has given its consent to the conclusion thereof, except in cases where the Parliament has given its express permission, in order to fully comply with the principle of loyal cooperation and avoid legal uncertainty ~~for operators~~; believes that Parliament shcould adopt the necessary measures to monitor the implementation of international agreements and the fulfilment of the obligations established therein ~~on a regular basis~~.

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regarding international agreements, recalls the prerogative of Parliament to ask the Council not to authorise the opening of negotiations until Parliament has stated its position on a proposed negotiating mandate, and believes that consideration should be given to an FA with the Council; reminds the Commission of the need to abstain from provisional application of trade agreements before Parliament has given its consent to the conclusion thereof, in order to fully comply with the principle of loyal cooperation and avoid legal uncertainty for operators; ~~believes that Parliament should adopt the necessary measures to monitor the implementation of international agreements and the fulfilment of the obligations established therein on a regular basis~~considers it essential to ensure that Parliament be fully and accurately informed at all stages of the process, in full respect of confidentiality where appropriate.

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)

(a) Considers that, given the interests of both sides in exchanging information and best practices concerning mixed agreements and scrutiny of the executive, serious thought should be given to involving national parliaments and national experts more in the work of Parliament;

Amendment 2 #

Daniel CASPARY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) has expanded the scope of the Union’s exclusive competences in the field of Common Commercial Policy (CCP), which now embraces not only all the aspects of trade but also foreign direct investment; highlights the fact that Parliament is now fully competent to decide together with the Council on law- making and on the approval of trade and investment agreements; notes that since the TFEU entered into force, Parliament has proved to be a committed and responsible co-legislator and that interaction between Parliament and the Commission has, overall, been ~~rather~~ positive and based on fluid communication and a cooperative approach;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) has expanded the scope of the Union’'s exclusive competences in the field of Common Commercial Policy (CCP), which now embraces not only all the aspects of trade but also foreign direct investment; highlights the fact that Parliament is now fully competent to decide together with the Council on law- making and on the approval of trade and investment agreements; n(a) Notes that since the TFEU entered into force, Parliament has proved to be a committed and responsible co-legislator and that interaction between Parliament and the Commission has, overall, been rather positive and based on fluid communication and a cooperative approach;

Amendment 4 #

Daniel CASPARY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the importance of the EU institutions cooperating in a loyal and effective manner, within their respective competences, when considering legislation and international agreements with a view to anticipating trade and economic trends, identifying priorities and options, establishing mid- and long-term strategies, determining mandates for international agreements, analysing/drafting and adopting legislation and monitoring long- term initiatives in the field of CCP; underlines the importance of continuing the process of developing effective capacities, including the allocation of the necessary staff and financial resources, in order to achieve political objectives in the field of trade and investment while ensuring legal certainty, the consistency of the EU’s external action and respect for the principles and objectives enshrined in the Treaties; in this context, attaches great importance to the inclusion of human rights clauses in international agreements and of sustainable development chapters in trade and investment agreements, and expresses satisfaction with Parliament’s key role regarding the adoption of the accompanying roadmaps; reminds the Commission of the need to take into account Parliament’s views and resolutions and to provide feedback on how they have been incorporated into international agreements and legislation; regrets that the instruments for developing the Union’s new investment policy are not yet operative;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the importance of the EU institutions cooperating in a loyal and effective manner, within their respective competences, when considering legislation and international agreements with a view to anticipating trade and economic trends, identifying priorities and options, establishing mid- and long-term strategies, determining mandates for international agreements, analysing/drafting and adopting legislation and monitoring the implementation of trade and investment agreements as well as long- term initiatives in the field of CCP; u2a. Underlines the importance of continuing the process of developing effective capacities, including the allocation of the necessary staff and financial resources, in order to achieve political objectives in the field of trade and investment while ensuring legal certainty, the consistency of the EU’'s external action and respect for the principles and objectives enshrined in the Treaties; ~~in this context, a~~2b. Attaches great importance to the inclusion of human rights clauses in international agreements and of sustainable development chapters in trade and investment agreements, and expresses satisfaction with Parliament’'s key role regarding the adoption of the accompanying roadmaps; reminds the Commission of the need to take into account Parliament’'s views and resolutions and to provide feedback on how they have been incorporated into international agreements and legislation; ~~regrets that the instruments for developing the Union’s new investment policy are not yet operative;~~

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to ensure a continuous flow of timely, accurate, comprehensive and impartial information enabling the high-quality analysis necessary to enhance the competences and sense of ownership of Parliament's policy-makers leading to greater inter- institutional synergy in the field of CCP while ensuring that Parliament is fully and accurately informed at all stages with the Commission being proactive while doing its utmost to ensure such information flow; stresses furthermore the importance of information being provided to Parliament with a view to ensuring that undesired situations should not arise leading possible misunderstandings between the institutions, appreciates in this regard the regular technical briefing sessions provided by the Commission on a number of topics; (a) Highlights the importance of the EU institutions cooperating in a loyal and effective manner, within their respective competences, when considering legislation and international agreements with a view to anticipating trade and economic trends, identifying priorities and options, establishing mid- and long-term strategies, determining mandates for international agreements, analysing/drafting and adopting legislation and monitoring long- term initiatives in the field of CCP; u(b) Underlines the importance of continuing the process of developing effective capacities, including the allocation of the necessary staff and financial resources, in order to achieve political objectives in the field of trade and investment while ensuring legal certainty, the ~~consistency~~effectiveness of the EU’'s external action and respect for the principles and objectives enshrined in the Treaties; ~~in this context, a~~(c) Attaches great importance to the inclusion of human rights clauses in international agreements and of sustainable development chapters in trade and investment agreements~~, and expresses satisfaction with Parliament’s key role regarding the adoption of the accompanying roadmaps~~; reminds the Commission of the need to take into account Parliament’'s views and resolutions and to provide ~~feedback~~continuous dialogue on how they have been incorporated into international agreements and legislation; ~~regrets that the instruments for developing the Union’s new investment policy are not yet operative;~~

Amendment 7 #

Yannick JADOT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the importance of the EU institutions cooperating in a loyal and effective manner, within their respective competences, when considering legislation and international agreements with a view to anticipating trade and economic trends, identifying priorities and options, establishing mid- and long-term strategies, determining mandates for international agreements, analysing/drafting and adopting legislation and monitoring long- term initiatives in the field of CCP; underlines the importance of continuing the process of developing effective capacities, including the allocation of the necessary staff and financial resources, in order to actively define and achieve political objectives in the field of trade and investment while ensuring legal certainty, the consistency of the EU’s external action and respect for the principles and objectives enshrined in the Treaties; in this context, attaches great importance to the inclusion of human rights clauses in international agreements and of sustainable development chapters in trade and investment agreements, and expresses satisfaction with Parliament’s key role regarding the adoption of the accompanying roadmaps; reminds the Commission of the need to take into account Parliament’s views and resolutions and to provide feedback on how they have been incorporated into international agreements and legislation; regrets that the instruments for developing the Union’s new investment policy are not yet operative;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates the need for the institutions to work together in the implementation of the Treaties, secondary legislation and the Framework Agreement1 (FA); stresses the need to ensure a continuous flow of timely, accurate, comprehensive and impartial information enabling the high- quality analysis necessary to enhance the competences and sense of ownership of Parliament’s policy-makers and to lead to greater inter-institutional synergy in the field of CCP; reaffirms and the need for the Commission to work in an independent and transparent manner throughout the preparation, adoption and implementation of legislation in the field of CCP and considers that its role is key throughout the process; __________________ 1 OJ L 304, 20.11.2010, p. 47.

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

source: PE-526.173

2013/12/20 JURI 3 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Giuseppe GARGANI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that Parliament welcomed, in principle, the introduction of delegated acts in Article 290 TFEU as providing greater scope for oversight as regards delegation of powers, but is concerned at the excessive use of delegated acts in Commission proposals, both as regards their number and scope or lack of precision, and whereas, furthermore, the Council has been tempted to convert such acts into implementing acts pursuant to Article 291 TFEU; emphasises that Article 290 explicitly limits the scope of delegated acts to non-essential elements of a legislative act and stresses that excessive use of delegation undermines the legitimacy of the legislative procedure; refers also, in this connec, but stresses that the conferral of such delegated powers, nor implementing powers under Article 291, is never an obligation; recognises that the use of delegated acts should be considered where flexibility and efficiency are needed and cannot be delivered by means of the ordinary legislative procedure, provided that the objective, content, scope and the duration of that delegation are explicitly defined and the conditions to which the delegation is subject are clearly laid down in the basic act; expresses concerns about the tendency of the Council to insist on implementing acts for provisions where only the basic act or delegated acts can be used; stresses that only for elements that do not amount to further political orientation the legislator may decide to allow for their adoption, to reasoned opinions by national Parliaments under Article 7(2) of Protocol No 2, which have concluded that the broad scope of delegation in a proposed act does not allow for an evaluation of whether the concrete legislative reality would be in conformity with the principle of subsidiarity or nothrough implementing acts; recognises that Article 290 explicitly limits the scope of delegated acts to non-essential elements of a legislative act and that for rules essential to the subject matter of the legislation therefore also delegated acts cannot be used;

Amendment 2 #

Francesco Enrico SPERONI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the greater role given to national parliaments in the Lisbon Treaty and stresses that, alongside the role which they play in monitoring respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, they can and do make positive contributions in the framework of the Political Dialogue; considers that the active role which the national parliaments can play in guiding the members of the Council of Ministers and good cooperation between the European Parliament and the national parliaments can help to establish a healthy parliamentary counterbalance to the exercise of executive power in the functioning of the EU., however, the legislation to be defective and inappropriate where, even when resolutions have been adopted by national parliaments, deeming a legislative proposal to be non-compliant with the principle of subsidiarity, it allows that proposal to be maintained without amendment, as occurred in the proposal relating to the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor's Office;

Amendment 3 #

Giuseppe GARGANI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the greater role given to national parliaments in the Lisbon Treaty and stresses that, alongside the role which they play in monitoring respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, they can and do make positive contributions in the framework of the Political Dialogue; considers that the active role which the national parliaments can play in guiding the members of the Council of Ministers and good cooperation between the European Parliament and the national parliaments can help to establish a healthy parliamentary counterbalance to the exercise of executive power in the functioning of the EU. Refers also to reasoned opinions by national Parliaments under Article 7(2) of Protocol No 2 that the broad scope of delegation under Art. 290 TFEU in a proposed acts does not allow for an evaluation of whether the concrete legislative reality would be in conformity with the principle of subsidiarity or not;

source: PE-526.193

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the on-going negotiations to revise the Interinstitutional agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy (OJ C 298, 30.11.2002, p.1);

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas each of the major European political parties are in the process of nominating their own candidate for the Presidency of the Commission;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)

29b. Calls, in line with the commitment made by the HRVP in the Declaration on Political Accountability, for the urgent conclusion of the negotiations for an Inter-Institutional agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning access by the European Parliament to classified information held by the Council and the European External Action Service in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)

29c. Reiterates its call for political reporting from Union delegations to key office holders of Parliament under regulated access;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)

29d. Calls for the adoption of a Quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the coherent and effective provision of information in the area of external relations;

Amendment 103 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that, under Article 17 (1) TEU, the Commission is to take initiatives with a view to achieving interinstitutional agreements on the Union’s annual and multiannual programming; draws attention to the need to involve at an earlier stage the Parliament and the Council in the preparation of the Commission’s annual work programme and stresses the importance of ensuring realistic and reliable programming that can be effectively implemented and provide the basis for inter-institutional planning; in this respect, the Parliament could explore the possibility to draft and present its own Multiannual Programming, at the beginning of the legislature, with the aim to be negotiated with the Commission; Takes the view that, in order to increase the political accountability of the Commission to the Parliament, a mid- term review to assess the overall achievement of the announced mandate by the Commission, could be envisaged; in case of negative assessment, this might lead, among others, to a possible a reshuffling of the College.

Amendment 104 #

Roberto GUALTIERI, Vital MOREIRA, Jo LEINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

Amendment 105 #

Jo LEINEN, David MARTIN, Vital MOREIRA, Roberto GUALTIERI

Motion for a resolution
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 #

Jo LEINEN, David MARTIN, Vital MOREIRA, Roberto GUALTIERI

Motion for a resolution
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 the~~thereby contributing to the equal treatment of Parliament and Council of Ministers by the Commission;

Amendment 107 #

Auke ZIJLSTRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Notes that certain provisions of the current Framework Agreement could be improved; suggests that the outgoing Parliament adopts the general line and negotiation priorities for the further negotiation of the Framework Agreement so that such proposals can be considered by the incoming Parliament;

Amendment 108 #

Carlo CASINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Notes that certain provisions of the current Framework Agreement cshould still be imp~~rov~~lemented; suggests that the outgoing Parliament adopts the general line ~~and negotiation priorities for the further negotiation of the Framework Agreement~~ so that such proposals can be considered by the incoming Parliament;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
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 11 #

Jo LEINEN, Vital MOREIRA, Roberto GUALTIERI

Motion for a resolution
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 110 #

Elmar BROK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Recalls that a number of ~~technical~~ questions, such as delegated acts, implementing measures, impact assessment, treatment of legislative initiatives and parliamentary questions, needs an update in the light of the experience gained during this legislative term;

Amendment 111 #

Carlo CASINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Invites the Council of Ministers to express its position on the possibility of participating in a trilateral agreement with Parliament and the Commission with the aim of making further progress on the technical issues already referred to in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking~~, in the bilateral arrangement between the Parliament and the Council of Ministers, and partially in the Framework Agreement~~;

Amendment 112 #

Elmar BROK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Invites the Council of Ministers to express its position on the possibility of participating in a trilateral agreement with Parliament and the Commission with the aim of making further progress on the ~~technical~~ issues already referred to in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking;

Amendment 113 #

Carlo CASINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Considers that~~, without prejudice to the conclusion of a tripartite agreement involving Parliament, the Commission and the Council,~~ matters solely connected to the relations between the Parliament and the Commission should continue to be the subject of a bilateral framework agreement; ~~stresses that Parliament will not settle for less than the achievements which could be made under the existing Framework Agreement;~~

Amendment 114 #

Vital MOREIRA, Jo LEINEN, Roberto GUALTIERI

Motion for a resolution
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.

Amendment 115 #

Jean-Pierre AUDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)

39a. Calls for Article 15(6)(d) of the Treaty on European Union, under which the President of the European Council is required to present a report to Parliament after each European Council meeting, to be duly observed; proposes that the President of the European Council should prepare European Council meetings together with Parliament;

Amendment 116 #

Jean-Pierre AUDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)

39b. Calls on the European Council and the Council to lay down in their rules of procedure, after consulting Parliament, the conditions under which they shall be heard by Parliament, in accordance with Article 230, paragraph 3 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);

Amendment 12 #

Ashley FOX

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the ~~elected~~ President of the new Commission should ~~make full use of the prerogatives conferred on him by the Treaty of Lisbon and~~ take all appropriate steps to ensure the efficient functioning of the next Commission despite its size, which, due to the decisions of the European Council, will not diminish as envisaged in the Treaty of Lisbon;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

Amendment 14 #

Jo LEINEN, David MARTIN, Vital MOREIRA, Roberto GUALTIERI

Motion for a resolution
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 15 #

Ashley FOX

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Parliament’s role as an agenda setter in legislative matters needs to be ~~strengthened and the principle that in legislative matters Parliament and Council act on an equal footing, which is enshrined in the Treaty of Lisbon, has to be fully implement~~recognised;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas Article 36 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) provides that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (High Representative) shall regularly consult the European Parliament on the main aspects and the basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy, and inform it of how these policies evolve. The High Representative is to ensure that the views of the European Parliament are duly taken into consideration;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the Declaration by the High Representative on Political Accountability[1], made upon the adoption of the EEAS Council Decision, states that the High Representative will review and where necessary propose to adjust the existing[2] provisions on access for Members of the European Parliament to classified documents and information in the field of security and defence policy; [1] OJ C 210, 3.8.2010, p. 1 [2] Interinstitutional agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy (OJ C 298, 30.11.2002, p.1).

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas Article 218(10) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that the European Parliament is to be immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedure for negotiating and concluding international agreements and that provision also applies to agreements relating to the Common Foreign and Security Policy;

Amendment 19 #

Ashley FOX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need to strengthen the Commission’s democratic legitimacy~~, independence and political role, by linking the voters’ choice more directly to the election of the Commission’s Presi~~ and independentce;

Amendment 2 #

Jo LEINEN, David MARTIN, Vital MOREIRA, Roberto GUALTIERI

Motion for a resolution
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 20 #

Elmar BROK

Motion for a resolution
Article 1

1. St~~resses the need to strengthen the Commission’s democratic legitimacy, independence and political role, by linking~~ates that the new procedure that the Commission’s president is elected by the EP that this is linked to the voters’s choice ~~more directly to the election of the Commission’s Preside~~in the European elections will strengthen the Commission’s legitimacy and political role and has made the European elections more important;.

Amendment 21 #