Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
---|---|---|---|
Lead | AFCO | VERHOFSTADT Guy ( ALDE) | RANGEL Paulo ( PPE), LEINEN Jo ( S&D), FOX Ashley ( ECR), DURAND Pascal ( Verts/ALE), CASTALDO Fabio Massimo ( EFDD), ANNEMANS Gerolf ( ENF) |
Committee Opinion | BUDG | FERNANDES José Manuel ( PPE) | Richard ASHWORTH ( ECR), Daniele VIOTTI ( S&D) |
Committee Opinion | CONT | SARVAMAA Petri ( PPE) | Michael THEURER ( ALDE), Marco VALLI ( EFDD), Derek VAUGHAN ( S&D) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted by 283 to 269 with 83 abstentions, a resolution on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union.
Responding to European challenges through reforming the Treaties : the inability of the EU institutions to cope with the deep and multiple crises currently faced by the Union and the rise of populist parties and nationalist movements have all led to increased dissatisfaction among a growing section of the population regarding the functioning of the current European Union.
However, these significant European challenges cannot be handled by single Member States, but only by a joint response from the European Union . Parliament considered that a comprehensive democratic reform of the Treaties must be achieved through a reflection on the future of the EU and an agreement on a vision for present and future generations of European citizens. This resolution is aimed at providing solutions which cannot be reached using the tools currently provided for in the Treaties and which are therefore only feasible through a future Treaty change.
Ending “Europe à la carte” : Parliament deplored the fact that every time the European Council decides to apply intergovernmental methods and to bypass the “Community or Union method” as defined in the Treaties, this not only leads to less effective policy-making but also contributes to a growing lack of transparency, democratic accountability and control.
It considered that a differentiated path is conceivable only as a temporary step on the way towards more effective and integrated EU policy making.
The resolution stressed that the “Union method” – the legislative procedure in which the Commission initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council decide in codecision by majority voting (unanimity obligations in the latter become the absolute exceptions) and the Court of Justice provides ultimate judicial control - is the only democratic method in which the common European interest is taken into account .
Considering it essential to reaffirm the mission of an “ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe” (Article 1 of the TEU), Members suggested:
making less restrictive the requirements for establishing enhanced and structured cooperation ; limiting, at the next revision of the Treaties, the practice of opt-outs, opt-ins and exceptions for individual Member States at EU primary-law level; defining a partnership in order to set up a ring of partners around the EU for states, which cannot or will not join the Union, but nevertheless want a close relationship with the EU. This new form of partnership could be one of the possible outcomes to respect the will of the majority of the citizens of the United Kingdom to leave the EU.
New economic governance : greatly concerned by growing economic and social divergences and the lack of economic reform and financial stability in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), as well as the loss of competitiveness of the economies of many of its Member States, Members suggested that the common fiscal and economic policy should become a shared competence of the Union and the Member States. Furthermore, t he euro area needs a fiscal capacity based on genuine own resources and a European treasury equipped with the ability to borrow.
Parliament proposed, in addition to the Stability and Growth Pact, the adoption of a “ convergence code ”, as a legal act under the ordinary legislative procedure, setting converging targets (for example for taxation, labour mobility, investment, social cohesion, pensions, public finances and administrative and good governance capacities). Euro-area members will only be able to participate when they act in accordance with the convergence code.
In addition, social rights and economic freedoms should be equally ranked in order to give EMU a strong social dimension.
The resolution also called for:
the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework as well as the incorporation of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the Single Resolution Fund into EU law; stronger governmental functions than those currently provided by the Commission and/or the Eurogroup, as well as full democratic checks and balances through the involvement of the European Parliament on all EMU aspects. executive authority to be concentrated in the Commission in the role of an EU Finance Minister. The Finance Minister should be responsible for the operation of the ESM and other mutualised instruments, including the budgetary capacity, and be the single external representative of the euro area in international organisations. speeding up the completion of the banking union and the capital markets union and lifting the requirement of unanimity for certain tax practices.
New challenges : Members stressed the importance of:
creating a genuine European energy union, stressing the need for the full ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement and the adaptation of binding EU climate targets and actions; incorporating the development of new and renewable energy resources into the Treaties as a prime objective for both the Union and the Member States; establishing a genuine European legal migration system and unify national criteria for granting asylum and access to the labour market; upgrading the EU’s capacities in the fight against terrorism and international organised crime.
On foreign policy, more progress could and should be made including use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting.
Members stressed the need for the swift establishment of a European defence union to strengthen the defence of the EU’s territory, which, in strategic partnership with NATO, would enable the Union to act autonomously in operations abroad, mainly with a view to stabilising its neighbourhood and thus improve the EU’s role as guarantor of its own defence and security provider.
As regards safeguarding fundamental rights , Parliament proposed amending Article 258 TFEU in order to explicitly allow the Commission to take “ systemic infringement action ” against Member States that violate fundamental values.
More democracy, transparency and accountability : the resolution recommended, inter alia :
transforming the Commission into the principle executive authority or government of the Union; reducing the size of the renewed Commission as well as the number of vice-presidents to two: the Finance Minister and the Foreign Minister; extending the electoral rights of citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals; deciding on a single seat for the European Parliament; replacing the practice of the rotating six-month presidency with a system of permanent chairs chosen from the Council , with Council decisions taken by one single legislative Council; considering Eurogroup as a formal specialised configuration of the Council with legislative and control functions; reducing the voting procedures in the Council from unanimity to qualified majority and for the full replacement of the consultation procedure by codecision between Parliament and Council; enhancing the powers of national parliaments by introducing a “green card” procedure whereby national parliaments could submit legislative proposals to the Council for its consideration; reinforcing Parliament’s right of inquiry ; shifting decision-making procedures for both own resources and the MFF from unanimity to qualified majority voting, guaranteeing Parliament’s right and duty to scrutinise the whole of the EU budget and not only the part managed by the Commission.
Constituent process : Parliament expressed its willingness to commit itself to playing a leading part in these important constitutional developments, and is determined to make its own proposals for Treaty amendments.
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted an own-initiative report by Guy VERHOFSTADT (ADLE, BE) on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union.
Responding to European challenges through reforming the Treaties : the inability of the EU institutions to cope with the deep and multiple crises currently faced by the Union and the rise of populist parties and nationalist movements have all led to increased dissatisfaction among a growing section of the population regarding the functioning of the current European Union.
These significant European challenges cannot be handled by single Member States, but only by a joint response from the European Union . According to Members, a comprehensive democratic reform of the Treaties must be achieved through a reflection on the future of the EU and an agreement on a vision for present and future generations of European citizens. This report is aimed at providing solutions which cannot be reached using the tools currently provided for in the Treaties and which are therefore only feasible through a future Treaty change.
Ending ‘Europe à la carte’ : Members deplored the fact that every time the European Council decides to apply intergovernmental methods and to bypass the ‘Community or Union method’ as defined in the Treaties, this not only leads to less effective policy-making but also contributes to a growing lack of transparency, democratic accountability and control.
They considered that a differentiated path is conceivable only as a temporary step on the way towards more effective and integrated EU policy making.
The report stressed that the ‘Union method’ – the legislative procedure in which the Commission initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council decide in codecision by majority voting (unanimity obligations in the latter become the absolute exceptions) and the Court of Justice provides ultimate judicial control - is the only democratic method in which the common European interest is taken into account .
Considering it essential to reaffirm the mission of an ‘ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe’ (Article 1 of the TEU), Members suggested:
making less restrictive the requirements for establishing enhanced and structured cooperation ; limiting, at the next revision of the Treaties, the practice of opt-outs, opt-ins and exceptions for individual Member States at EU primary-law level; defining a partnership in order to set up a ring of partners around the EU for states which cannot or will not join the Union, but nevertheless want a close relationship with the EU. This new form of partnership could be one of the possible outcomes to respect the will of the majority of the citizens of the United Kingdom to leave the EU.
New economic governance : greatly concerned by growing economic and social divergences and the lack of economic reform and financial stability in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), as well as the loss of competitiveness of the economies of many of its Member States, Members suggested that the common fiscal and economic policy should become a shared competence of the Union and the Member States.
The report proposed the adoption of a ‘ convergence code ’, as a legal act under the ordinary legislative procedure, setting converging targets (for example for taxation, labour mobility, investment, social cohesion, pensions, public finances and administrative and good governance capacities). Euro-area members will only be able to participate when they act in accordance with the convergence code.
Members also called for:
the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework as well as the incorporation of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the Single Resolution Fund into EU law; stronger governmental functions than those currently provided by the Commission and/or the Eurogroup, as well as full democratic checks and balances through the involvement of the European Parliament on all EMU aspects.
The report called for the executive authority to be concentrated in the Commission in the role of an EU Finance Minister . The Finance Minister should be responsible for the operation of the ESM and other mutualised instruments, including the budgetary capacity, and be the single external representative of the euro area in international organisations.
New challenges : Members stressed the importance of:
creating a genuine European energy union, stressing the need for the full ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement and the adaptation of binding EU climate targets and actions; incorporating the development of new and renewable energy resources into the Treaties as a prime objective for both the Union and the Member States; establishing a genuine European legal migration system and unify national criteria for granting asylum and access to the labour market; upgrading the EU’s capacities in the fight against terrorism and international organised crime.
On foreign policy, more progress could and should be made including use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting.
Members stressed the need for the swift establishment of a European defence union to strengthen the defence of the EU’s territory, which, in strategic partnership with NATO, would enable the Union to act autonomously in operations abroad, mainly with a view to stabilising its neighbourhood and thus improve the EU’s role as guarantor of its own defence and security provider.
As regards safeguarding fundamental rights , the report proposed amending Article 258 TFEU in order to explicitly allow the Commission to take ‘ systemic infringement action ’ against Member States that violate fundamental values.
More democracy, transparency and accountability : the report recommended, inter alia :
transforming the Commission into the principle executive authority or government of the Union; reducing the size of the renewed Commission as well as the number of vice-presidents to two: the Finance Minister and the Foreign Minister; extending the electoral rights of citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals; deciding on a single seat for the European Parliament; considering Eurogroup as a formal specialised configuration of the Council with legislative and control functions; reducing the voting procedures in the Council from unanimity to qualified majority and for the full replacement of the consultation procedure by codecision between Parliament and Council; enhancing the powers of national parliaments by introducing a ‘green card’ procedure whereby national parliaments could submit legislative proposals to the Council for its consideration; reinforcing Parliament’s right of inquiry ; shifting decision-making procedures for both own resources and the MFF from unanimity to qualified majority voting, guaranteeing Parliament’s right and duty to scrutinise the whole of the EU budget and not only the part managed by the Commission.
Constituent process : Parliament expressed its willingness to commit itself to playing a leading part in these important constitutional developments, and is determined to make its own proposals for Treaty amendments.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0048/2017
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0390/2016
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE592.324
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE592.325
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE592.348
- Committee opinion: PE585.777
- Committee opinion: PE587.434
- Committee draft report: PE585.741
- Committee draft report: PE585.741
- Committee opinion: PE587.434
- Committee opinion: PE585.777
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE592.325
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE592.348
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE592.324
Activities
Votes
A8-0390/2016 - Guy Verhofstadt - Am 3 #
A8-0390/2016 - Guy Verhofstadt - § 18 #
A8-0390/2016 - Guy Verhofstadt - Am 10 #
A8-0390/2016 - Guy Verhofstadt - Am 5 #
A8-0390/2016 - Guy Verhofstadt - Am 8 #
A8-0390/2016 - Guy Verhofstadt - § 53 #
IT | GB | DE | ES | NL | BE | PL | CZ | SE | AT | EL | BG | FI | DK | LT | IE | SK | HU | PT | LV | MT | HR | EE | SI | CY | LU | RO | FR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
57
|
45
|
79
|
45
|
21
|
19
|
49
|
18
|
18
|
17
|
18
|
16
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
15
|
21
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
6
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
30
|
66
|
|
S&D |
169
|
Italy S&DFor (23)Andrea COZZOLINO, Brando BENIFEI, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Daniele VIOTTI, Elena GENTILE, Elly SCHLEIN, Enrico GASBARRA, Flavio ZANONATO, Goffredo Maria BETTINI, Isabella DE MONTE, Luigi MORGANO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Nicola DANTI, Patrizia TOIA, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Pina PICIERNO, Renata BRIANO, Roberto GUALTIERI, Silvia COSTA, Simona BONAFÈ
|
United Kingdom S&DFor (20)Afzal KHAN, Alex MAYER, Anneliese DODDS, Catherine STIHLER, Clare MOODY, Claude MORAES, Dame Glenis WILLMOTT, David MARTIN, Derek VAUGHAN, Julie WARD, Linda McAVAN, Lucy ANDERSON, Mary HONEYBALL, Neena GILL, Paul BRANNEN, Richard CORBETT, Seb DANCE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Siôn SIMON, Theresa GRIFFIN
|
Germany S&DFor (22)Arne LIETZ, Bernd LANGE, Constanze KREHL, Dietmar KÖSTER, Gabriele PREUSS, Iris HOFFMANN, Ismail ERTUG, Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER, Jens GEIER, Jo LEINEN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Knut FLECKENSTEIN, Maria NOICHL, Martina WERNER, Norbert NEUSER, Peter SIMON, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Susanne MELIOR, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Udo BULLMANN
Abstain (1) |
13
|
1
|
3
|
Poland S&DFor (5) |
3
|
Sweden S&D |
Austria S&D |
4
|
Bulgaria S&DFor (3)Against (1) |
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
Portugal S&DAgainst (1)Abstain (3) |
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Romania S&DFor (3)Against (10)Abstain (1) |
|
ECR |
61
|
1
|
United Kingdom ECRFor (13)Against (1) |
Germany ECR |
2
|
4
|
Poland ECRFor (17)Anna FOTYGA, Beata GOSIEWSKA, Czesław HOC, Edward CZESAK, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Karol KARSKI, Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Marek JUREK, Mirosław PIOTROWSKI, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Stanisław OŻÓG, Sławomir KŁOSOWSKI, Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Urszula KRUPA, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
Against (1) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||
ALDE |
61
|
1
|
3
|
Netherlands ALDEFor (7) |
Belgium ALDEFor (6) |
4
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
France ALDEFor (2)Against (4)Abstain (1) |
|||||||||
Verts/ALE |
45
|
1
|
4
|
Germany Verts/ALEFor (12) |
4
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
France Verts/ALEFor (4)Abstain (2) |
|||||||||||
GUE/NGL |
44
|
3
|
1
|
Germany GUE/NGLAgainst (1) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
Greece GUE/NGLFor (5) |
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
France GUE/NGL |
|||||||||||||||
EFDD |
19
|
13
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
NI |
14
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
Greece NIAbstain (2) |
2
|
2
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
PPE |
185
|
Italy PPEFor (9)Against (1) |
Germany PPEFor (7)Against (17)Abstain (4) |
Spain PPEAgainst (11)
Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA,
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE,
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS,
Francisco José MILLÁN MON,
Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET,
José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA,
Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL,
Pilar AYUSO,
Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO,
Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ,
Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ
|
4
|
3
|
Poland PPEFor (7)Against (13)Abstain (2) |
Czechia PPEFor (7) |
3
|
Austria PPEFor (4)Abstain (1) |
3
|
Bulgaria PPEFor (6)Against (1) |
2
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
Hungary PPEFor (4)Against (2)Abstain (1) |
Portugal PPEAgainst (4)Abstain (1) |
4
|
3
|
Croatia PPEFor (1)Against (2)Abstain (2) |
1
|
Slovenia PPEFor (3)Against (2) |
1
|
3
|
Romania PPEFor (3)Against (9) |
France PPEAgainst (17) |
|
ENF |
36
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
France ENFAgainst (17)
Bernard MONOT,
Dominique BILDE,
Dominique MARTIN,
Florian PHILIPPOT,
Gilles LEBRETON,
Jean-François JALKH,
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER,
Joëlle MÉLIN,
Louis ALIOT,
Marie-Christine ARNAUTU,
Marie-Christine BOUTONNET,
Mireille D'ORNANO,
Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI,
Nicolas BAY,
Philippe LOISEAU,
Sophie MONTEL,
Steeve BRIOIS
|
A8-0390/2016 - Guy Verhofstadt - § 59/1 #
A8-0390/2016 - Guy Verhofstadt - AFCO résolution #
DE | ES | PT | AT | SI | LT | BE | LU | HR | EE | IT | FR | BG | FI | CY | SK | CZ | HU | EL | LV | IE | MT | DK | NL | SE | GB | RO | PL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
81
|
45
|
20
|
17
|
8
|
10
|
19
|
6
|
10
|
6
|
58
|
66
|
15
|
12
|
6
|
9
|
18
|
14
|
18
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
11
|
21
|
18
|
45
|
30
|
49
|
|
S&D |
172
|
Germany S&DFor (25)Arne LIETZ, Bernd LANGE, Birgit SIPPEL, Constanze KREHL, Dietmar KÖSTER, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Gabriele PREUSS, Iris HOFFMANN, Ismail ERTUG, Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER, Jens GEIER, Jo LEINEN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Jutta STEINRUCK, Knut FLECKENSTEIN, Maria NOICHL, Martina WERNER, Norbert NEUSER, Peter SIMON, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Susanne MELIOR, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Udo BULLMANN, Ulrike RODUST
|
13
|
Portugal S&DFor (8) |
Austria S&D |
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Italy S&DFor (16) |
France S&DFor (9)Against (3) |
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
Sweden S&DAgainst (3)Abstain (3) |
United Kingdom S&DFor (1)Against (1) |
Romania S&DAgainst (11) |
Poland S&DAgainst (4) |
ALDE |
61
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Belgium ALDEFor (6) |
1
|
2
|
3
|
France ALDEFor (7) |
3
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Netherlands ALDEAgainst (3) |
3
|
1
|
2
|
||||||||
Verts/ALE |
43
|
Germany Verts/ALEFor (11)Abstain (1) |
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
France Verts/ALEFor (6) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
United Kingdom Verts/ALEFor (3)Abstain (1) |
|||||||||||
PPE |
185
|
Germany PPEFor (14)Against (6) |
Spain PPEFor (16)Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Gabriel MATO, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Pilar AYUSO, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ
|
Portugal PPEFor (8) |
5
|
Slovenia PPEFor (4)Abstain (1) |
2
|
3
|
3
|
Croatia PPEFor (3)Abstain (2) |
1
|
Italy PPEFor (8)Abstain (2) |
France PPEFor (10)Against (4)Abstain (3) |
Bulgaria PPEAgainst (5)Abstain (2) |
2
|
1
|
Slovakia PPEFor (2)Against (1)Abstain (1) |
Czechia PPEAgainst (4)Abstain (3) |
Hungary PPEAgainst (6) |
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
Netherlands PPEAgainst (4) |
3
|
Romania PPEAgainst (10)Abstain (2) |
Poland PPEAgainst (7) |
|
NI |
14
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Greece NIAgainst (5) |
3
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
EFDD |
19
|
1
|
Italy EFDDAgainst (13) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
ENF |
36
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
Italy ENFAgainst (5) |
France ENFAgainst (17)
Bernard MONOT,
Dominique BILDE,
Dominique MARTIN,
Florian PHILIPPOT,
Gilles LEBRETON,
Jean-François JALKH,
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER,
Joëlle MÉLIN,
Louis ALIOT,
Marie-Christine ARNAUTU,
Marie-Christine BOUTONNET,
Mireille D'ORNANO,
Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI,
Nicolas BAY,
Philippe LOISEAU,
Sophie MONTEL,
Steeve BRIOIS
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|||||||||||||||||||
GUE/NGL |
43
|
Germany GUE/NGLAgainst (7) |
3
|
3
|
France GUE/NGL |
1
|
2
|
2
|
Greece GUE/NGLAgainst (5) |
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||
ECR |
61
|
Germany ECRAgainst (5) |
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
United Kingdom ECRAgainst (14) |
1
|
Poland ECRAgainst (18)
Anna FOTYGA,
Beata GOSIEWSKA,
Bolesław G. PIECHA,
Czesław HOC,
Edward CZESAK,
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA,
Karol KARSKI,
Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI,
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI,
Marek JUREK,
Mirosław PIOTROWSKI,
Ryszard CZARNECKI,
Stanisław OŻÓG,
Sławomir KŁOSOWSKI,
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA,
Urszula KRUPA,
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK,
Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
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Amendments | Dossier |
1110 |
2014/2248(INI)
2016/09/07
BUDG
53 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Underlines that the challenges identified by the Europe 2020 strategy persist and are likely to intensify in the coming years; points in particular to the overarching priority of a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the targets set on employment, innovation, education, social inclusions and climate / energy;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) proposes the principle of a forced reduction in the EU budget of 3% each year;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new) (2) proposes the principle of a reduction in the EU wage bill of 3% per year;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new) (3) proposes the principle of a reduction in operating expenditure of 4% per year;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 4 (new) (4) proposes the principle of an annual assessment of the various departments within each EU body, so as to make it possible to cut the wage bill of departments to which too many resources are allocated;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 5 (new) (5) takes the view that the various reforms to the EU’s economic and budgetary framework have given rise to complications that mean that the system is not viable;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 6 (new) (6) takes the view, in particular, that the European Semester, the six-pack and the two-pack have proven to be useless;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 7 (new) (7) considers, furthermore, that the European Semester, the six-pack and the two-pack are anti-democratic instruments;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 8 (new) (8) therefore calls for them to be scrapped;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 9 (new) (9) takes the view that the proposal made in Mr Verhofstadt’s report to merge the deficit and debt procedures, the macroeconomic imbalance procedure and the country-specific recommendations into a single ‘convergence code’ of a legally binding nature is clear example of the doctrine according to which ‘if Communism didn’t work it’s because we needed more of it’;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 10 (new) (10) therefore demands that this ridiculous idea be scrapped;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that for the Union to meet the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and to address current and new challenges effectively, it needs to be granted a budget that is commensurate with the mission it is called on to accomplish; considers that the current level of the EU budget, which corresponds to 1 % of the EU-28 GDP, is not sufficient to achieve these goals; considers, therefore, as Parliament pointed out in its resolution of 6 July 2016 entitled ‘Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament’s input ahead of the Commission’s proposal’, an ambitious review/revision of the current multiannual financial framework is absolutely indispensable;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 11 (new) (11) takes the view that the proposal to appoint a ‘European finance minister’ is a dangerous one;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 12 (new) (12) takes the view, furthermore, that the proposal is not politically acceptable for the public;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 13 (new) (13) takes the view, therefore, that it is anti-democratic and belongs in the realm of technocratic fantasy;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 14 (new) (14) points out that the Nation is the only legitimate framework for the exercise of democracy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that the EU largely functions by means of fraud, corruption and wastefulness, and that lavish spending is rife;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Takes the view that the EU has provided sufficient evidence of the harm it does for the conclusion to be drawn that it should be scrapped;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU budget needs to be
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU budget
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU budget needs to be endowed with a system of genuine own resources, with simplicity, fairness and transparency as guiding principles; considers of primary importance the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources and expects from it timely, effective and ambitious proposals; considers that such a system should reduce the share of GNI contributions to the EU budget with a view to abandoning the ‘juste retour’ approach of Member States; insists, in this context, on the phasing-out of all forms of rebates;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU budget needs to be endowed with a system of genuine own resources, with simplicity, fairness and transparency as guiding principles; considers that such a system should reduce the share of GNI contributions to the EU budget with a view to abandoning the ‘juste retour’ approach of Member States; insists, in this context, on the phasing-out of all forms of rebates; while stresses that the main focus should be on the expenditure to ensure that all expenditure is covered by revenue;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that for the Union to meet the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and to address current and new challenges effectively, it needs to be granted a budget that is commensurate with the mission it is called on to accomplish; considers that the current level of the EU budget, which corresponds to 1 % of the EU-28 GDP, is not sufficient to achieve these goals; considers that this reform - together with assignment to Parliament of full powers of legislative initiative - is essential for the substantial enhancement of the democratic effectiveness of the EU;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU budget needs to be endowed with a system of genuine own resources, with simplicity, fairness and transparency as guiding principles; considers that such a system should reduce the share of GNI contributions to the EU budget with a view to abandoning the ‘juste retour’ approach of Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the need for the EU budget to be simple, clear and easily understood by EU citizens, and to be based on a structure that allows it to be compared and coordinated with national budgets; considers that these should be underpinning principles for both the expenditure and revenue sides of the EU budget; believes it important — in the spirit of the Lisbon Treaty — to involve national parliaments in strategic EU budget discussions through joint meetings with their respective parliamentary committees on presentation of the budget by the Commission;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the need for the EU budget to be simple, clear and easily understood by EU citizens
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the need for the EU budget to be simple, clear and easily understood by EU citizens, and to be based on a structure that allows it to be compared and coordinated with national budgets;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the need for the EU budget to be simple, clear and easily understood by EU citizens, and to be based on a structure that allows it to be compared
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the current challenges of the EU can be dealt with well enough with the present ceiling of the EU budget, provided that the corresponding appropriations are used in an efficient and targeted way in accordance with the requirements of professional project management, such as programme and project relevance, measurability of objectives, sustainability and good cost-benefit ratio;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for an information campaign to ensure that citizens across Europe are better informed with regard to the EU Budget, thus they will be aware of how the money is being spent and also aware of the budget changes that might have an impact on them;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls the numerous pronouncements in favour of a single seat for the European Parliament, given the symbolic value of such a move and the actual savings it would achieve;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls for the further development and simplification of the Financial Transparency System so that people can gain easy access to information regarding the EU budget;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the multiannual financial framework should allow for maximum flexibility in order to respond to crises and evolving political priorities;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the multiannual financial framework should allow for maximum flexibility in order to respond to crises and evolving political priorities
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the multiannual financial framework should allow for maximum flexibility in order to respond to crises and evolving political priorities; while stresses
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the multiannual financial framework should not allow for
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the EU budget is often called to finance extraordinary needs or new political priorities that were not anticipated at the time of adoption of the multiannual financial framework; stresses, however, that EU commitments should be fully respected and that any new initiatives and needs should not be financed to the detriment of existing EU programmes and policies; considers that the MFF special instruments should be mobilised, as appropriate, for this purpose, and be counted over and above the MFF ceilings, both in commitment and payment appropriations;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that for the
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the need to safeguard the principle of unity of the budget, and is concerned a
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the need to safeguard the principle of unity of the budget, and is
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need to apply the ordinary legislative procedure for the adoption of the MFF Regulation, in order to align it with the decision-making procedure of virtually all EU multiannual programmes, including their respective financial allocations, as well as the EU budget; believes that the consent procedure deprives the European Parliament of the decision-making power that it exercises over the adoption of the annual budgets, while the unanimity rule in the Council means that the agreement represents the lowest common denominator, based on the need to avoid the veto of a single Member State;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Takes the view that the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome at the beginning of 2017 is the ideal occasion on which to relaunch a debate at the highest institutional level, focusing in particular on ways of increasing funding and enhancing growth mechanisms;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that for the Union to meet the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and to address current and new challenges effectively, it needs to be granted a budget that is commensurate with the mission it is called on to accomplish; considers that the number of tasks transferred to the Union is excessive; considers that the current level of the EU budget, which corresponds to 1 % of the EU-28 GDP, is
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that for the Union to
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that for the Union to meet the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and to address current and new challenges effectively, it needs to be granted a budget that is
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2016/09/13
CONT
31 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas all EU institutions without exception ought to be transparent and fully accountable to the citizens of the EU as regards the funds entrusted to them as EU institutions;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out that effective supervision of the institutions’ and bodies’
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out that effective supervision of the institutions’ and bodies’ implementation of the EU budget requires cooperation with Parliament and full transparency regarding the use of funding, as well as an annual follow-up document from all the institutions on the discharge recommendations of Parliament; regrets that the Council has not adhered to this procedure;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out that effective supervision of the institutions’ and bodies’ implementation of the EU budget requires bona fide cooperation with Parliament, as well as an annual follow-up document from all the institutions on the discharge recommendations of Parliament; regrets that the Council
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the procedure of giving discharge separately to the individual EU institutions and bodies is a long-standing practice developed to guarantee transparency and democratic accountability towards EU taxpayers and is a means of verifying the relevance and transparency of the use of EU funding; underlines that this effectively guarantees Parliament’s right and duty to scrutinise the whole of the EU budget; recalls the Commission’s view, expressed in January 2014, that all institutions are fully part of the follow-up process to the observations made by Parliament in the discharge exercise and should cooperate to ensure the smooth functioning of the discharge procedure;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the procedure of giving discharge separately to the individual EU institutions and bodies is a long-standing practice developed to guarantee transparency and democratic accountability towards EU taxpayers; underlines that this effectively guarantees Parliament’s right and duty to scrutinise the whole of the EU budget; recalls the Commission’s view, expressed in January 2014, that all institutions without exception are fully part of the follow-up process to the observations made by Parliament in the discharge exercise and should unfailingly cooperate to ensure the smooth functioning of the discharge procedure;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. In order to enable Parliament to take an informed decision on granting discharge, requires the institutions to provide Parliament with their annual activity reports and to give Parliament sufficient information in answer
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. In order to enable Parliament to take an informed decision on granting discharge, requires the institutions to provide Parliament directly with their annual activity reports and to give Parliament sufficient answers to its questions during the discharge process;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. In order to enable Parliament to take an informed decision on granting discharge, requires the institutions to provide Parliament with their annual activity reports and to give Parliament
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that all Member States should be obliged to provide an annual declaration to account for its use of EU funds;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Requests that the Financial Regulation be updated in order to clarify the objectives of the discharge procedure and
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that Parliament’s powers of oversight and monitoring of EU budget implementation are key to ensuring an effective holding to account
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Requests that the Financial Regulation be updated in order to clarify the objectives of the discharge procedure and to clearly define the sanctions to be imposed for not respecting this procedure and in the event of discharge not being granted; highlights that this should be done in order to hold the EU institutions accountable with the aim of protecting the financial interests of EU citizens; stresses that there
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Requests that the Financial Regulation be updated in order to
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Requests that the Financial Regulation be
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Acknowledges the crucial role of the Court of Auditors in ensuring better and smarter spending of the EU budget, in detecting cases of fraud, corruption and the unlawful use of EU funds, and in giving a professional opinion on how to better manage EU funding; recalls the importance of the Court’s role as a European public auditing authority;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Acknowledges the crucial role of the Court of Auditors in ensuring better, fairer and smarter spending of the EU budget; recalls the importance of the Court’s role as European public auditing authority;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Considers that in view of the important role played by the European Court of Auditors in auditing the collection and utilisation of EU funds, it is absolutely essential that the institutions take full account of its recommendations;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Notes that the Court’s composition and its appointment procedure are laid down in Articles 285 and 286 TFEU; considers that Parliament and the Council should be on an equal footing when appointing Members of the Court of Auditors, in order to ensure democratic legitimacy, transparency and the complete independence of those Members; calls for the Council to respect in full the decisions taken by Parliament subsequent to hearings of candidates nominated as Members of the Court of Auditors;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Notes that the Court’s composition and its appointment procedure are laid
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Deplores the fact that certain appointment procedures have resulted in conflicts between Parliament and the Council on candidates; stresses that it is, as stipulated in the Treaty, Parliament’s duty to evaluate the nominees; emphasises that these conflicts might harm the good working relations of the Court with the aforementioned institutions and could possibly have serious negative consequences for the credibility, and hence the effectiveness, of the Court; is of the opinion that the Council should, in the spirit of good cooperation among the EU institutions,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that Parliament’s powers of oversight and monitoring of EU budget
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls the numerous pronouncements in favour of a single seat for the European Parliament, given the symbolic value of such a move and the actual savings this would represent;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Takes the view that the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome at the beginning of 2017 is the ideal occasion on which to relaunch a debate at the highest institutional level, focusing in particular on the more efficient use of funding and of democratic EU budget control mechanisms;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasizes that any change of competences of one or more EU institutions, should go hand in hand with measures safeguarding the democratic and financial accountability of these institutions, and should, in particular, be accompanied by measures ensuring full budgetary control by the Parliament, whenever the financial interests of the Union are affected;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the fact that the list of institutions defined in Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) differs from that stated in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation; considers that having different meanings for the same concept enshrined in EU legislation is misleading
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the fact that the list of institutions defined in Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) differs from that stated in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation; considers that
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Finds that there are a few instances where the letter of the TFEU diverges from the practice and the spirit of the Treaty; is of the opinion that these incoherencies need to be corrected in line with the principles of democracy and transparency;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Deplores the current level of unused appropriations (RAL), which is a de facto breach of the spirit of Article 310 TFEU, while recognising the endemic nature of this problem;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that each of the institutions, as defined in Article 2(b) of the Financial Regulation, has the autonomy to implement its own section of the budget pursuant to Article 55 of the Financial Regulation; points out that such autonomy also entails a substantial level of responsibility regarding use of the funding allocated;
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2016/11/09
AFCO
688 amendments...
Amendment 1000 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 Amendment 1001 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50.
Amendment 1002 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Proposes in this regard that the decision-making procedures for both own resources and the MFF should be shifted
Amendment 1003 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Proposes in this regard that the decision-making procedures for both own resources and the MFF should
Amendment 1004 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Proposes in this regard t
Amendment 1005 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a (new) 50a. Calls for the introduction of a legal basis in order to establish Union agencies which may carry out specific executive and implementing functions conferred upon them by the European parliament and the Council in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 1006 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a (new) 50a. Calls for abolishing the unanimity requirement in areas relating to respect for and protection and promotion of fundamental rights, such as equality and non-discrimination;
Amendment 1007 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 b (new) 50b. Calls on the next Convention to allow for the possibility for the Union to budget for a deficit which shall not exceed reference values to be specified in the Treaties, together with the establishment of proper mechanisms ensuring the avoidance of an excessive deficit at European level;
Amendment 1008 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 c (new) 50c. Calls for the establishment of a legal base which empowers the Union to raise own taxes as a proper own resource for the benefit of the Union budget;
Amendment 1009 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 1010 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 1011 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 1012 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 1013 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes, finally, that the current Treaty ratification procedure is
Amendment 1014 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes, finally, that the current Treaty ratification procedure is
Amendment 1015 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes
Amendment 1016 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52.
Amendment 1017 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes
Amendment 1018 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes, finally, that the current Treaty ratification procedure is too rigid to befit such a supranational polity as the European Union; proposes allowing amendments to the Treaties to come into force
Amendment 1019 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes
Amendment 1020 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes,
Amendment 1021 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes, finally, that the current Treaty ratification procedure is too rigid to befit such a supranational polity as the European Union; proposes allowing amendments to the Treaties to come into force if not by an EU-wide referendum then after being ratified by a qualified majority of four-fifths of the Member States, having obtained the consent of Parliament; correspondingly, once this threshold has been met, Member States which still decline to ratify the amended Treaty should decide, in accordance with their own constitutional requirements, whether to start the process of secession or to opt for an associate status; considers that the unanimity rule shall not be applied to the membership of new Member States.
Amendment 1022 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes, finally, that the current Treaty ratification procedure is too rigid to befit such a supranational polity as the European Union; proposes allowing amendments to the Treaties to come into force if not by an EU-wide referendum then after being ratified by a qualified majority of four-fifths of the Member States, having obtained the consent of Parliament; notes that, once this threshold has been met, Member States which
Amendment 1024 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes, finally, that the current Treaty ratification procedure is t
Amendment 1025 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a (new) 52a. Underlines that European policy and decision-making pertaining to it should be transparent and open to the scrutiny of anyone; stresses that public access to policy papers should not be subject to the arbitrary decisions of European institutions;
Amendment 1026 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a (new) 52a. Believes that European citizens and enterprises inside current Member States that show a democratic will to keep being part of the EU shall be protected.
Amendment 1027 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 b (new) 52b. Notes that large companies currently have a disproportionately strong influence on European legislation; stresses that the influence of lobbyists should be transparent and that all interests, including those of for instance SMEs, the environment, trade unions and consumers, should be taken into equal account;
Amendment 1028 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 b (new) 52b. Believes that a time of rising euroskepticism and anti-European populism, pro-European movements inside Member States are welcome, even if they challenge their national status-quo.
Amendment 1029 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53.
Amendment 1030 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Commits itself to playing a
Amendment 1031 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53a. Underlines that primary law of the EU should be strictly limited to institutional provisions and should not deal with the content of policies; therefore parts three and five TFEU should no longer be integrated into the Treaties but rather be governed by framework laws;
Amendment 1032 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 b (new) 53b. Insists that the future Convention should have the greatest possible democratic legitimacy by also involving social partners, civil society and other stakeholders; reach its decisions in plenum according to full democratic rules; have adequate time for serious and thorough deliberation; operate with full transparency and have all its meetings open to the public;
Amendment 1033 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Is of the opinion that the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome would be an appropriate moment to modernise the European Union and to start a Convention with the purpose of making the European Union
Amendment 1034 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Is of the opinion that the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome would be an appropriate moment to
Amendment 1035 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Is of the opinion that the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome would be an appropriate moment to
Amendment 1036 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Is of the opinion that the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome would be an appropriate moment to modernise the European Union
Amendment 1037 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Is of the opinion that the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome would be an appropriate moment to modernise the European Union
Amendment 1038 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Is of the opinion that the upcoming 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome would be an appropriate moment to
Amendment 1039 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Is of the opinion that the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome would be an appropriate moment to
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the fracturing process of ‘variable geometry’ has found its way into the European decision-making process every time the European Council decides to apply intergovernmental methods and to bypass the ‘Union method’ as defined in the Treaties;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the f
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that the Treaty amendment shall strengthen the yellow card so that it can function in practice; the limit for how many parliaments need to protest needs to be lowered; believes that the influence of national parliaments in the EU’s legislation process must increase; the national parliaments should receive more influence over how the member countries act in the Council and have the same rights as the European Parliament to add proposals; believes that it should be easier to review bad decisions by extended use of ‘sunset paragraphs’ which entail that EU legislation must be reaffirmed or renegotiated after a number of years;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. States that good cooperation between Member States is of great importance and that it must remain possible for Member States to seek closer cooperation in lesser matters where cooperation with all Member States is not a political possibility;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that rule-of-law structures, economic prosperity and a stable, performance-focused social system fall within the national responsibility of the Member States;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Notes that policy in the Union is characterised by a creeping loss of democracy and that the Union has become an undemocratic construct, whose policy is shaped by bureaucracies without democratic controls; calls, therefore, for major reforms to the Union, so that the Member States can become the leading lights of freedom and democracy in the world once again;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the only method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account; understands by ‘Union method’ that the Commission as the executive initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council representing respectively the citizens and the states decide by majority voting, and the Court of Justice oversees and provides ultimate judicial control; would like to see the European Parliament, in its capacity as the only body elected directly by citizens, granted the power of initiative, with a view to reforming this method as part of a wider revision of the Treaties along the lines of national systems for legislative assemblies;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the only method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account; understands by ‘Union method’ that the Commission as the executive initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council representing respectively the citizens and the states decide by majority voting, and the Court of Justice oversees and provides ultimate judicial control; recognizes that a fast-track procedure should be put in place to ensure that even in cases of urgency the ‘Union method’ is respected;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the only method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account; understands by ‘Union method’ th
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘current Union method’ is
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the only method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account; understands by ‘Union method’ that the Commission as part of its competence as the executive initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council representing respectively the citizens and the states decide by majority voting, and the Court of Justice oversees and provides ultimate judicial control;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is not the only method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account; understands by ‘Union method’ that the Commission as the executive initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council representing respectively the citizens and the states decide by majority voting, and the Court of Justice oversees and provides ultimate judicial control;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the only method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account; understands by ‘Union method’ that the Commission as the executive initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council representing respectively the citizens and the states decide by majority voting, and the Court of Justice oversees and provides ultimate
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the only democratic method for legislating which ensures that
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is the only method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account; understands by ‘Union method’ that the Commission as the executive initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council representing respectively the citizens and the states decide by
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers for these purposes that the European Commission should apply the provisions which scrap the format of one commissioner per Member State and adopt an organigram which favours effectiveness and efficiency and streamlines the working areas of the community portfolio holders. The provisions laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union may be used as a basis in that regard;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Underlines the fundamental importance of complying with European law by Member States, and considers that its correct implementation must be more thoroughly enforced and surveilled by the Commission and the European Parliament;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for a flexible network in which every Member State can participate as much as possible;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers it essential in these circumstances to reaffirm the mission of an ‘ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe’ (Article 1 TEU) in order to mitigate any tendency towards disintegration and to clarify once more the moral, political and historical purpose, as well as the constitutional nature, of the European Union; not least by seeking inputs from all the diverse voices to be found in Europe an
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers it essential in these circumstances not only to reaffirm the mission of an ‘ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe’ (Article 1 TEU) in order to mitigate any tendency towards
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers it essential in these circumstances not only to reaffirm the mission of an ‘ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe’ (Article 1 TEU) in order to mitigate any tendency towards disintegration
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers it essential
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers it essential in these circumstances to
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that all the meaning of the founding expression “Peoples of Europe” should be revived and that a discussion should be held on the influence that territorial tensions in the Member States exert with regard to the shift in mood towards disintegration. It is not easy that those who have not managed to integrate their own minorities into society in their own country may bring stability to the European project;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that changes to treaties or proposals for enlargement of the European Union not only require approval from national parliaments, but, depending on national arrangements, sometimes need to be put to citizens via a referendum;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Suggests to render the requirements for establishing enhanced and structured cooperation less restrictive, inter alia by lowering the minimum number of participating Member States;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. For those purposes, and in line with the contents of the ‘Strasbourg Manifesto’, signed by many MEPs who represent the traditional national minorities to which more than 70 million Europeans, calls on the EU institutions to play a more active role in the resolution of such political tension when the disputes take the Member States to a point of no return. An arbitration system to resolve such political conflicts without taking them to court should be included in the reforms to the Union. The basis for the arbitration should be built on frameworks applied at international level in situations of this type and should encourage the principle that the parties to the dispute may neither hinder the debate or the free expression of that debate nor unilaterally impose a position or solution, in accordance with the principles of Canada’s ‘Clarity Act’;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly ‘variable geometry’, i.e. ‘l’Europe à la carte’, by ending the disruptive practice of opt-outs, opt-ins and exceptions
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise across the board the current
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly ‘variable geometry’, i.e. ‘l’Europe à la carte’
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly ‘variable geometry’
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly ‘variable geometry’, i.e. ‘l’Europe à la carte’, by
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should r
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly ‘variable geometry
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers that the scope of the future institutions, policies and instruments of the EMU as defined in the new Treaty should be applicable to all Member States, except where specific derogations or transitional periods for some Member States are deemed necessary or justified, and on an exceptional and temporary basis;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that Member States themselves must look at public services such as social housing, care, water, electricity, public transport, Internet and education and all other core functions that citizens consider to be of general interest;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Considers it essential in order to counter social dumping that Member States be able to regulate their own labour market, even if this means a temporary suspension of the free movement of workers in states of emergency; stresses that Member States themselves must see to controls in the work place to combat illegal and exploitative labour practices;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Takes the view that the new treaty should provide for adequate mechanisms, under the responsibility of the Commission, in order to: ensure the consistency of all European policies, preserve the integrity of the single market and prevent discrimination against those Member States which are not yet euro area members;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends that, instead of these multiple derogations, a type of ‘associate status’ could be proposed to those states in the periphery that only want to participate on the sideline, i.e. in some specific Union policies; this status should be accompanied by obligations corresponding to the associated rights
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends that, instead of
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends that, instead of these multiple derogations, a
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends that, instead of these multiple derogations, a type of ‘associate status’ could be proposed to those states
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends that, instead of these multiple derogations, a type of
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends that
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recommends that, instead of these multiple derogations, a type of ‘associate status’ could be proposed to those states
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Believes that the best set-up for a future-proof European Union would consist of open concentric circles with an inner circle of Member States sharing all Union policies, a second circle of Member States sharing not all Union policies, surrounded by a ring of friends with whom the Member States may share anything but institutions;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Considers that the possibility of differentiated integration should be left open for all Member States, if they are able and willing to advance with the Union’s common objectives; notes, however, that such differentiated integration should only vary in its timescale, so as to ensure a clear and uniform implementation of the Treaties;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. The single institutional framework should be preserved and any form of flexibility should aim to achieve the Union’s common objectives, without undermining the principle of equality of all citizens and Member States;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that this new type of ‘associate status’ could
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that th
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that this new type of
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that this new type of ‘associate status’ could also be one of the possible outcomes to respect the will of the majority of the citizens of the United Kingdom to leave the EU; stresses that
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that th
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that this new type of
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that this new type of ‘associate status’ could also be one of the possible outcomes to respect the will of the majority of the citizens of the United Kingdom to leave the EU; stresses that this wish must be respected, given that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, as one of the larger Member States, and as the largest non-euro-area member, affects the strength and the institutional balance of the Union – a new situation that adds to the need for revision of the Treaties, with the interests of citizens and democracy as the watchwords;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that this new type of ‘associate status’ could also be one of the possible outcomes to respect the will of the majority of the
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that this new type of ‘associate status’ could
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that this
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses the need to follow closely political and institutional developments in countries such as Scotland which have clearly expressed their wish to remain in the Union. Considers that on the basis that it had already expressed that wish in a legal and democratic referendum, an accelerated integration mechanism for that country should be established, and the mechanism should start with the automatic acquisition of Associate State, to which the veto principle normally used for ordinary candidates seeking to join the Union should not apply;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Notes and respects the fact that the people of the Northern Ireland and Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU; believes that an accommodation should be found whereby Northern Ireland maintains its membership of the European Union; calls on the EU to continue to proactively support the peace process in Ireland and to provide for its continuation in any negotiations on British withdrawal; stresses that an accommodation should also be found as far as Scotland is concerned if its citizens express a desire in this direction;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Believes that the EU should work towards helping Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar to remain inside (or as attached as possible to) the EU in respect of their democratic will, both in case they maintain their current national status or they democratically choose to change it;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Notes that the appointment of Guy Verhofstadt MEP as ‘the European Parliament’s representative for the Brexit negotiations’ is the result of non- transparent backroom diplomacy within Parliament and was not decided in plenary;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements will need to be made concerning the UK’s participation in European decision-making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to influence decisions affecting the Union of which it will soon cease to be a member; recalls the principle of sincere cooperation as laid out in the Treaties (article 4(3) TEU);
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements will need to be made concerning the UK’s participation in European decision-making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements will need to be made concerning the UK’s participation in European decision-making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to influence decisions
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate, in so far as it wishes to, in all decision- making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements will need to be made concerning the UK’s participation in European decision-making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to influence decisions affecting the Union of which it will soon cease to be a member;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new) (1) Calls for the establishment of an ‘observer’ status applicable to all United Kingdom representatives, whether elected or unelected, at the EU institutions; the status would enable the representatives to participate in debates until the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without taking part in decisions, including votes in the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union; proposes that the European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs is given a mandate to set out the arrangements for this ‘observer’ status on behalf of all the institutions;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – point 2 (new) (2) Calls for the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency, currently in London, to be moved to another Member State;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that the construction of the European Union has been rooted on four freedoms namely the free movement of goods, the free movement of services and freedom of establishment, the free movement of persons (and citizenship), including free movement of workers and the free movement of capital; therefore, points out that the both the negotiations and the final agreement concerning the withdrawal of the UK from the Union as well as the future framework for the future relationships should respect their substantial indivisibility;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Expects, therefore, that when it triggers Article 50 TEU, the United Kingdom will clarify how it intends to act in the Council during deliberations and decision-making on ongoing legislative procedures, so as not to hinder the progress of the EU 27;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Given the choice made by the citizens of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union; calls for the headquarters of the European Banking Authority and the European Medicines Agency, both currently in London, to be moved to another Member State;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Recognises the unique circumstances of the island of Ireland in the Brexit process and the potential threats to the Irish Peace Process; the EU must work with the Irish Government and the Northern Executive to avoid these threats by any means possible;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Rejects in any event a hypothetical negotiation in which the United Kingdom remains in the European Union under conditions different to those in place before Brexit;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency, currently in London, to be moved to another Member State;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls for the establishment of an ‘observer’ status applicable to all United Kingdom representatives, whether elected or unelected, at the EU institutions; the status would enable the representatives to participate in debates until the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without taking part in decisions, including votes in the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union; proposes that the European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs is given a mandate to set out the arrangements for this ‘observer’ status on behalf of all the institutions;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls for ‘observer member’ status to be applied to British Members of the European Parliament once the British Government has invoked Article 50 of the TFEU and the British Parliament has voted in favour of repealing the European Communities Act; the status will enable them to participate in Parliamentary debates without taking part in votes; proposes that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs be tasked with preparing and setting out the arrangements for this ‘observer member’ status;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 New Economic Governance and establishment of a Social Europe
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls as stated in its resolution of XXXX on a budgetary capacity for the eurozone that the various crises require the euro area to make, as soon as possible, a qualitative leap of integration to deliver on its promise of stability, convergence, growth and jobs;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by the lack of economic reform and convergence in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) as well as the loss of competitiveness of the economies of many of its Member States, highlighting that the main cause of these problems is a lack of redistribution between Member States, which is essential for correcting imbalances and inequalities, supporting harmonious development and building an economic as opposed to merely monetary Union;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by the l
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by the lack of economic reform and convergence in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) as well as the loss of competitiveness of the economies of many of its Member States; is of the opinion that human investment must be given equal priority with investment in infrastructure, innovation and all the other areas seen as crucial to Europe’s global competitiveness;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by the l
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by the
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by the lack of economic reform
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by the lack of
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is greatly concerned by the lack of economic reform
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Is convinced that the Union needs a legal shift on its economic policy based on the full application of Article 3 TEU and the principles provided for, in particular, in articles 9 to 12 TFEU; asks therefore for a real New Deal for Europe, consisting in common investments in a new environmentally sustainable growth and employment plan, financed by the European Bank of Investments and by own resources deriving from an EU wide coordinated wealth levy, a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) and a carbon tax, directly collected by the Union;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Reaffirms that constitutional elements of the Union, notably the integrity of the Single Market and the fact that this cannot be separated from the four fundamental freedoms of the Union (free movement of capital, people, goods and services) are essential, indivisible pillars of the Union, as is the existence of a state of law, guaranteed by the European Court of Justice; reaffirms this constitutional unity cannot be undone during the negotiations of the exit of the United Kingdom from the Union;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Deplores the fact that the structural weakness of the EU institutions and the state-oriented logic too often applied to its operational programmes renders less effective its policies which support innovation, the production economy and reindustrialisation. Stresses that the cross-border, cooperative, synergistic and flexible logic that drives cohesion policies such as intelligent specialisation should be bolstered and that this format should be replicated in employment policies;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13a (new) 13a. Strongly deplores the use of austerity policies, which have led to an increase in levels of unemployment and absolute poverty and an explosion in socio-economic discrepancies, and therefore observes the need to strive to remove the constraints and restrictions on public investments imposed on the Member States to boost employment and social and territorial cohesion, paying close attention to the needs and specificities of the different economic contexts;
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses the necessity for a European Union where human considerations rather than the interests of multinationals and financial institutions are central;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Considers that common fiscal and economic policy should become a shared competence between the Union and the Member States;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Recalls that social rights are fundamental rights, as recognised by international treaties, the ECHR, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter; in this respect, calls on the Commission to swiftly present a proposal for a concrete European Social Pillar aimed at improving living and working conditions, quality employment, fair wages, equal treatment, social dialogue, quality public services and effective social protection, in line with the relevant ILO Conventions, while respecting the prerogative of the Member States to introduce or retain more favourable provisions in this field; moreover, asks the Commission to take into consideration the idea of introducing, in that proposal, provisions establishing a fair and just minimum wage, minimum pensions and a minimum income, in line with the European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2010 on the role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe and article 34(3) of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, while respecting the right to collective bargain, as enshrined in article 28 of the EU Charter;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Calls for the amendment of Article 136 TFEU in order to open its scope to voluntary participation by non-euro Member States, providing for full voting rights in line with the enhanced cooperation procedure, and calls for the dropping of the restrictions under Article 136 TFEU and for the upgrading of this article into a general clause for the adoption by codecision of legal acts concerning the coordination and setting of legally-binding minimum standards with regard to economic, employment and social policy;
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13b. states that national parliaments should determine the size and content of national budgets without being dictated by the European Union;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Calls on the Commission to start negotiations with the Council of Europe in order to launch the process for the accession of the EU to the European Social Charter; in the meantime, asks the Commission to use the Charter as guiding standard for the impact assessments carried out on the basis of article 12 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making and for drafting the explanatory memoranda foreseen in article 25 of the same, having regard to the fifth recital of the Preamble to the Treaties;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Considers that art. 119 TFEU should state that the member States and the Union shall conduct their economic policy in accordance with the principle of a social market economy;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form, as the pact has been infringed by several Member States without political or legal consequences, while Greece has been bailed out on a large scale on three occasions; believes that EU must reject the attempts to come back to protectionist national politics, and should continue to be an open economy in the future; warns that this cannot be obtained as a consequence of the dismantling of the social model;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that in their current form neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form, as the
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) and the "bail- in" rules of the European Central Bank provide the intended solutions, and that they have
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form, as the pact has been infringed by several Member States without political or legal consequences, while Greece has been bailed out on a large scale on three occasions, as a result of the institutional inability of the EU to adopt realistic solutions;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form, as the pact has been infringed by several Member States without political or legal consequences, while Greece
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form, as the pact has been infringed by several Member States, including Germany, without political or legal consequences, while Greece has been bailed out on a large scale on three occasions;
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact nor the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form, as the pact has been infringed at different occurrences by several Member States without political or legal consequences, while Greece has been bailed out on a large scale on three occasions;
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues, but concludes that they have not solved the problems; believes, moreover, that they have contributed to making the system overly complex
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues, but concludes that they
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues, but concludes that they
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges th
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues, b
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues, but concludes that they have not solved the problems; believes, moreover, that they have contributed to making the system overly complex
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues,
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues, but concludes that they have not solved the problems, in part due to the fact that the rules have not been fully respected nor the tools available in them activated; believes, moreover, that they have contributed to making the system overly complex, are not binding with regard to country-specific recommendations and do not cover spill- over effects between one Member State and another, or to the euro area or the EU as a whole;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Acknowledges th
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Deplores the emphasis put, in the 5 Presidents Report, on "flexible" economies capable to quickly adjust to shocks and on a "new convergence process", facilitated by the creation of national Competitiveness Boards; believes that such measures are based on the assumption that (downward) wage flexibility is the main ‘shock absorber’ and a key tool for assuring the cost competitiveness of national economies. The Competitiveness Boards may in fact institutionalise the pressure towards wage and cost reductions in the pursuit of greater cost competitiveness, especially in less technologically advanced countries; considers that the proposals contained in the "Five presidents’ report" claim to promote greater prosperity and solidarity in Europe while in fact further reinforcing the technocratic character of EU governance;
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Believes that regarding the country-specific recommendations, they should be tailor-made taking into account the different institutional set up of Member States; if needed, concrete recommendations should be done for concrete regions in order to avoid generalization;
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Underlines the astounding economic success of fiscal federalism in some regions of Spain at reducing unemployment and having a higher control of its budgetary deficit, and considers them a role model to reproduce in other parts of the Union;
Amendment 511 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is acutely aware of the need to review the efficacy of the many recent crisis-management measures taken by the EU
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is acutely aware of the need to review
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is acutely aware of the need to review the efficacy of the many recent crisis-management measures taken by the EU
Amendment 517 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is acutely aware of the need to review the efficacy of the many recent
Amendment 519 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is acutely aware of the need to
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is acutely aware of the need to review the efficacy of the many recent crisis-management measures taken by the EU, and to codify in primary law certain decision-making procedures – such as ‘reverse qualified majority voting’ – as well as the need to entrench the legal bases of the new regulatory framework for the financial sector; agrees with the Five Presidents’ Report that the ‘open method of coordination’ as the basis for Europe’s economic strategy does not function and needs to be elevated into binding legal acts; moreover, the current sanctions procedure has been undermined by the unwillingness of Member States to sanction each other;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is acutely aware of the need to review the efficacy of the many recent crisis-management measures taken by the EU, and to codify in primary law certain decision-making procedures
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is acutely aware of the need to review the efficacy of the many recent crisis-management measures taken by the EU, and to codify in primary law certain decision-making procedures – such as ‘reverse qualified majority voting’ – as well as the need to entrench the legal bases of the new regulatory framework for the financial sector; agrees with the Five Presidents’ Report that the
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is
Amendment 525 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes therefore
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes therefore
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes therefore
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes therefore
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes therefore merging the deficit and debt procedures, the macroeconomic imbalance procedure and the country-specific recommendations into a single ‘convergence code’ of a legally binding nature, setting minimum and maximum standards, where only compliance with this code would allow access to EU funds for investment projects or participation in new instruments that combine economic reform with fiscal incentives such as a fiscal capacity for the euro area or a common debt instrument; the coordination of economic policies as
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls for the deduction of net public investment from public debt in an effort to implement the "golden rule for public investment" in order to allow for an optimal intergenerational allocation of public investment; believes that the definition of what qualifies as investment should be assessed; considers that in order to limit short term public debt a corresponding threshold for net investment could be implemented; considers that implementation of the rule could be done through annexing an "investment protocol" to the Treaties under the simplified revision procedure of Art. 48 TEU;
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers that among the criteria included in the convergence code should be an assessment on the extent to which the master plans for infrastructures with added European value proposed for the TEN-T will incorporate an effective tool to stimulate and speed up the construction of the trans-European transport networks. To ensure that the above is the case, deviations from investment plans access to Union funds should be restricted;
Amendment 543 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers that the proposed ‘convergence code’ needs to be compatible with the European Pillar of Social Rights which should include the establishment of a European framework on minimum wages, a guaranteed level of social protection across the Union and a European Unemployment Insurance;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Believes the ‘convergence code’ should aim, first and foremost, at territorial and social cohesion, with a view to obtaining a level playing field and eliminating the root causes of divergence between Member States and between regions;
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Proposes that compliance with this code would allow access new instruments that combine economic reform with fiscal incentives such as a budgetary capacity for the euro area or a common debt instrument;
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Suggests that the coordination of economic policies as provided for in Article 5 TFEU should become a ‘shared competence’ between the Union and the Member States;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 548 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 553 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that, in order to reduce the still excessively high debt burden of Member States,
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that, in order to reduce the still excessively high debt burden of Member States,
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that, in order to reduce the still excessively high debt burden of Member States, s
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that,
Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that, in order to reduce the still excessively high debt burden of Member States, such a common debt instrument needs to be established, inspired by the proposal by the German Council of Economic Experts of 9 November 2011, whereby
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that, in order to reduce the still excessively high debt burden of Member States, such a common debt
Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses that in the current economic environment of subdued demand, the monetary policy must be complemented by expansionary fiscal policies as well as by strengthening unions collective bargaining power in order to ensure wage growth in line with countries average productivity growth and the ECBs inflation target; deems it necessary, in this context, to revise the objectives of the ECB;
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Considers it necessary to open the debate at EU level concerning the subject of German war reparations where these are being demanded by Greece and the other EU Member States and considers that the satisfaction of these is not only an economic obligation incumbent on Germany but also an opportunity to stabilise the European economy and at the same time to restore justice;
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Notes that if Member States are able to obtain budget surpluses in economic upturn, a shock absorbing mechanism of over 3% of GDP would be available to Member States to implement countercyclical fiscal policies in times of economic downturn without breaking the rules set out in the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Calls for better use of the existing structural funds in the direction of fostering cohesion;
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 571 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 573 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses
Amendment 574 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses, however, that conditionality in this new debt instrument will only be credible if complemented by an insolvency procedure for sovereigns, which will not only provide predictability to the markets in the event of an insolvent state, but also safeguard market discipline for both Member States and private creditors while avoiding new bail-outs which have proven politically toxic for the European project;
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses, however, that conditionality in
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses, however, that conditionality
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 579 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 581 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 582 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 583 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the
Amendment 584 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework as well as the incorporation of the ESM and the Single Resolution Fund into EU law, with corresponding democratic oversight by Parliament, ensuring that control and accountability is the responsibility of those contributing to them;
Amendment 586 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework as well as the incorporation of the ESM and the Single Resolution Fund into EU law, on the basis of a comprehensive assessment of its implementation and with corresponding democratic oversight by Parliament;
Amendment 587 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the
Amendment 588 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework a
Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework a
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework a
Amendment 592 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. In order to ensure that control and accountability is undertaken by those contributing to these instruments believes that the creation of a Euro Area Parliament within the European Parliament will be needed; within the Euro Area Parliament considers it essential to differentiate between discussion concerning policies for the euro area and related decision making; modalities must be found to allow all Member State who are committed to joining the euro area to participate in discussions concerning the euro area, if they so wish, however only Member States who are members of the euro area and contribute to rescue funds etc. should be able to vote on these decisions;
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Highlights that the role of the ESM will evolve in the future, from this of a crisis management agency into, most likely, this of a debt management agency and backstop for the Single Resolution Fund; stresses that this warrants a comprehensive review of its architecture, in particular as regards its institutional arrangements such as voting procedures as well as the design of the Direct Recapitalisation Instrument;
Amendment 594 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Believes that any future attempts to reintroduce a double-majority for euro- area/non-euro-area Member States in the field of financial legislation must be refused as it would violate article 3 TEU;
Amendment 595 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 597 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 599 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 601 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 602 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 603 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 604 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 605 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Is of the opinion that, in order to
Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Is of the opinion that, in order to increase financial stability, mitigate cross- border asymmetric shocks and reduce the effects of recession, the euro area needs a fiscal capacity based on genuine
Amendment 608 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Is of the opinion that
Amendment 609 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Is of the opinion that, in order to increase financial stability, mitigate cross-
Amendment 610 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Is of the opinion that, in order to increase financial stability, mitigate cross- border asymmetric shocks and reduce the effects of recession, the euro area needs a fiscal capacity based on genuine own resources and a proper treasury facility equipped with a capacity to borrow, such as the adoption of the eurobond; this treasury must be based in the Commission and be subject to democratic scrutiny and accountability through Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Is of the opinion that, in order to
Amendment 612 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Is of the opinion that, in order to increase financial
Amendment 613 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Is of the opinion that, in order to
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Considers that taxes such as the tax which should be applied to financial transactions should be used to finance the European Commission itself. Stresses that financing the EU institutions should not increase European citizens’ tax burden;
Amendment 615 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 616 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 618 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 619 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 620 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that
Amendment 621 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that,
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that
Amendment 623 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that,
Amendment 624 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, because compliance with the
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, because compliance with the
Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, because compliance with the new code is crucial to the functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union, stronger
Amendment 627 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, because compliance with the new code is crucial to the functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union, stronger
Amendment 628 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that,
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 631 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 634 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 635 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 636 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 637 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 638 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 639 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls
Amendment 640 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls, therefore,
Amendment 641 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls, therefore, for the executive authority to be concentrated in the Commission in the role of an EU Finance Minist
Amendment 642 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls, therefore, for the executive authority to be concentrated in the Commission in the role of an EU Finance Minister, by endowing the Commission with the capacity to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy combining macro-economic
Amendment 643 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls, therefore, for the executive authority to be concentrated in the Commission in the role of an EU Finance Minister, by endowing the Commission
Amendment 644 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 646 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 649 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 651 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 655 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers it necessary to endow the Finance Minister with proportionate powers to intervene in
Amendment 656 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers it necessary to endow the
Amendment 657 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers it necessary to endow the
Amendment 658 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers it necessary to endow the Finance Minister with proportionate powers to
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers it necessary to endow the Finance Minister with proportionate powers to
Amendment 660 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers it necessary to endow the Finance Minister with proportionate powers to increase labour market flexibility and labour internal mobility, intervene in the setting of national economic and fiscal policies in cases where the convergence code is not respected, and the power to use the fiscal capacity or the common bond instrument for those Member States that are compliant with the convergence code;
Amendment 661 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers it necessary to
Amendment 662 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Considers that a mechanism to harmonise tax among Member States and European treasuries must be defined, including treasuries which, in accordance with the principles expressed by the European Court of Justice, are independent. The foundations for that harmonisation should place an identical effective overall tax burden on all Member States, harmonise corporate income tax, guarantee that companies pay tax on profits in the territory in which they earn them and stop all competition among European treasuries, excluding measures designed to drive the production economy and employment;
Amendment 663 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Disapproves any expansion of the power of European-level institutions, such as the envisaged EU Finance Minister, if not made conditional on the approval of a clear mandate in terms of employment and/or growth-related targets, namely specific numerical targets to be reached within a specified timeframe and not only "full employment" as a general and declamatory aim. This, in turn, would require the creation of, and commitment to, clear institutional arrangements that would make the attainment of such targets possible and put under democratic and transparent scrutiny by the European Parliament;
Amendment 664 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Disapproves any expansion of the power of European-level institutions, such as the envisaged EU Finance Minister, if not made conditional on the approval of a clear mandate in terms of employment and/or growth-related targets, namely specific numerical targets to be reached within a specified timeframe and not only "full employment" as a general and declamatory aim. This, in turn, would require the creation of, and commitment to, clear institutional arrangements that would make the attainment of such targets possible;
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 666 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 667 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 668 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 669 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 670 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it necessary to endow the European Central Bank with the status of non-conditional lender of last resort enjoying the full powers of a federal reserve bank; at the same time, considers it necessary that the ECB also commits to purchasing eurobonds as part of its standard QE policy, keeping borrowing costs down for the eurozone as a whole; calls for the democratic control of the ECB via the European Parliament;
Amendment 671 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it necessary to endow the European Central Bank with the status of lender of last resort enjoying the full powers of a federal reserve bank and to transform the European Stability mechanism into a European monetary fund;
Amendment 672 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it necessary to endow the European Central Bank with the status of lender of last resort
Amendment 673 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it necessary to
Amendment 674 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it necessary to
Amendment 675 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it necessary to endow the European Central Bank with the status of lender of last resort for market actors directly under its supervision or oversight, enjoying the full powers of a federal reserve bank;
Amendment 676 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it
Amendment 677 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it necessary to
Amendment 678 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Considers it necessary, owing to the poor supervision of the ECB, which has gone beyond its mandate to set monetary policy multiple times, to introduce a mechanism which makes it possible for countries to withdraw from the Eurozone;
Amendment 679 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 680 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 682 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 684 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 685 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 686 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 687 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 688 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 689 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 690 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls for the
Amendment 691 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 694 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 695 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 696 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls, finally, for the banking union to be completed as soon as possible
Amendment 697 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls, finally, for the banking union to be completed as soon as possible on the basis of a fast-track timetable; calls therefor in parallel for the strengthening of decentralised and bank-based finance by cleaning banks’ balance sheets from non-performing loans while putting an end to austerity, which dampens investment and credit demand;
Amendment 698 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls, finally, for the banking union
Amendment 699 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls
Amendment 700 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls
Amendment 701 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls, finally, for the banking union to be completed as soon as possible on the basis of a fast-track timetable as soon as all the euro-area Member States comply with current legislation;
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 703 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls
Amendment 704 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls, finally, for the banking union to be
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls, finally, for the banking union to be
Amendment 706 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls, finally, for the banking union to be completed
Amendment 707 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls, finally, for the banking union to be completed as soon as possible on
Amendment 708 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Believes that before completing the Banking Union, it is necessary to address the critical flaws in its current architecture, such as the exclusion of any common deposit insurance scheme, the absence of an effective national veto over the use of common financial resources, the fact that the Single Resolution Fund’s (SRF) pre-funded financial means amount to ‘only’ €55 billion, meaning that, in the event of a serious banking crisis, the SRF’s resources are unlikely to be sufficient (especially during the fund’s transitional period), the fact that, where the ESM will be allowed to intervene through its new direct recapitalisation instrument (DRI), this will be conditional on the implementation of the troika’s dreaded conditionalities, including where appropriate those related to the general economic policies of the ESM Member concerned; asks, furthermore, for a thorough review of the bail-in rule;
Amendment 709 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Recalls that the EJC allows economic freedom and competition rules, following articles 45, 49, 56, 101 and 102 of the TFEU, to prevail over social and labor rights settled in soft laws and in articles 12, 21, 28, 31 and 34 of the CFREU; calls therefore for these rights to have primacy and, conflict between them solved, by adding the principal that economic freedom and competition rules can be limited when necessary in order to protect social and labor rights;
Amendment 710 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Considers it necessary to lift the unanimity requirement for the harmonisation of certain taxes to allow the EU to set minimum tax rates and tax corridors with the aim of safeguarding the fair and smooth functioning of the internal market and to avoid harmful tax competition between Member States;
Amendment 711 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls for the inclusion of the fight against tax fraud and avoidance and tax havens, as a fundamental objective of the European Union, and for the establishment of a European Tax Agency;
Amendment 712 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Underlines the importance of an EU functioning of both Eurozone and non-Eurozone countries;
Amendment 713 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Considers a strong social dimension indispensable for a comprehensive EMU and that Article 9 TFEU in its current form is not sufficient to guarantee a proper equilibrium between social rights and economic freedoms; calls therefore for these rights to be equally ranked and conflict between them solved by the principal that no right should be limited more than necessary in order to protect countervailing rights;
Amendment 714 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Proposes the unification of the European Union external representation in the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Bank for International Settlements;
Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Recognizes the fact that some Member States have derogations from the EMU and that others have chosen to remain outside the Eurozone for the foreseeable future and that this situation should be regularized;
Amendment 716 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27c. Calls for strengthening the safeguards for non-Eurozone countries so as to ensure that the deepening of the EMU does not lead to creation of divisions within the EU; considers that the EU must ensure that it is functioning for all the Member States;
Amendment 717 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 d (new) 27d. Underlines that non-Eurozone countries must be able to observe the meetings of the Eurogroup and be able to participate in discussions that concern the whole of the union;
Amendment 718 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 e (new) 27e. Considers that there is a need for balance between Eurozone and non- Eurozone countries; notes that if there is an institutional strengthening of the Eurozone such as the creation of a joint position combining the roles of president of the Eurogroup and vice president of the Commission, the non-Eurozone countries also need to be strengthened by the creation of a post in the Commission with the mission to ensure that the rights of the non-Eurozone countries are properly considered;
Amendment 719 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 720 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recognises the geopolitical, economic, energy and environmental need for the creation of a genuine European energy union;
Amendment 721 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recognises the geopolitical, economic and environmental need for the creation of a genuine European energy union; notes that this will require the removal of the constraint that EU policy must not affect a state’s right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy sources (especially the right of individual Member States to ban certain types of energy searches such as fracking), its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply (Article 194(2) TFEU); calls also for a fair return to Member States from any energy sources discovered within those states;
Amendment 722 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recognises the geopolitical, economic and environmental need for the creation of a genuine European energy union; notes that this will require the removal of the constraint that EU policy must not affect a state’s right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy sources
Amendment 723 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recognises the geopolitical, economic and environmental need Recognizes the geopolitical, economic and environmental need for the creation of a genuine European energy union; notes that this
Amendment 724 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recognises the
Amendment 726 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recognises the
Amendment 727 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recognises the geopolitical, economic and environmental need for the creation of a genuine European energy union; notes that this
Amendment 728 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recognises the geopolitical, economic and environmental need for the creation of a
Amendment 729 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Welcomes the outcomes of 2015 Paris Climate Conference on setting out standards for reducing global emissions; stresses, however, that environmental protection shall become a short-term top priority for the EU in the light of the current environmental degradation, and shall be mainstreamed in all policies and actions of the Union; moreover suggests, in order to better attain the above- mentioned objectives, to modify the Treaties by introducing a specific reference to the Right of Nature, as developed, for instance, in the Constitution of Ecuador;
Amendment 730 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Underlines that climate change is one of the key global challenges facing the EU; stresses the need for the full ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement and the adaptation of binding EU climate targets and actions accordingly; notes that the exclusive competence of the Member States to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy sources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply (Article 194(2) TFEU) may undermine the successful implementation of common energy policies;
Amendment 731 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Stresses that the development of new and renewable energy resources should be incorporated into the Treaties as the prime objective for all Member States;
Amendment 732 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a
Amendment 734 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane, well- functioning migration management system including a European Border and Coast Guard; believes
Amendment 736 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane, well- functioning migration management system including a European Border and Coast Guard; believes
Amendment 737 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane, well- functioning migration management system including a European Border and Coast Guard;
Amendment 738 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane,
Amendment 739 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane, well- functioning migration management system including a European Border and Coast Guard; believes, however, that the Treaties, particularly Article 79(5) TFEU, are too
Amendment 740 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 741 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane, well- functioning migration management system including a European Border and Coast Guard; believes, however, that the Treaties, particularly Article 79(5) TFEU, are too restrictive regarding other aspects of migration, especially on the establishment of a genuine European legal migration system; insists that democratic scrutiny by Parliament is needed on the implementation of border control, asylum and migration policies
Amendment 742 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane, well- functioning migration management system including a European Border and Coast Guard; believes, however, that the Treaties, particularly Article 79(5) TFEU, are too restrictive regarding other aspects of
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 744 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Notes that the Treaties provide ample means to set up a humane, well- functioning migration management and asylum system including a European Border and Coast Guard and welcomes the progress in this regards; believes, however, that the Treaties, particularly Article 79(5) TFEU, are too restrictive regarding other aspects of migration, especially on the establishment of a genuine European legal migration system; insists that democratic scrutiny by Parliament is needed on the implementation of border control, asylum and migration policies, and that the safeguarding of national
Amendment 745 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Points out that further steps are necessary to ensure that the Common European Asylum System becomes a truly uniform system; calls on Member States to harmonize their legislation and practices with regards to the standards as to who qualifies as a beneficiary of international protection, guarantees on international protection procedures and reception conditions following the jurisprudence of the ECtHR and CJUE and established best practices in fellow Member States; stresses that a new asylum and migration framework should build upon fundamental rights of the migrant;
Amendment 746 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Points out the need to include in the drawing up of asylum policies the local and regional authorities managing services which should offer the first response to the humanitarian crises caused by immigration;
Amendment 747 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Takes the view that the European Union urgently needs an effective external border control instrument, which is a pre-condition for the survival of the Schengen area;
Amendment 748 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Takes the view that there is a need to establish a minimum framework of benefits and entitlements to give content to the European social mode, and it should cover social benefits, social security systems, education, health, unemployment benefits, income guarantees and equality policies; stresses that the dedicated programmes must avoid social breakdown and inequality and should be considered an investment and not an expense; points out that establishing these minimums is the best tool for combatting social dumping in the EU;
Amendment 749 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to address the root causes of migration in third countries (persecution, conflict, generalised violence, climate change and natural disasters or extreme poverty) and create safe and regular channels to access the EU;
Amendment 750 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 c (new) 29c. Furthermore, considers it necessary to proceed to a formal recognition of the environmental refugees, as those who are obliged to leave their home countries due to environmental causes, hence to guarantee them full access to EU asylum procedures;
Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 752 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 753 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary, in view of the intensity of the terrorist threat, to upgrade the EU’s capacities in the fight against terrorism and international organised crime; emphasize that this upgrade should include cooperation in key areas such as vigilance, intelligence and justice in order to adapt to the new and future non-conventional threats; stresses that, beyond strengthening coordination between the
Amendment 754 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary, in view of the intensity of the terrorist threat, to upgrade the EU’s capacities in the fight against terrorism and international organised crime; stresses that, beyond strengthening coordination between the competent authorities and agencies in the Member States, Europol and Eurojust must receive genuine investigation and prosecution competences and capabilities as well as give effect to the full functioning of the mechanisms for the exchange of information between Member States, which must fully comply with the principle of helpfulness;
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary, in view of the intensity of the terrorist threat, to upgrade the
Amendment 757 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary, in view of the intensity of the terrorist threat, to upgrade the EU’s capacities in the fight against terrorism and international organised crime; stresses that, beyond strengthening coordination between the competent authorities and agencies in the Member States, Europol and Eurojust must receive genuine investigation and prosecution competences and capabilities, by its transformation in a true European Bureau of Investigation and Counter- Terrorism;
Amendment 758 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers
Amendment 759 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary, in view of the intensity of the terrorist threat, to upgrade the EU’s capacities in the fight against terrorism and international organised crime; stresses that, beyond strengthening coordination between the competent authorities and agencies in the Member States, Europol and Eurojust must receive genuine investigation and prosecution competences and capabilities, while being subject to stronger parliamentary scrutiny;
Amendment 760 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary, in view of the intensity of the terrorist threat, to upgrade the EU’s capacities in the fight against terrorism and international organised crime; stresses that
Amendment 761 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Concludes that the various terrorist attacks on European soil have proven that national security should be better ensured if it wasn’t an exclusive competence of the member states; proposes therefore to amend Article 4 TEU to make the national security a shared competence between EU and member states in order to, among others, facilitate the creation of a European intelligence service, possibly within Europol; stipulates that in the meantime in accordance with Article 73 TFEU nothing prevents the Member States to create these forms of cooperation between their services;
Amendment 762 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Is of the opinion that external military interventions as well as war rhetoric are both counterproductive and dangerous in the fight against terrorism; emphasises, in this respect, the need to adopt an holistic approach by accompanying the necessary internal security measures with actions in the fields of education, social integration and urban-planning, especially in the suburbs;
Amendment 763 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Draws attention to the fact that any instruments that result in Member State sovereignty being eroded will be ineffective;
Amendment 764 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Amendment 765 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Amendment 766 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment 767 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 768 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Regrets, as stated in its resolution of XXXXX on the improvement of the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty, that the EU has not made more progress in developing its capacity to agree and to implement a common foreign and security policy (CFSP); notes that its efforts in initiating a common security and defence policy have not been particularly successful
Amendment 770 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 771 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Regrets, as stated in its resolution of XXXXX on the improvement of the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty, that the EU has not made more progress in developing its capacity to agree
Amendment 772 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Regrets,
Amendment 773 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Re
Amendment 774 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Notes that only by enhancing the Common Foreign and Security Policy can the EU bring credible answers to the new security threats and challenges, fighting terrorism, bringing peace, stability and order to its neighbourhood;
Amendment 775 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Stresses that there is no need for an EU minister of Foreign Affairs and disapproves of the use of a qualified majority vote with regard to foreign policy in the Council;
Amendment 776 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 778 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 779 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that
Amendment 781 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that more progress could and should be made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, including as regards the use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting, that the Vice-President / High Representative should be named EU Foreign Minister and be supported in her efforts to become the main external representative of the European Union in international fora, not least at the level of the UN; considers it
Amendment 783 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that more progress could and should be made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, including as regards use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting, that the Vice-President / High Representative should be named EU Foreign Minister and be supported in her efforts to become the main external representative of the European Union in international fora, not least at the level of the UN; considers it essential that, owing to the broad and heavy workload, the Foreign Minister should be able to appoint political deputies; proposes a review of the functionality of the current European External Action Service, with new and better financed instruments of action;
Amendment 784 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that more progress could and should be made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, including as regards use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting
Amendment 785 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that more progress could and should be made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, including as regards use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting, that the Vice-President / High Representative
Amendment 786 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that more progress could and should be made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, including as regards use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting, that the Vice-President / High Representative should be named EU Foreign Minister and be supported in her efforts to become the main external representative of the European Union in international fora, not least at the level of the UN; considers
Amendment 787 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that more progress could and should be made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, including as regards use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting, that the
Amendment 788 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Is of the opinion, while reiterating that more progress could and should be made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, including as regards use of the provisions to act by qualified majority voting, that the Vice-President / High Representative should be named EU Foreign Minister and be supported in her efforts to become the main external representative of the European Union in international fora, not least at the level of the UN; considers it essential that, owing to the broad and heavy workload, the Foreign Minister should be able to appoint political deputies; proposes a review of the functionality of the current European External Action Service;
Amendment 789 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 790 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 791 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 792 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen its own capacity for the defence of the EU territory, a
Amendment 794 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 795 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen the defence of the EU territory, as a pillar within NATO, which remains the cornerstone of the European security architecture, and to enable the Union to act autonomously in operations abroad, mainly with a view to stabilising its neighbourhood, the Treaties should provide for the possibility of establishing a European defence union; draws attention to the Franco-German initiative of September 2016, which provides a useful contribution to this issue;
Amendment 796 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 797 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that for
Amendment 798 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen
Amendment 799 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen the defence of the EU territory, as a pillar within NATO, which remains the cornerstone of the European security architecture, and to enable the Union to act autonomously in operations abroad, mainly with a view to stabilising its neighbourhood
Amendment 800 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen the defence of the EU territory, as a pillar within NATO, which remains the cornerstone of the European security architecture, and to enable the Union to act autonomously in operations abroad, mainly with a view to stabilising its neighbourhood, the Treaties should
Amendment 801 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen the defence of the EU territory, as a pillar within NATO, which remains the cornerstone of the European security architecture, and to enable the Union to act autonomously in peacekeeping operations abroad, mainly with a view to stabilising and developing its neighbourhood, the Treaties should provide for the possibility of establishing a European defence union;
Amendment 802 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses th
Amendment 803 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen the defence of the EU territory, as a pillar within NATO, which remains the cornerstone of the European security architecture, and
Amendment 804 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses that
Amendment 805 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. The intergovernmental formula should be replaced immediately by the Union method to dealing with foreign and security policy in order to give rise to a determinant EU role in the prevention of and negotiation and intervention in international conflicts; for those purposes it is important to make progress towards forming a qualified and respected European army that brings together the Member States’ human resources, intelligence and military technology to deal, in line with the values of the EU, with the external challenges facing us;
Amendment 806 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Calls for the establishment of the Council of Defence Ministers format and the setting up of a permanent military EU Operational Headquarters for the effective implementation of the Petersberg Tasks and the abolishment of current ad hoc structures or structures which are dependent on the foreign policy of a lead Member State;[ATH1] urges not to merge military and civilian planning and conduct structures; [ATH1]This can be done in the framework of the current treaties, but it is definitely an evolution of the current institutional set up.
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Recalls that stability and security can be reached and guaranteed only by fair and equitable societal conditions and therefore any activity to promote stability and security should be brought forward by assuring the primacy of new forms of development which advantage local populations, especially in the field of agricultural production, and providing for economic and conflict-avoiding instruments and policies;
Amendment 808 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Underlines the importance of making full use of the Treaties and CSDP legal potential by revising EU rapid reaction instruments and in particular the Battlegroups; to build a genuine European Defence Union, the EU needs to use all the instruments at its disposal ; Article 44 and Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union are useful tools as well as the structured cooperation mechanism;
Amendment 809 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Considers that the Union should have a Commissioner for Security and Defence under the authority of the High Representative/Minister for Foreign Affairs as well as a more intense cooperation and integration of Member states defence capacities as the basis for the establishment of European Armed Forces;
Amendment 810 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33b. Recalls that, according to article 21 TEU, the Union’s action in the field of CFSP shall be guided by its founding principles namely democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law; is convinced therefore that CFSP should be developed along these lines, thus promoting peace and stability, the enforcement of the principles of the UN Charter and of the Helsinki Final Act and the development of mutual cooperation for the benefit of all the parties involved;
Amendment 811 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 812 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes, finally, that it is essential that the restrictions in Article 24(1) TEU on the authority of the European Court of Justice in the field of CFSP be removed; calls, in the same spirit, for Parliament to gain greater powers of scrutiny and accountability over CFSP by, inter-alia, including full co-decision powers over the budget and establishing the need to consult the Parliament to set out the objectives and analyse the risks prior to decisions on new CSDP missions and operations and on its strategic review;
Amendment 813 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 814 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes, finally, that it is essential that the restrictions in Article 24(1) TEU on the authority of the European Court of Justice in the field of CFSP be removed; calls, in the same spirit, for Parliament to gain greater powers of scrutiny and accountability over CFSP, including full co-decision powers over the budget and policies of the CFSP;
Amendment 816 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes, finally, th
Amendment 817 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes, finally, that it is essential that the restrictions in Article 24(1) TEU on the authority of the European Court of
Amendment 818 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes
Amendment 819 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 – point 1 (new) (1) Points out that the excessive number and redundancy of emergency resolutions, but also of some subjects which address only the subsidiarity of Members States in the European Parliament’s reports, weaken their political and diplomatic impact;
Amendment 820 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34а. Emphasises the necessity of expansion of resources intended for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, in order to achieve a fairer sharing of the cost for military operations, implemented within the Common Security and Defence Policy or the European Defence Union;
Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Points out that the excessive number and redundancy of emergency resolutions, but also of some subjects which address only the subsidiarity of Members States in the European Parliament’s reports, weaken their political and diplomatic impact;
Amendment 822 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Believes that Member States should jointly decide on international trade and that an end should be put to the exclusive competence of the Commission in this regard;
Amendment 823 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Considers that the EU needs to improve its transparency and introduce freedom to communicate information and a genuine principle of public access to official records;
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Calls on the right to abortion to be enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 825 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Proposes the establishment of a European Intelligence Office in order to support the CFSP;
Amendment 826 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 a (new) Safeguarding the EU’s fundamental values
Amendment 828 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Reiterates that the Commission is the guardian of the treaties and of its values referred to in Article 2; concludes, following the experience with several possible breaches of the values of the Union in various member states, that the current procedure in Article 7 TEU is deficient and cumbersome; proposes to make the Commission the executor of the Article 7 procedure with the Council and Parliament as decision makers, and to expunge the unanimity rule, and to review the sanction mechanism;
Amendment 829 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Underlines that respect for and the safeguarding of the EU’s fundamental values are the cornerstone of the European Union as a community based on values and bind European Member States together;
Amendment 830 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Calls for the unification of the European Union representation in the United Nations and other multilateral organisations;
Amendment 831 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Calls for a revision of the procedures laid down in Article 7 TEU to make the preventive mechanism and the sanctioning mechanism with regards to violations of the EU’s fundamental values relevant and applicable; proposes that the Council should act by qualified majority instead of a majority of four fifth of its members when determining a clear risk of a serious breach of the fundamental values under Article 7 (1) TEU, and that the European Council should act by qualified majority instead of unanimity when determining the existence of a serious and persistent breach under Article 7 (2) TEU;
Amendment 832 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Proposes to make it possible for legislation, after its adoption but before implementation, to be referred to the Court of Justice by Parliament or Council on its compatibility with the treaties;
Amendment 833 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 c (new) 34c. Proposes to amend Article 258 TFEU in order to explicitly allow the Commission to take ‘systemic infringement action’ against Member States violating fundamental values; understands ‘systemic infringement action’ as the bundling of a group of related individual infringement actions suggesting a serious and persistent violation of Article 2 TEU by a Member State;
Amendment 834 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 c (new) 34c. Proposes to enlarge the right to all natural and legal persons who are directly and individually affected by an action to bring actions before the ECJ for alleged violations of the Charter of Fundamental Rights either by EU institutions or by a Member State, by amending Articles 258 and 259 TFEU;
Amendment 835 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 d (new) 34d. Recommends the abolition of Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the conversion of the Charter into a Bill of Rights of the Union;
Amendment 836 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Considers that the Union needs to further strengthen its democratic legitimacy by providing for the involvement of civil society in the decision-making process; to this end, stresses once again the need to revise Regulation 211/2011 in order to encourage the Commission to have a less restrictive approach on the legal admissibility of an ECI and to allow a successful initiative to have an appropriate and concrete follow-up;
Amendment 837 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Believes, moreover, that citizens should be endowed with more instruments of participatory democracy at Union’s level; therefore, proposes to evaluate the introduction, within the Treaties, of the provision for a EU referendum on matters relevant to Union’s actions and policies;
Amendment 838 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 c (new) 34c. Calls on the Commission to explore a citizens’ social veto as a mechanism that can prevent the entry into force of EU legislation that would increase poverty and inequality or decrease social rights; in this regard, suggests to take into consideration, as a point of reference, the provisions of Protocol (No. 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 839 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 840 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 841 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 842 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 843 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Proposes to explore the possibility of transforming the Commission into
Amendment 844 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Proposes transforming the Commission into the principle executive authority or government of the Union with the aim of strengthening the ‘Union method’, increasing transparency and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of action taken at the level of the European Union, thus avoiding a dogmatic interpretation of the EU law and procedures, preventing monolithic conceptions of the EU;
Amendment 845 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Proposes
Amendment 846 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 847 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Proposes transforming the Commission into the principle executive authority or government of the Union, accountable to the Council and the Parliament, with the aim of strengthening the ‘Union method’, increasing transparency and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of action taken at the level of the European Union;
Amendment 848 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 849 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Proposes transforming the Commission into the
Amendment 850 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Proposes transforming the Commission
Amendment 851 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Considers it necessary to enhance the political responsibility and accountability of the Commission to the European Parliament as far as the respect of the primary law, including the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, is concerned; in this respect, proposes to revise article 234 TFEU in order to strengthening the prerogatives of the European Parliament by allowing it to table a motion of censure also against single Commissioners;
Amendment 852 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Considers that a new debate on reforming the EU institutions to strengthen the Member States’ influence on the EU decision-making process could be a response to the threats;
Amendment 853 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Proposes to allow Member States an ‘opt-out’ possibility in the case of new legislation in important areas such as criminal law;
Amendment 854 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 855 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 856 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 857 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Reiterates its call for the size of the renewed Commission to be reduced substantially
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Reiterates its call for the size of the renewed Commission to be reduced substantially
Amendment 859 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Reiterates its call for the size of the renewed Commission to be reduced
Amendment 860 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36.
Amendment 862 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Reiterates its call for the size of the renewed Commission to be reduced substantially and for its vice-presidents to be reduced to two: the Finance Minister and the Foreign Minister;
Amendment 863 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Reiterates its call for the size of the renewed Commission to be reduced substantially and for
Amendment 864 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Reiterates its call for the size of the
Amendment 865 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Reiterates its call for the size of the
Amendment 866 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Reiterates its call for the size of the renewed Commission to be reduced substantially and for its vice-presidents to be reduced to two
Amendment 867 #
Motion for a resolution Rule 36 36(a) notes that, parallel to the procedures of national laws, the use of a motion of censure should be made possible in accordance with the process provided for in Article 234 TFEU as well as against individual Commissioners, providing however in this case that there is a majority threshold equal to three fifths of the votes cast in the Parliament;
Amendment 869 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 870 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 871 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 872 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 873 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 874 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Welcomes the successful new procedure whereby European political parties promote their top candidates for the President of the European executive
Amendment 875 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37.
Amendment 876 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Welcomes the successful new procedure whereby European political parties promote their top candidates for the President of the European executive, but believes that they should be able to stand during the next elections as official candidates in all Member States;
Amendment 877 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Welcomes the successful new procedure whereby European political parties promote their
Amendment 878 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37.
Amendment 879 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Welcomes the successful new procedure whereby European political parties promote their top candidates for the President of the European executive, but believes that they should be able to stand during the next elections as official candidates in all Member States; proposes, therefore, following its legislative proposal on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union, empowering the electorate by giving them two votes, one for the national or regional lists and a second one for the European party lists; these European lists will be headed by the European political parties’ nominees to become President of the European executive or government and will be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the Member States;
Amendment 880 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Welcomes the
Amendment 881 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Strongly believes that a more democratically legitimate European Commission shall have the political strength to protect the rule of European law in all the Union and enforce, in a level playing field, the EU rule of law mechanism to all Member States that infringe basic democratic principles such as independence of the judiciary, actions against media pluralism, fundamental rights or persecution of political rivals with the tools of government;
Amendment 882 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Advocates to insert in the Treaties a European associate citizenship for those who feel and wish to be part of the European project but are nationals of a former Member State; offers these associate citizens the rights of freedom of movement and to reside on its territory as well as being represented in the Parliament through a vote in the European elections on the European lists;
Amendment 883 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Emphasises that involving citizens in the political process of their country of residence helps to build European democracy, and therefore calls for the electoral rights of citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals, as set out in Article 22 TFEU, to be extended to include all remaining elections: provincial, regional, and national;
Amendment 884 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Stresses that electoral constituencies in the Member States must adapt to their own institutional, national, cultural and linguistic diversity in order to guarantee that all European minorities are appropriately represented and integrated in the European Parliament;
Amendment 885 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Notes that the procedure whereby European political parties promoted their top candidates for the 2014 European Parliament Elections neither had a solid political base, nor was it based on Community law, and as such should no longer be used in future;
Amendment 886 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Suggests, to this end, the creation of a constituency formed of the entire territory of the Union which shall be composed of a number of seats equivalent to those currently allocated to the United Kingdom;
Amendment 887 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 888 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38.
Amendment 889 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls that Parliament, following the European Council Decision of 28 June 2013, will need to present before the end of 2016 a proposal to establish a system which will make it possible, before each election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats among Member States in an objective, fair, durable and transparent way, respecting the principle of
Amendment 890 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Believes that any given Member of the European Parliament should be nominated as the President for a maximum of two terms of office, either consecutive ones or with an interval between the first and the second term of office;
Amendment 891 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Reiterates its commitment to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation;
Amendment 892 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 894 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 895 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament;
Amendment 896 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39.
Amendment 897 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39.
Amendment 898 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39.
Amendment 899 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament;
Amendment 900 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the seats of all the other EU institutions, agencies and bodies be determined by Parliament and the Council
Amendment 901 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat
Amendment 902 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the seats of all the other EU institutions, agencies and bodies be determined by Parliament and the Council on a proposal by the European
Amendment 903 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – subparagraph 1 (new) (1) Stresses also the need to discuss the issue of introducing an article into the Treaties containing the symbols of the Union to strengthen the common European identity of Citizens;
Amendment 904 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Believes that a delay of at least ten years will be required between deciding on a single seat for the European Parliament and this becoming a reality, to allow for a sufficient budgetary endowment to be established, in order to ensure the sustainable financing of a permanent centre for exchange in the former buildings of the Parliament in Strasbourg; considers that this centre should ensure meetings and exchanges of best practice between Europeans, for example citizens, experts, politicians, academics;
Amendment 905 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Stresses the need to better inform citizens about the EU, their role in European decision-making and their rights, which can be achieved amongst other means through civic education across the EU; reiterates its call from 28 October 2015 to reform the European Citizens Initiative to ensure that citizens engage directly with the EU institutions and become more actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation;
Amendment 906 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Calls, in the interests of transparency, for a study to be carried out on the cost of all the European Union’s agencies and bodies being spread across the Member States; calls for a study to be carried out to calculate the savings that would be made by moving all the European Union’s decentralised bodies to its capital: Strasbourg;
Amendment 907 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; reminds that the European Parliament is the only EU institution directly elected by EU citizens ; recalls that over one million of them endorsed a petition asking for a single seat ; proposes accordingly changes to Article 341 TFEU and Protocol 6 and to allow the EP to decide on its internal organisation;
Amendment 908 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Calls, in the light of the decentralised European Union institutions and the need for citizens to see and feel close to the European Parliament, for the permanent recognition as part of treaty revisions of the fact that the European Parliament has officially and historically had its headquarters in Strasbourg;
Amendment 909 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 b (new) 39b. Calls for an increase in the capacity of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) to directly impact the policy-shaping and legislative processes of the European Union by including them at the earliest stage possible in the Union’s legislative programming and by formally acknowledging their role in the assessment of EU policies and legislations;
Amendment 910 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 911 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 912 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Notes that, despite the prohibition in Article 15(1) TEU, the European Council has undertaken various legislative initiatives;
Amendment 913 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Notes that, despite the prohibition in Article 15(1) TEU, the European Council has undertaken various legislative initiatives
Amendment 914 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Notes that, despite the prohibition in Article 15(1) TEU, the European Council has undertaken various legislative initiatives
Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Notes that, despite the prohibition in Article 15(1) TEU, the European Council has undertaken various legislative initiatives;
Amendment 916 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Notes that
Amendment 917 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Notes that, despite the prohibition in Article 15(1) TEU, the European Council has undertaken various legislative initiatives; proposes
Amendment 918 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 919 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 920 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. C
Amendment 921 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Considers
Amendment 922 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Considers that this Council and its specialised configurations, as the second chamber of the EU legislature, should, in the interest of specialism, professionalism and continuity, replace the practice of the rotating six-month presidency with a system of permanent chairs chosen from their midst;
Amendment 923 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Considers that this Council and its specialised configurations, as the second chamber of the EU legislature, should, in the interest of specialism, professionalism and continuity, replace the practice of the rotating six-month presidency with a system of
Amendment 924 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Considers that th
Amendment 925 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41а. Believes that, in order to achieve better transparency and to improve EU citizens’ understanding of the operation of the institutional framework of the EU, the Council should be transformed into an European Senate, consisting of equal number of representatives of each Member State and functioning in accordance with the common European traditions of the two-chamber parliamentarism;
Amendment 926 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 927 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 928 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 929 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42a. Recommends Article 2 TEU and the Charter to become a legal basis for legislative measures to be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure; Enabling national courts under Article 2 TEU and the Charter to bring before the Court of Justice proceedings relating to the legality of Member States’ actions;
Amendment 930 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42a. Ecofin should take into account, in accordance with the case-law of the European Court of Justice, the existence of autonomous European treasuries with economic, institutional and regulatory independence in some Member States;
Amendment 931 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 932 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 933 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 934 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 935 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Stresses that, following the creation of the role of EU Finance Minister, Parliament should accordingly create an independent technical body, with a role similar to that of the Congressional Budget Office in the United States of America, in order to support and enhance its political control over economic and fiscal matters, and the Eurogroup should be considered as a formal specialised configuration of the Council with legislative and control functions but no executive tasks;
Amendment 936 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Stresses that
Amendment 937 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Stresses that
Amendment 938 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Stresses that
Amendment 939 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43.
Amendment 941 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Stresses that
Amendment 942 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43a. Calls for a switch, with limited exceptions, of the voting procedures in the Council which require unanimity to qualified majority, and for the existing special legislative procedures to be converted into ordinary legislative procedures;
Amendment 943 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43a. Calls for the creation of an independent European Competition Authority;
Amendment 944 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 b (new) 43b. Underlines that such limited exceptions referred to in par 43a should not concern tax matters under art. 113 TFEU, art. 192(2)a and art. 194(3) as well as for the deletion of the exclusion clause in art. 114(2) TFEU as far as fiscal provisions are concerned;
Amendment 945 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 946 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 947 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 948 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 949 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 950 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes that, when Parliament and the Council vote on legislation specific to the euro area,
Amendment 952 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes that, after the adoption of a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone, when Parliament and the Council vote on legislation specific to the euro area,
Amendment 953 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes that, when Parliament and the Council vote on legislation specific to the euro area, only MEPs elected in the euro area and respectively representatives of its member states, can take part in the vote in order to ensure that democratic control and accountability is undertaken by the members of the Eurozone;
Amendment 954 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44.
Amendment 955 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes that, when Parliament and
Amendment 956 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes that, when
Amendment 957 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Believes that when the Parliament and the Council vote on legislation, irrespective of whether it is specific Eurozone measure or not, all elected MEPs and respective representatives of its Member States should take part in the vote ;
Amendment 958 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Calls on Member States without a derogation to clarify their engagement with regard to the common currency, and on those of them who fulfil the accession criteria to adopt the euro as soon as possible;
Amendment 959 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 Amendment 960 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Believes that, in strengthening the governance of the euro area, due respect should be paid to the interests of Member
Amendment 961 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Believes that, in
Amendment 962 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Believes that, in strengthening the governance of the euro area, due respect should be paid to the interests of Member States that are not
Amendment 963 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Underlines the important contribution that the European Economic and Social committee and the Committee of Regions can make to enhancing the democratic legitimacy of the European Union and calls for the increase in their capacity to directly impact on policy- shaping and legislative processes by including them at the earliest stage possible in the EU s legislative programming and through a formal acknowledgement of their role in the assessment of EU s policies and legislation.
Amendment 964 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 b (new) 45b. Considers that the European Economic and Social Committee should be an active part in the policy shaping and legislative processes at the earliest stage possible and contribute more effectively to these processes, as a result of enhanced dialogue with civil society organisations and reinforced social dialogue.
Amendment 965 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Recogni
Amendment 966 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Recognises the significant role played by national parliaments in the
Amendment 967 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Recognises the significant role played by national parliaments in the constitutional order of the European Union, and in particular their role in transposing EU legislation into national law and the role they would play in both ex-ante and ex-post control of legislative decisions and policy choices made by their members of the new Council of States, including its specialised configurations; suggests therefore complementing and enhancing the powers of national parliaments by introducing a ‘green card’ procedure whereby national parliaments could submit legislative proposals to the Council for its
Amendment 968 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Recognises the significant role played by national parliaments in the constitutional order of the European Union, and in particular their role in transposing EU legislation into national law
Amendment 969 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 Amendment 970 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Recognises the significant role played by national parliaments in the c
Amendment 971 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Recognises the significant role played by national parliaments in the constitutional order of the European Union, and in particular their role in transposing EU legislation into national law and the role they
Amendment 972 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46a Considers it necessary, in view of the full respect for democratic principles that are the foundation of the Union and for the constitutional traditions common to the Member States that comprise it, the insertion in the Treaty, of the possibility for a Member State to withdraw membership from the Euro zone, through a process assisted by the ECB and the European Commission acting as much in the interests of the withdrawing State as in those of the remaining members from the risk of speculative attacks and economic shocks, especially during the transition period;
Amendment 974 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46a. Points out the need to include regions with legislative powers in this process with a view to improving the time frames and procedures established in Annex 2 to the current subsidiarity protocol of the TFEU; national reports should compulsorily include the observations on subsidiarity issued by the regional authorities, which should have longer than the eight-week time frame currently provided for in the protocol;
Amendment 975 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46a. Albeit respecting the role of national parliaments and the principle of subsidiarity, acknowledges the EU’s exclusive competences on Common Commercial Policy; calls for a clear delimitation of competences between the Union and the Member States in this respect; notes that this delimitation would have positive effects on jobs and growth both in the EU and in its trading partners;
Amendment 976 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46a. Further suggests that the application by national parliaments of the yellow card procedure referred to in Article 7 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality was a sufficient reason to stop a legislative procedure;
Amendment 977 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 Amendment 978 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47.
Amendment 980 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Proposes moreover that, in line with the common practice in a number of Member States, both chambers of the EU legislature, Parliament and the Council, should be given the right of legislative initiative
Amendment 981 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Proposes moreover that, in line with the common practice in a number of Member States, both chambers of the EU legislature, Parliament and the Council, should be given the right of legislative initiative
Amendment 982 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Proposes moreover that, in line with the common practice in a number of Member States, both chambers of the EU legislature, Parliament and the Council, should be given the right of legislative initiative, without prejudice to the basic legislative prerogative of the European
Amendment 983 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Recalls that legislation provides for the suspension of ESI Funds if a Member State fails to take action concerning the violation of the Stability and Growth Pact (Excessive Deficit Procedure); believes a fortiori that the EU should link the payment of all EU funds with the respect of European values, as laid out in the Treaties;
Amendment 984 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Advocates the introduction of the ordinary legislative procedure for the adoption of the broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union under Article 121(2) TFEU and of the employment guidelines under Article 148(2) TFEU;
Amendment 985 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Considers that the ‘unanimity rule’ in the Council, wherever it is still applied as in foreign and defence matters, fiscal affairs and social policy, needs to be abolished;
Amendment 986 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Calls for the full replacement of the consultation procedure by co-decision between Parliament and Council;
Amendment 987 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 b (new) 47b. Is of the opinion that under Articles 245 and 247 TFEU the European Parliament, and not only the Council and the Commission, should have the right to take action before the European Court of Justice in case a member or former member of the European Commission breaches his obligations under the Treaties, is guilty of serious misconduct, or does not longer fulfil the conditions required for the performance of his duties;
Amendment 988 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 b (new) 47b. Favours inclusion in the decision- making procedures under Article 121(4) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU of the right of Parliament to propose amendments to a Commission proposal for a recommendation before its adoption by the Commission, while acknowledging that the multilateral surveillance procedure requires quick decision- making;
Amendment 989 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 c (new) 47c. Calls for the inclusion of Parliament in the budgetary surveillance procedure under Article 126 TFEU, with the right to amend a Commission proposal for a recommendation which can be rejected by a qualified majority of the Council if the Commission delivers a negative opinion;
Amendment 990 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Insists that Parliament’s right of inquiry should be reinforced and be granted specific, genuine and clearly delimited powers
Amendment 991 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Insists that Parliament’s right of inquiry should be reinforced and be granted specific, genuine and clear
Amendment 992 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Points out that corruption is one of the problems that undermines the credibility of state and European institution and calls for a European framework of minimums to be established to prevent and eradicate such behaviour;
Amendment 993 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Amendment 994 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49.
Amendment 995 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Recalls its conviction that the financing of the EU budget should respect the letter and the spirit of the Treaty and return to a system of genuine, clear, simple and fair own resources regarding corrective taxation of negative externalities arising from economic activity, as with taxes on financial transactions and Carbon tax; stresses that the
Amendment 997 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Recalls its conviction that the financing of the EU budget should respect the letter and the spirit of the Treaty and return to a system of genuine, clear, simple and fair own resources; stresses that the reintroduction of such resources would put an end to the share of GNI-based contributions and thus lessen the burden on national treasuries, as well as give independence to financing pan-European projects and politics in all areas of EU; awaits with interest the proposals from the high-level group on own resources in this respect;
Amendment 998 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Recalls its conviction that the financing of the EU budget should respect the letter and the spirit of the Treaty and return to a system of genuine, clear, simple and fair own resources; stresses that the reintroduction of such resources, such as the EU bonds, would put an end to the share of GNI-based contributions and thus lessen the burden on national treasuries; awaits with interest the proposals from the high-level group on own resources in this respect;
Amendment 999 #
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 (new) -1 having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular the fourth and fifth recitals of the Preamble;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 – having regard to the European Council conclusions of 18-19 February 2016 concerning a new settlement for the
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union; whereas this fragmentation not only prevents the
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, last but not least, this ‘variable geometry’ is one of the elements which endangers the uniform application of EU law, leads to excessive complexity and deleterious democratic and social asymmetries in terms of governance, jeopardises the cohesion of the Union and undermines solidarity among its citizens;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, last but not least, this ‘variable geometry’ endangers the uniform application of EU law, leads to excessive complexity in terms of governance, jeopardises the cohesion of the Union and undermines solidarity among its citizens; but, equally, is fully in accordance with the ‘unity in diversity’ of Europe;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas,
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, last but not least,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 – having regard to the European Council conclusions of 18-19 February 2016 concerning a new settlement for the United Kingdom within the European Union6
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, last but not least, this ‘variable geometry’ endangers the uniform application of EU law, leads to excessive complexity in terms of good governance, jeopardises the cohesion of the Union and undermines solidarity among its citizens;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas,
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas this complexity reflects those dynamics of state nationalism which the founding fathers of the European Union wished to combat in order to promote union and reconciliation among the European people after centuries of war and conflict;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, since the Treaty of Lisbon, further accelerated by the financial and migration crises, the European Council has widened its role to include day-to-day management through the adoption of intergovernmental instruments outside the framework of the EU such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG or the ‘Fiscal Compact’) and the deal with Turkey on migration, despite the fact that its role is to provide the Union with the necessary impetus for its development and to define general political direction and priorities, it shall not exercise legislative functions (article 15(1) TEU);
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, since the Treaty of Lisbon, further accelerated by the financial
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, since the Treaty of Lisbon, further accelerated by the economic, financial
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, since the Treaty of Lisbon, further accelerated by the financial and migration crises, the European Council has widened its role to include day-to-day management through the adoption of intergovernmental instruments outside the framework of the EU such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG or the ‘Fiscal Compact’) and the deal with Turkey on migration, which, having the effect of an international agreement, violates Article 218 TFEU and should therefore be considered null and void;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, since the Treaty of Lisbon, further accelerated by the financial and migration crises, the European Council has widened its role to include day-to-day management through the adoption of intergovernmental instruments outside the framework of the EU such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG or the ‘Fiscal Compact’) and the deal with Turkey on migration; whereas the above mechanisms have not achieved their goals;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, since the Treaty of Lisbon,
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, since the Treaty of Lisbon, further accelerated by the financial and migration crises, the European Council has widened its role to include day-to-day management through the adoption of undemocratic and unaccountable intergovernmental instruments outside the framework of the EU such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG or the ‘Fiscal Compact’) and the deal with
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 – having regard to the decision to leave the European Union resulting from the UK referendum on EU membership,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the unanimity requirement in the European Council and its incapacity to find consensus has led to the adoption of intergovernmental agreements outside the EU legal framework such as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG or the 'Fiscal Compact') and the deal with Turkey on migration;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the banking union, cannot be achieved without further fiscal deepening steps together with the establishment of a more reliable, effective and democratic form of governance;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union and while similar provisions are included in the Intergovernmental Agreement on the transfer and mutualisation of contributions to the Single Resolution Fund, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the banking union, cannot be achieved without further fiscal deepening steps together with the establishment of a more reliable, effective and democratic form of governance; whereas
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the banking union, cannot be achieved without further
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the banking union, cannot be achieved without further fiscal deepening steps together with the establishment of a more reliable, effective and democratic form of governance; whereas this will complete the current Stability and Growth Pact
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 – having regard to the likely decision to leave the European Union resulting from the UK referendum,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the banking union, cannot be achieved without further
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the banking union, cannot be achieved without further
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, while Article 16 of the TSCG provides that within five years of the date of entry into force (before 1 January 2018) the necessary steps must have been taken to incorporate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the Union, it is clear that the resilience of the euro area, including the completion of the banking union, cannot be achieved without further fiscal deepening steps together with the establishment of a more reliable, effective and democratic form of governance; whereas this will complete the current Stability and Growth Pact, which, ever since it came into existence, even after its reform by the so-called six-pack and two-pack, has never been fully applied for any obvious political reasons;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Ia (new) Ia. whereas austerity policies have had a major depressing and destabilising effect on the economy, causing a collapse in domestic demand, an increase in unemployment levels and absolute poverty and an explosion of social and economic inequalities;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas this new system of governance implies a
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas th
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas this new system of governance i
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas this new system of governance
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas this new system of governance implies a genuine government equipped to formulate and implement the common monetary, fiscal and macro- economic policies that the euro area
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas this new system of
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas this new system of governance implies that the European Commission becomes a genuine government equipped to formulate and implement the common
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regards the consistently declining turnout in the European elections, from 61.9% in 1979 to 42.6% in 2014 according to final results TNS/Scytl in cooperation with the European Parliament; and simultaneously rising criticism of the EU,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas this is also the case for the necessary reform and modernisation of the financial resources of the whole European Union; whereas the agreement on the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) was only reached after long and strenuous negotiations and was accompanied by the decision to establish a high-level group to review the Union’s revenue system of ‘own resources’, due to report in 2016; whereas the current MFF severely limits the financial and political autonomy of the Union, as most of the revenue consists of national contributions by the Member States and a large part of the expenditure is already preordained by means of returns to these same Member States; whereas although designed as a balancing system, GNP/GNI-based national contributions have become by far the largest source of revenue;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas this is also the case for the necessary reform and modernisation of the financial resources of the whole European Union; whereas the agreement on the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) was only reached after long and strenuous negotiations and was accompanied by the decision to establish a high-level group to review the Union’s revenue system of ‘own resources’, due to report in 2016; whereas the current MFF severely limits the financial and political autonomy of
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas this is also the case for the necessary reform and modernisation of the financial resources of the whole European Union; whereas the agreement on the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) was only reached after long and strenuous negotiations and was accompanied by the decision to establish a high-level group to review the Union’s revenue system of ‘own resources’, due to report in 2016; whereas the current MFF severely limits the financial
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas this lack of financial autonomy is one of the factors hindering the Commission’s role in promoting effective reforms enabling the unification of the energy, financial and digital markets, and driving forward in each Member State investment in infrastructure linked to the TEN-T programme, which is a genuine master plan for the construction of trans- European transport networks;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas it is deplorable that the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is inferior in nominal terms compared to the previous one while the circumstances require major budgetary efforts to assist refugees and stimulate economic growth and a more social Europe; calls on the European Council to revise upwards the current MFF;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas the unanimity requirement for the harmonisation of taxes prevents tackling harmful tax competition between Member States and the existence of tax havens within the European Union; whereas corporate tax rates significantly below EU-average and tax benefits for multinational corporations distort the functioning of the internal market, endanger the Member States’ tax income, and ultimately shift the tax burden towards citizens and SMEs;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of law
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of law;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system which must be based on the rule of law
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) – having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in joined cases C-8/15 P to C-10/15 P, Ledra Advertising Ltd and Others v. European Commission and European Central Bank (ECB),
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of law
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of law; whereas the Treaties
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of law; whereas the Treaties must be changed to give the European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisdiction to settle legal disputes over all aspects of EU law, in particular common foreign and security policy (Article 24(1) TEU) and monetary and economic policy (Article 126(10) TFEU);
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of law; whereas the Treaties
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the European Union is a constitutional system based on the rule of law; whereas the Treaties
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas, according to Opinion 2/13 and the relevant case-law of the Court of Justice, fundamental rights recognised by the EU Charter of fundamental rights are at the heart of the legal structure of the Union and respect for those rights is a condition of the lawfulness of EU acts, so that measures incompatible with those rights are not acceptable in the EU; whereas article 6(1) TEU clearly states that the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union has the same legal value as the Treaties; whereas a proper implementation of this article requires a removal of all the restrictions on the full and substantial effectiveness of the Charter’s provisions;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the mechanisms and powers granted to the Commission by the Framework to address systemic threats to the rule of law in the Union also need to be strengthened to ensure that there is no occurrence of behaviour or consolidation of positions in Member States that infringe the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union or which are contrary to the EU’s founding values;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to its resolution 24 June 2015 on the review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges8a, __________________ 8a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0238.
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas currently the EU lives through a rule of law crisis in which close to 400 new infringements of EU law are done every year and some of the flagship policies of the Union (e.g. deficit control, banking resolution or refugee quotas) are infringed without real consequences;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the Treaties must be changed to give the European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisdiction over the common foreign and security policy (Article 24(1) TEU);
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the Treaties must be changed to reach a better equilibrium between free movement and social rights;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L b (new) Lb. whereas there needs to be a mechanism where Member States that systematically infringe EU law can risk losing their vote on the Council for the areas concerned in the infringements;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas this review is also needed to
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas this review is also needed to rebalance the functioning of the Union
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas this review is also needed to rebalance the functioning of the Union, with the aim of
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas this review is also needed to rebalance the functioning of the Union, with the aim of less bureaucratic regulation and more effective policymaking; whereas
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 28 October 2015 on the European Citizens’ Initiative,
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas building systematic dialogue with civil society organisations and strengthening social dialogue, at all levels and in accordance with the principles laid down in Articles 11 TEU and 152 TFEU, are key to overcoming Euroscepticism and to reasserting the importance of Europe’s solidarity based dimension, social cohesion and the construction of a participatory and inclusive democracy, as a supplement to representative democracy;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas building systematic dialogue with civil society organisations and strengthening social dialogue, at all levels in accordance with the principle laid down in Articles 11TFEU, are key to overcoming Euro scepticism and to reasserting the importance of Europe s solidarity based dimension , social cohesion and the construction of a participatory and inclusive democracy, as a supplement to representative democracy;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas the role of the EESC and the Committee of the Regions ( CoR) must be safeguarded as institutional representatives of civil society organisations, and regional and local actors, their opinions contributing to increasing the democratic legitimacy of policy-shaping and legislative processes;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas the role of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) must be safeguarded as institutional representatives of civil society organisations, and regional and local actors;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas over the past decade the security situation in Europe has deteriorated markedly,
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas over the past decade the security situation in Europe has deteriorated markedly, especially in our neighbourhood: no longer can a single Member State guarantee its internal and external security alone; The Union’s policies shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member Countries;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas over the past decade the security situation in Europe has deteriorated
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas over the past decade the security situation in Europe has deteriorated markedly, especially in our neighbourhood: no longer can a single Member State guarantee its internal and external security alone, because of the erroneous policies of the Union;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas over the past decade the security situation in Europe has deteriorated markedly, especially in
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas over the past decade the security situation in Europe has deteriorated markedly,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 – having regard to its resolution of 28 June 2016 on the
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the de
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the decline of Europe’s defence capabilities has limited its ability to project stability beyond our immediate borders; whereas th
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the decline of Europe’s defence capabilities has thankfully limited its ability to project
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas, the de
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the decline of Europe’s defence capabilities has limited its ability to project stability beyond our immediate borders;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the decline of Europe
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard in particular to Articles 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to negative referenda decisions concerning the current Union and/or policies as expressed by majorities of people in France on the 29th of May 2005, the Netherlands on the 1st of June 2005, Ireland on the 12th of June 2008, Greece on July 5, 2015, Denmark on the 3rd of December 2015, Netherlands on the 6th of 2016, in addition to renouncing the candidacy of Norway on the 28th of November 1994, Switzerland on the 4th of March 2001 and Iceland on the 12th of March 2015,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the decline of Europe’s defence capabilities has limited its ability to
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the decline of Europe’s defence capabilities has limited its ability to project stability beyond our immediate borders; whereas this goes hand in hand with the reluctance of our US allies to intervene if Europe is not ready to take its fair share of responsibility; whereas this leads
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. whereas the austerity policies used to correct budgetary imbalances in some Member States ought not to have lost from sight the need to uphold throughout the EU’s territory the values behind the European social model, whose principles are not compatible with prioritising the rescue of financial bodies over people suffering unemployment, exclusion or poverty, victims of a crisis for which they bear no responsibility;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. whereas there is a need to review EU-NATO cooperation, taking into account the profoundly changed scenarios of the post-cold war era in Europe and the substantive failures of NATO policies in the US-led anti-terror war outside the NATO area and to put a definitive end to the NATO and US enlargement policies at the Eastern borders of the EU, while looking for and building new independent forms of cooperation with the Russian neighbour;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas these changes in the Union’s primary law have become unavoidable, as regrettably none of the ‘passerelle clauses’ provided for in the Lisbon Treaty with a view to facilitating the
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas these changes in the Union’s primary law
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas these changes in the Union’s primary law
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to the decision of the European Convention 2002-2003 to include Union symbols into the Treaties to make the common European identity visible,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas these changes in the Union’s primary law have become unavoidable, as
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas the EU seems to be more able to influence MS policies on fundamental rights, rule of law and corruption when countries are still candidates to enter into the Union, and the Rule of Law mechanism should be applied with equal strength to all Member States;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas clarifications are still needed as regards the European elections and on the matter of who leads the Union; whereas,
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas clarifications are still needed as regards the European elections and
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas clarifications are
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas clarifications are still needed as regards the European elections and on the matter of who leads the Union; whereas, despite the outcome of the 2014 European parliamentary elections having for the first time led directly to the nomination of the candidate for President of the Commission, a clear direct democratic link is still lacking, although the European Council has agreed to review the so-called ‘Spitzenkandidat’ process used without any legal basis in 2014 in time for 201918; whereas, moreover, there is still confusion – not least among third parties – about the interrelationship of the Presidents of the Commission and the European Council; __________________ 18 EUCO conclusions of 27 June 2014.
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas clarifications are still needed as regards the European elections and on the matter of who leads the Union; whereas, despite the outcome of the 2014 European parliamentary elections having for the first time led indirectly to the nomination of the candidate for President of the Commission, a clear direct democratic link is still lacking, although the European Council has agreed to review the ‘Spitzenkandidat’ process in time for 201918 ; whereas, moreover, there is still confusion – not least among third parties – about the interrelationship of the Presidents of the Commission and the European Council; __________________
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of XXXXX on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights,
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas clarifications are still needed as regards the European elections and on the matter of who leads the Union; whereas, despite the outcome of the 2014 European parliamentary elections having for the first time led directly to the nomination of the candidate for President of the Commission, a clear direct democratic link is still lacking, although the European Council has agreed to review the ‘Spitzenkandidat’ process in time for 201918 ; whereas, moreover, there is still confusion – not least among
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q a (new) Qa. whereas in its follow up to the European Parliament resolution on the European Citizens’ Initiative, adopted on 2 February 2016, the Commission stated ‘that after only three years after its effective entry into application, it is at this point too early to launch a legislative revision of the Regulation’; whereas from the establishment of the ECI only three initiatives were deemed admissible and no one has received an appropriate follow- up; whereas there are deficiencies in relation to the functioning and implementation of the instrument of the European Citizens’ Initiative and therefore a need for improvement in order for it to function effectively and be a true instrument for participative democracy and active citizenship;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q a (new) Qa. Whereas enhancing the democratic legitimacy of the European Commission is fundamental to continue deepening the single market and put in place the big pan-European projects needed to make the Union succeed while at the same time retaining a link with the electorate that ensures that the principle of subsidiarity between the EU, the MS and the regions with legislative powers is fully respected;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q a (new) Qa. whereas the division of powers, the economic, institutional, linguistic and cultural personality and national diversity found in some Member States with single state constituencies whose sole aim is to prevent this diversity being represented in the European Parliament is totally inconsistent;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q b (new) Qb. whereas ‘United in Diversity’ is one of the European Union’s mottos and whereas this motto, which is linked to the founding concept of a Europe of the Peoples, alludes to the diversity of the Union in all respects including that of stateless nations which exist and are even constitutionally recognised in some Member States;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas, finally, the urgency for reform of the Union has been dramatically increased by the United Kingdom’s decision, through a referendum, to leave the European Union; whereas it is crystal clear that the negotiations to set out the arrangements for the UK’s withdrawal also need to take account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union; whereas this agreement must be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) TFEU and be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 b (new) – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard15a , __________________ 15a OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas, finally, the urgency for reform of the Union has been dramatically increased by the United Kingdom’s decision, through a referendum, to leave the European Union; whereas it is crystal clear that the negotiations to set out the arrangements for the UK’s withdrawal also need to take account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union; whereas this agreement must be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) TFEU and be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament; whereas the European Parliament should be fully involved throughout the negotiation process;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas, finally, the urgency for reform of the Union has been dramatically increased by the United Kingdom’s
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas,
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas, finally, the urgency for reform of the Union has been dramatically increased by the United Kingdom’s decision, through a referendum, to leave the European Union; whereas it is
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. whereas the EU should facilitate the European future of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar respecting the will of their citizens as stated in the results of the referendum of June 23rd which gave a clear pro- European majority in the three constituencies; believes that the EU should engage in bilateral and multilateral negotiations with their governments;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. in order to provide as much clarity as possible for business, investors and citizens (both EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the rest of the EU) it is welcome that Theresa May has declared that article 50 will be triggered before the end of March 2017, as the current uncertainty is damaging to both the UK and the EU;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) – having regard to the Declaration ‘Greater European Integration: The Way Forward’ by the Presidents of the Camera dei Deputati of Italy, the Assemblée nationale of France, the Bundestag of Germany, the Chambre des Députés of Luxembourg, and the Presidency of the EU Speakers Conference signed on 14 September 2016 and currently endorsed by several national parliamentary chambers in the EU,
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the ‘variable geometry’ and complexity of the Union; whereas the decision of the United Kingdom opens up an opportunity to promote collaboration in areas with high European added value such as security and defence; whereas it offers at least the opportunity to clarify what membership of the Union really means and what could be a clear structure in the future for the EU’s relationship with non-
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S.
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the ‘variable geometry’ and complexity of the Union
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) – having regard to the increasing anti-EU sentiment across the Union, specifically the increase in sentiment against closer union with the concomitant inevitable loss of sovereignty,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the ‘variable geometry’ and complexity of the Union, while respecting the sovereign rights of Member States; whereas it offers at least the opportunity to clarify what membership of the Union really means and what could be a clear structure in the future for the EU’s relationship with non-
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the ‘variable geometry’ and complexity of the Union; whereas it offers
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the ‘variable geometry’ and complexity of the Union; whereas it offers at least the opportunity to clarify what membership of the Union really means; and wh
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the UK’s decision creates an opportunity to reduce and drastically simplify the ‘variable geometry’ and complexity of the Union; whereas it offers at least the opportunity to clarify what membership of the Union really means and what could be a clear structure in the future for the EU’s relationship with non- members
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S a (new) Sa. whereas regions with legislative powers, should have a direct say on the works of the Union regarding the policies that affect their competences; notes that sometimes there is a clear divergence between the political interest of a national government and the one from the regions, undermining the legitimacy of the decisions taken and excluding relevant ideas and points of view on EU policies.
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S a (new) Sa. whereas the desire of the people to remain within the European Union as expressed by citizens of some of the kingdoms of Britain, proves that territorial tensions of this kind are not solely and exclusively an internal problem of a Member State and call forcibly for a predictable, orderly and democratic response in order to provide a channel for this legitimate aspiration;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T a (new) Ta. whereas the political elites have made an attempt to irreversibly develop the EU into a federation with the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992, and especially with its change to a ‘constitutional treaty’ at Lisbon in 2007 despite the referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005, and despite the fact that 7 Member States had to forego the referendum process;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T a (new) Ta. whereas a clear majority of the Union’s regional and local government have consistently expressed their view, through the Committee of the Regions, in favour of a more integrated EU with an effective governance;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T b (new) Tb. whereas the vision of an ‘ever closer Union’ necessarily leads to the individual Member States and the people of said Member States to lose their national sovereignty in favour of the EU institutions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 b (new) – having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 31 January 2013 on the promotion of EU citizens’ electoral rights 6a, __________________ 6a OJ C 062, 2.3.2013, p. 26
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are too little, too late; is convinced that it is now time to carry out a period of profound reflection on how to address the shortcomings of the governance of the European Union
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are too little, too late; is convinced that it is now time to carry out a period of profound reflection on how to address the shortcomings of the governance of the European Union
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are too little, too late; is convinced that it is now time to address the shortcomings of the governance of the European Union by undertaking a comprehensive, in-depth reform of the Lisbon Treaty, a reform that must also examine and honestly consider whether there needs to be a row-back on many measures taken in that Lisbon Treaty, the full implications of which perhaps many of those who voted in favour had not fully considered;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are often too little, too late; is convinced that it
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are too little, too late;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are too little, too late; is convinced that it is now time to address the shortcomings of the governance of the European Union, growing inequality, and the lack of solidarity between the Member States by undertaking a comprehensive, in-depth reform of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are too little, too late; is convinced that it is now time to address the shortcomings of the governance of the European Union by undertaking a comprehensive, in-depth reform of the Lisbon Treaty, and especially by changing the policies followed;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 c (new) – having regard to its resolution of XXXXX with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights,
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Section 1 1. Considers that
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the time of crisis management by means of ad hoc and incremental decisions has passed, as it only leads to measures that are too little, too late; is convinced that
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the idea of a federal Europe is in total contradiction to the will of ordinary people who see the neighbourhood as basis; therefore calls to work towards a European Union where all people will be able to lead a life of dignity, where Member States will decide over their own public services, where national parliaments will determine the size and content of their national budget, where Member States will decide how to regulate their own labour market in order to address social dumping with extreme firmness, where trade and investment treaties will only be closed if they contribute to the mutual benefit of ordinary people in the participating countries, and where amendments to the EU Treaty or proposals for the enlargement of the Union, depending on national capacities, will be submitted to citizens via referenda; underlines the necessity of a European Union where not the market but the neighbourhood will serve as basis;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that only the national democracies, built by their nations through painful pasts, are able to offer their citizens the space for identity and safety which they need and want, and that only the national democracies can enable and adequately protect the greatest individual and collective liberties;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that stable democratic nation states are the foundation of our peaceful world order and that international organisations with no national identity which depend on voluntary association can be of help in this regard;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards its modernisation by establishing new effective European capacities and instruments, rather than its renationalisation by means of greater intergovernmentalism; notes further that the proposals for reform of the Lisbon Treaty will no doubt make some Member States and euroesceptic parties raise their demands for returning the powers to the Member States; emphasises, in that connection, the necessity of broad and open public debate as a preparation for convening a Convention in order to achieve political consensus concerning the direction of the necessary reform;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead it towards its modernisation
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas the great diversity of the different national and regional traditions, both cultural and constitutional, belonging to all of the Member States of our continent;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards its modernisation
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards its modernisation by establishing new instruments, new effective European capacities, and
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards its modernisation by establishing new effective European capacities and instruments
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards its modernisation by establishing new effective European capacities and instruments, in the long term, rather than its renationalisation by means of greater intergovernmentalism;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards its modernisation by establishing new effective European capacities and instruments,
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is convinced that a truly Union’s reform should be primary rooted on its founding principles as enshrined in article 2 of the TEU and the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union; therefore, considers it necessary to suppress all the limitations to the full application of the Charter starting with the abolition of its Article 51;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Deplores the fact that the ‘Social Europe’ model has been largely ignored by the budgetary priorities in the wake of the financial crisis; demands that the ‘Social Europe’ model continues to be a strong political ambition of the EU in the future, in order to fulfil the objectives established in the current article 3 TUE;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Furthermore, calls on the Commission to present as soon as possible a new draft agreement for the accession of the Union to the ECHR in line with the obligations deriving from article 6 TEU, providing positive solutions to the objections raised by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in its Opinion 2/13 of 18 December 2014;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that recent Eurobarometer polling demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, EU citizens are still fully aware of the importance of, and in support of, genuine European solutions19 ; notes the disconnect between the EU and the people it governs has increased significantly over the past number of years and was accentuated by the economic crisis and austerity; notes that many European citizens believe that their voice does not count; also notes that the rise in ‘euroscepticism’ has occurred in part due to the perceived ‘democratic deficit’ of EU institutions; __________________ 19 Standard Eurobarometer 84 - Autumn 2015 & Special Eurobarometer EP - June 2016.
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that recent Eurobarometer polling demonstrates that,
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that recent Eurobarometer polling demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, EU citizens are still fully aware of the importance of, and in support of, genuine European solutions19 although it seems clear that there is still a total lack of effective solutions to the most heart-felt issues in European public opinion; __________________ 19 Standard Eurobarometer 84 - Autumn 2015 & Special Eurobarometer EP - June 2016.
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that recent Eurobarometer polling demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, EU citizens are still fully aware of the importance of, and in support of, genuine European solutions19
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that recent Eurobarometer polling demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, some, but only some EU citizens are still fully aware of the importance of, and in support of, genuine European solutions19
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that recent Eurobarometer polling demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, EU citizens are still
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the ‘polycrisis’ currently faced by the Union, including its financial, economic, social and migratory consequences, have all led to the rejection by a growing part of the population of the current European Union, specifically a rejection of ever-closer union, evidenced so graphically in the Brexit vote but evidenced also in the rise of so many radical anti-EU parties in Member States across the EU, evidence it would be foolish now to ignore;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the proliferation of subsets of Member States - especially in Central and Eastern European countries - undermining the unity of the Union by causing a lack of transparency
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the proliferation of subsets of Member States undermining the unity of the Union by causing a lack of transparency, as well as diminishing the trust of the people; also observes with great concern the proliferation of EU bodies and institutions undermining the unity of the European Union through operation in a closeted and opaque manner, as well as diminishing the trust of the people;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the proliferation of subsets of Member States undermining the unity of the Union by causing a lack of transparency, as well as diminishing the trust of the people, also by virtue of the fact that in some cases these subsets have ignored commitments duly undertaken at European level, without the European institutions intervening to appropriately sanction the violations;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the proliferation of subsets of Member States - especially in Eastern European countries - undermining the unity of the Union by causing a lack of transparency
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the proliferation of subsets of Member States undermining the unity of the Union by causing a lack of transparency, as well as diminishing the trust of the people; Considers that the suitable format for conducting the discussion regarding the Union’s future is EU-27; Emphasises that the fragmentation of the discussion into various formats or groups of Member States would be counterproductive;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the proliferation of subsets of Member States undermining the unity of the Union by causing a lack of transparency, as well as diminishing the trust of the people but observes also that the EU and its various institutions needs to look at itself and the role it has played in that sense of alienation by those Member States;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the proliferation of subsets of Member States undermining the unity of the Union by causing a lack of transparency and economic, social and intergovernmental cooperation, as well as diminishing the trust of
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Α Α. whereas the ‘polycrisis’ currently faced by the Union, including its financial, economic, social and migratory consequences, as well as the choices made by its institutions to deals with these consequences have all led reasonably to the rejection by a growing part of the population of the current European Union;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with great concern the proliferation of subsets of Member States
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Underlines the importance of promotion of European Union s achievements and added value among citizens through programmes such as ‘Europe for citizens’;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic reflection on the reform of the Treaties can and must only be achieved through a Convention, which guarantees inclusiveness through its composition of representatives of national parliaments, governments of all the Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament, and
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic reflection on the reform of the Treaties can
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the financial, economic, social and migratory consequences of the ‘polycrisis’ currently faced by the Union, including its financial, economic, social and migratory consequences, have all led to the rejection by a growing part of the population of the current European Union;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic reflection on the reform of the Treaties can and must only be achieved through a Convention, which guarantees inclusiveness through its composition of representatives of national parliaments, governments of all the Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament, and also provides the proper platform for such reflection and engagement with European citizens and representatives of civil society as part of a congress to be held in 2017 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic reflection on the reform of the Treaties can and must only be achieved through a Convention, which like the last one guarantees inclusiveness through its composition of representatives of national parliaments, governments of all the Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament, the EU’s consultative bodies and also provides the proper platform for such reflection and engagement with European citizens;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Section 5 5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic reflection on the reform of the Treaties
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that a
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that a comprehensive democratic reflection on the reform of the Treaties can and must only be achieved through a Convention and referendums, which guarantees inclusiveness through its composition of representatives of national parliaments, governments of all the Member States,
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that in conducting this reflection, the EU’s founding values need to be restored and the magnitude of the global challenges facing the EU considered and that, for this reflection to produce results, there has to be an open discussion on how to modernise traditional concepts of national identity and sovereignty;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that welfare and sustainability must be made principal goals of the economic policy. The EU needs a new strategy for sustainability and social development which can contribute to developed welfare policies in the countries and prevent a ‘race to the bottom’ in terms of social and environmental conditions;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the Convention shall work on the basis of a Treaty reform project elaborated by the European Parliament, which in no way shall limit the competences of the Union or strengthen the intergovernmental method of decision-making;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Proposes that the formulations in the Treaty on the free market being superior in other respects (for example, equality, environment or social protection) should be changed in the Treaty so that it becomes politically neutral;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the ‘polycrisis’ currently faced by the Union, including its financial, economic, social, democratic, cultural, identity, safety and migratory consequences, have all led to the rejection by a growing part of the population of the current European Union;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Considers that the rules on environmental and consumer protection should be minimum rules, so that countries are entitled to conduct more progressive policies, but not with lower aims; that the EU shall strengthen this opportunity which exists in TFEU 95:4 to a functioning environment and consumer guarantee;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Considers that the Parliament and the national parliaments must receive stronger democratic control over how the EU acts in trade policy while the power of large enterprises and lobbyists must be restricted;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Considers that global justice and development in the poorest countries must become explicit goals of the EU’s trade policies;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 f (new) 5f. Believes that the goals of the EU’s agricultural and fisheries policies must be rewritten so that the environment, sustainable development as well as fair global trade are prioritised;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 a (new) For a Europe of fatherlands, living together in friendship and neighbourliness
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the ‘polycrisis’ currently faced by the Union, including its financial, economic, social and migratory consequences, have all led to
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Α Α. whereas the ‘polycrisis’ currently faced by the Union, including its financial, economic, political, social and migratory consequences, as well as terrorism, have all led to the rejection by a growing part of the population of the
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas these significant European challenges cannot be handled by single Member States, but only by a joint response from the European Union;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas progress towards a Union that can really deliver on and achieve its goals are impaired by a failure of governance owing to a
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas progress towards a Union that can really deliver on and achieve its goals are impaired by a failure of the current governance owing pre-eminently to ill-conceived policies in the economic field as well as in the management of refugee and migrants issue and, only secondarily, to a continuous and systematic search for unanimity in the Council (which is still based on the so- called Luxembourg Compromise) a
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Β. whereas progress towards a Union that can really
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas progress towards a Union that can really deliver on and achieve its goals are impaired by a failure of
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Β. whereas progress towards a Union that can really deliver on and achieve its goals are impaired by a failure of governance owing to a continuous and systematic , while institutional, search for unanimity in the Council (which is still based on the so-
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas progress towards a Union that can really deliver on and achieve its goals are impaired by a
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas progress towards a Union
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas progress towards a Union that can really deliver on and achieve its goals are impaired by a failure of governance owing to a continuous and systematic search for unanimity in the Council (which is still based on the so- called Luxembourg Compromise) and the lack of a credible single executive authority enjoying full democratic legitimacy and competence to take effective action across a wide spectrum of policies; whereas recent examples such as the uncontrolled migration flow, the slow clean-up of our banks after the outbreak of the financial crisis and the lack of an immediate common response to the internal and external threat of terrorism
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 b (new) – having regard to Protocol (No 2) to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas progress towards a Union that can really deliver on and achieve its goals are impaired by a failure of governance owing to a continuous and systematic search for unanimity in the Council (which is still based on the so- called Luxembourg Compromise) and the lack of a credible single executive authority enjoying full democratic legitimacy and competence to take effective action across a wide spectrum of policies; whereas recent examples such as the uncontrolled migration flow, the slow clean-up of our banks after the outbreak of the financial crisis and the lack of an immediate common response to the internal and external threat of terrorism have aptly demonstrated the Union’s in
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the European Union cannot fulfil the expectations of the European citizens, because its primary law does not provide all the necessary instruments, competences and decision- making procedures to effectively tackle common challenges like migration, internal and external security, the economic and fiscal policies as well as social investment;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with both a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member States as regards the future of our continent,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas th
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas th
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member States as regards the future of our continent, coupled also with the headlong rush by a few to full political and financial union, has given rise to unprecedented levels of ‘euroscepticism’ that
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member States as regards the future of our continent, has given rise to unprecedented levels of ‘euroscepticism’
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member States as regards the future of
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member States as regards the future of our continent, has given rise to unprecedented levels of ‘euroscepticism’ that
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member States as regards the future of our continent, has given rise to unprecedented levels of ‘euroscepticism’ that risk a return to nationalism and th
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member States as regards the future of our continent, has given rise to unprecedented levels of ‘euroscepticism’ that risk a
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision and common goals on the part of our Member States as regards the future of our continent, has given rise to
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas many Member States have contributed to euroscepticism through their irresponsibility in not apprising citizens of how the EU institutions contribute to their welfare, and in sidestepping the responsibility they bear for the promotion of unsustainable models of economic development, the mismanagement of public monies or the covering up of scourges such as corruption which have led to financial stability problems and the general discrediting of the political system;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the austerity policies adopted and imposed by the EU institutions and the International Monetary Fund (‘Troika’) have increased this scepticism, produced destitution in the countries subject to readjustment programs and aggravated their debts; whereas these programs were the result of ‘overly optimistic growth projections’, as highlighted by several studies, including a report published on 8 July 2016 by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the International Monetary Fund;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the culture of compromise and consensus is a fundamental value of the European Union;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to the MFF and the interinstitutional agreement as
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and accentuated its ‘variable geometry’; whereas more and more Member States are declining to agree on the goals and prefer
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and accentuated its ‘variable geometry’; whereas more and more Member States are declining to agree on the goals and prefer ‘à la carte’ solutions, some of them even unilaterally; whereas these situations create disparity and inequality, in fact and in law, between citizens in the different Member States;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and accentuated its ‘variable geometry’; whereas more and more Member States are declining to agree on the goals and prefer ‘à la carte’ solutions, some of them even unilaterally thus proving that a ‘one size fits all’ philosophy does not work;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and accentuated its ‘variable geometry’; whereas more and more Member States are declining to agree on the goals and prefer ‘à la carte’ solutions, some of them even unilaterally, such as imposing strict austerity;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and accentuated its ‘variable geometry’; whereas more and more Member States are declining to agree on the goals and prefer properly ‘à la carte’ solutions, some of them even unilaterally;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas,
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas despite the flexibility offered by the Treaties numerous opt-outs on primary law level have been granted to several Member States; whereas these ‘à la carte’ solutions increased the complexity of the Union, created an opaque system of intersecting circles of cooperation, and impede democratic control and accountability;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the community method must be preserved and not be undermined by intergovernmental solutions, not even in areas where not all Member States fulfil the conditions for participation;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained a permanent derogation from joining (Protocol No 15), Denmark has a constitutional exemption (Protocol No 16), Sweden has ceased to follow the euro convergence criteria and the possibility of Greece leaving the single currency has been openly discussed in the European Council; whereas also in that same field of the euro and monetary policy, five euro countries (Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus, Spain) found themselves either bankrupt or on the brink of bankruptcy, a reflection of the almost total absence of even the most basic inbuilt corrective structures needed on the launch of any new currency;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained a permanent derogation from joining (Protocol No 15), Denmark has a constitutional exemption (Protocol No 16), Sweden has ceased to follow the euro convergence criteria and the possibility of Greece leaving the single currency has been openly discussed in the European Council; whereas, all EU Member States, except for the United Kingdom and Denmark, have contractual obligation to join the single currency once they meet all required criteria;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained, before the ‘Brexit’ referendum, a permanent derogation from joining (Protocol No 15), Denmark has a constitutional exemption (Protocol No 16),
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained a permanent derogation from joining (Protocol No 15), Denmark has a constitutional exemption (Protocol No 16), Sweden has ceased to follow the euro convergence criteria and the possibility of Greece leaving the single currency has been openly discussed in the European Council, when no timetable has been set up for Member States joining the EU after the creation of the euro;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Ε. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained a permanent derogation from joining (Protocol No 15), Denmark has a constitutional exemption (Protocol No 16), Sweden has ceased to follow the euro convergence criteria
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained a permanent derogation from joining (Protocol No 15), Denmark has a constitutional exemption (Protocol No 16),
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Ε. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained a permanent derogation from joining (Protocol No 15), Denmark has a constitutional exemption (Protocol No 16), Sweden has ceased to follow the euro convergence criteria and the possibility of Greece leaving the single currency has been openly discussed in the European Council and in the Eurogroup;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained a
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union; whereas th
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union; whereas
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union; whereas this fragmentation not only prevents the total abolition of some remaining internal borders, but also hinders the establishment of a true internal market and of a fully integrated area of freedom, security and justice; recalls that the integration into the Schengen zone must remain the objective for all EU Member States;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union; whereas this fragmentation not only prevents the total abolition of some remaining internal borders, but also
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union; whereas this fragmentation not only prevents the total abolition of some remaining internal borders, but also hinders the establishment of a
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Old
Vote scheduledNew
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading |
procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stageNew
Procedure completed |
activities/4/type |
Old
Vote in plenary scheduledNew
Vote scheduled |
activities/2/docs |
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activities/3 |
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activities/4/date |
Old
2017-02-14T00:00:00New
2017-02-16T00:00:00 |
activities/4/type |
Old
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single readingNew
Vote in plenary scheduled |
procedure/subject/0 |
8.10 Revision of the Treaties, intergovernmental conferences
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activities/3/date |
Old
2017-02-01T00:00:00New
2017-02-14T00:00:00 |
activities/2 |
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procedure/stage_reached |
Old
Awaiting committee decisionNew
Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage |
activities/0/committees/0/shadows/2 |
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activities/1/committees/0/shadows/2 |
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committees/0/shadows/2 |
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activities/0/committees/0/shadows/2 |
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activities/1/committees/0/shadows/2 |
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committees/0/shadows/2 |
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activities/1 |
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activities/0/committees/0/shadows/2/mepref |
Old
4f1ad9abb819f207b300002cNew
4f1ac814b819f25efd0000c7 |
activities/0/committees/0/shadows/2/name |
Old
MESSERSCHMIDT MortenNew
FOX Ashley |
activities/1/date |
Old
2016-12-14T00:00:00New
2017-02-01T00:00:00 |
committees/0/shadows/2/mepref |
Old
4f1ad9abb819f207b300002cNew
4f1ac814b819f25efd0000c7 |
committees/0/shadows/2/name |
Old
MESSERSCHMIDT MortenNew
FOX Ashley |
procedure/summary |
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activities/1/date |
Old
2016-11-24T00:00:00New
2016-12-14T00:00:00 |
activities/1/date |
Old
2016-10-24T00:00:00New
2016-11-24T00:00:00 |
activities/1/date |
Old
2016-11-22T00:00:00New
2016-10-24T00:00:00 |
activities/1 |
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activities/0/committees/1/date |
2016-02-03T00:00:00
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activities/0/committees/1/rapporteur |
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committees/1/date |
2016-02-03T00:00:00
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committees/1/rapporteur |
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activities/0/committees/0/shadows/6 |
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committees/0/shadows/6 |
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activities/0/committees/2/date |
2015-05-21T00:00:00
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activities/0/committees/2/rapporteur |
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committees/2/date |
2015-05-21T00:00:00
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committees/2/rapporteur |
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activities/0/committees/2 |
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committees/2 |
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activities/0/committees/0/shadows/0 |
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activities/0/committees/0/shadows/2 |
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activities/0/committees/0/shadows/3 |
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activities/0/committees/0/shadows/4 |
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activities/0/committees/0/shadows/5 |
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committees/0/shadows/0 |
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committees/0/shadows/2 |
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committees/0/shadows/3 |
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committees/0/shadows/4 |
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committees/0/shadows/5 |
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other/0 |
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activities |
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committees |
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links |
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other |
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