Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
2014/2249(INI) Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty
Lead committee dossier: AFCO/8/02318
Legal Basis RoP 052
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFCO | BROK Elmar (EPP), BRESSO Mercedes (S&D) | UJAZDOWSKI Kazimierz Michał (ECR), GOERENS Charles (ALDE), SPINELLI Barbara (GUE/NGL), GIEGOLD Sven (Verts/ALE), CASTALDO Fabio Massimo (EFD), ANNEMANS Gerolf (ENF) |
| Opinion | BUDG | ARTHUIS Jean (ALDE) | |
| Opinion | CONT | SARVAMAA Petri (EPP) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
Subjects
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2017/02/16
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2017/01/09
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0386/2016
summary
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted an own-initiative report by Mercedes BRESSO (S&D, IT) and Elmar BROK (EPP, DE) on improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty.Members recalled that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, demographic developments, unemployment, the causes and consequences of the financial and debt crisis, the lack of competitiveness. These challenges cannot be adequately tackled individually by the Member States but need a collective response from the Union.The report stressed that the Community method is best suited for the functioning of the Union and that intergovernmental solutions should only be an instrument of ultima ratio, subject to strict conditions.Moreover, the directly elected European Parliament is the Parliament of the whole Union, and proper democratic accountability must be ensured also in the areas in which not all Member States participate, including euro area-specific actions and decisions.Institutional set-up, democracy and accountability: Parliaments: Members insisted that Parliament’s legislative powers and rights of control must be guaranteed, consolidated and strengthened. Parliament should reform its working methods by limiting first-reading agreements to exceptional cases of urgency in order to improve the transparency of the procedure leading to the adoption of such agreements. It should make more use of legislative initiative reports under Article 225 TFEU. The report encouraged political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals. Decisions must be taken at the level of constitutional competences and there should be a clear delineation of the respective decision-making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament.European Council: Members considered that the European Council's practice of ‘tasking the Council’ goes against the letter and the spirit of the Treaties, which stipulates that the European Council shall define the general political directions and priorities of the Union but shall not exercise legislative functions; it is therefore necessary to improve the working relations between the European Council and Parliament.Council: the report proposed that the Council be transformed into a true legislative chamber by reducing the number of configurations, thus creating a genuinely bicameral legislative system involving the Council and Parliament, with the Commission acting as the executive. It insisted on the importance of guaranteeing the transparency of Council legislative decision-making in general and demanded that the Council switch completely to qualified majority voting wherever this is possible under the Treaties.Commission: the role of the Parliament should be strengthened in the election of the Commission President in order to ensure that the European Council takes full account of the election results when presenting a candidate for Parliament to elect. Moreover, all Commission proposals should be fully justified and accompanied by a detailed impact assessment, including a human rights assessment.The report also called for:the role of the European Court of Auditors in ensuring better and smarter spending of European funds to be strengthened;cooperation modalities with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), including at the pre-legislative stage during the conduct of impact assessments, to be improved;a framework regulation for Union agencies to be adopted;cooperation between national parliaments to be enhanced to enable them to play their role as regards the application of the principles of subsidiarity;institutional reforms to be introduced in order to provide the Economic and Monetary Union with an effective and democratic economic government with improved capacities that is integrated within the institutional framework of the Union;a convergence code to be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure with a view to creating a more effective framework for economic policy coordination;a simplified, more focused and more democratic European Semester process to be established and for the relevant provisions of the fiscal compact to be integrated into the EU legal framework.The role of the EU budget in the EMU: the report pointed to the possibility of switching from unanimity to qualified majority voting for the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Regulation and stressed the importance of establishing a link between the duration of Parliament’s legislative term, the Commission’s mandate and the duration of the MFF. It is proposed to introduce a euro area budget with revenue originating from the Member States whose currency is the euro.Members called for:use of the existing Structural Funds to be optimised in the direction of fostering the EU’s competitiveness and cohesion, and for an increase in EU investment capacity through the exploitation of innovative approaches such as, e.g. the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI);the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the euro area through part of the EU budget;a rapid but step-by-step completion of a banking union, based on a single supervision mechanism (SSM), a single resolution mechanism (SRM) and a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS);the establishment of a true capital markets union;the improvement of the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax fraud and tax evasion;a more democratic institutional set-up for the EMU;the completion of the internal market by removing all remaining internal barriers, especially as concerns the Energy Union, the common digital market and the market in service;the importance of establishing a social Europe, so that the European integration project continues to have the support of workers; the importance of promoting the idea of a minimum wage determined by each Member State is stressed.External action: the report advocated:increasing the effectiveness, coherence and accountability of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP): Members insisted on using the provisions of the TEU to set up an overall strategic framework for, and to take decisions on, strategic interests and objectives, that can extend beyond the CFSP to other areas of external action. This would require consistency with other policies such as trade, agriculture and development assistance. They are in favour of parliamentary oversight of EU external action being strengthened;the adoption of progressive steps to be taken towards a common defence policy and, eventually, a common defence, which can be set up by unanimous decision of the European Council: Members recommended setting up a permanent Council of Defence Ministers, to be chaired by the VP/HR with a view to coordinating the Member States' defence policies, particularly with regard to cybersecurity and anti-terrorism, and jointly developing the EU's defence strategy and priorities.Justice and home affairs (JHA): in the light of the recent attacks and the increasing terrorist threat, a systematic, mandatory and structured exchange of information and data between national law enforcement authorities and intelligence services, and with Europol, Frontex and Eurojust, is absolutely essential and must be put in place as soon as possible.The report also highlighted the need to establish a fair and effective EU common asylum and immigration policy, based on the principles of solidarity, non-discrimination, non-refoulement and sincere cooperation among all Member States, which should also provide for the fair redistribution of asylum seekers within the EU.
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A8-0386/2016
summary
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2016/12/08
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/01/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0386/2016
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2014/2249(INI)
2015/04/22
BUDG
26 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has strengthened the democratic legitimacy of European policies and created new areas of responsibility for the European Union;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the European Council is not empowered to exercise legislative functions, and that this prohibition is clearly expressed in Article 15(5) of the TEU; regrets that, when adopting the 2014-2020 MFF
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that the European budget is based principally on national contributions
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that the European budget is based principally on national contributions and not on genuine own resources as provided in European treaties since the Treaty of Rome; calls on the Council to return to the letter and spirit of the Treaties and to re-establish a system of genuine own resources which are clear, straightforward and fair so as to make the European budget more accessible and more efficient, while correspondingly lessening the burden on national budgets and abandoning the 'fair return' rationale that clashes with the need to act with common purpose and in concert as set out in the preambles to the treaties;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that the European budget is based principally on national contributions and not on genuine own resources as provided in European treaties since the Treaty of Rome; calls on the Council to return to the letter and spirit of the Treaties; stresses the role of the Mario Monti group on own resources to reach consensus on this issue;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Condemns the accumulated delays in the settlement of commitments due to the insufficiency of payment appropriations from which the European budget suffers in contravention of Articles 310 and 323 of the TFEU, thus endangering the authority of the Union; regrets that the unsustainable situation is a symptom of mutual lack of understanding and repeats the need for a shared problem analysis;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Condemns the accumulated delays in the settlement of commitments due to the insufficiency of payment appropriations from which the European budget suffers in contravention of Articles 310 and 323 of the TFEU, thus endangering the authority of the Union; believes that the post- electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020, to be launched at the end of 2016 at the latest, offers a good opportunity to re-visit the issue and make the necessary adjustments to alleviate the problem;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that unforeseen payment needs, are more likely to arise since payment ceilings are held artificially narrow by the council; calls therefore on the council to accompany any of its decisions that have a budgetary impact with a detailed budgetary justification;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes the current budget mechanism partly underlies the embedded conflict of interest between the two arms of the budget authority; Reiterates the MFF review/revision offers a chance to reinvigorate the discussion on the flaws in the EU budget mechanism; Notes that the working approach of the High Level Group on Own Resources can serve as a template to tackle other EU issues that know a lot of disparity in positions among their stakeholders, including the MFF revision;
Amendment 18 #
5. Stresses that the use of the European budget as a guarantee against borrowing on the market by some of these instruments, such as the facility providing financial assistance for balances of payments, the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) and foreign policy instruments such as the guarantee for the EIB’s external mandate,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the use of the European budget as a guarantee against borrowing on the market by some of these instruments, such as the facility providing financial assistance for balances of payments, the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) and foreign policy instruments such as the guarantee for the EIB’s external mandate, and macro-financial assistance, effectively place the Union in a state of indebtedness, which is in itself contrary to the principle of budgetary equilibrium enshrined in the Treaty; notes that, under the EFSM, any EU budget contribution is subject to no parliamentary oversight, and proposes that oversight be exercised jointly with the national parliaments;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has strengthened European policies and
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Deplores the fact that even member states with high budgetary receipts do not necessarily prioritise the funds under heading 1a; regrets the ensuing vulnerable position of the funds under heading 1a during budget negotiations and intermediary mobilization proposals of the EU budget (i.e. EFSI); calls on the Commission to come up with a task force to map the EU added value of the different headings within the EU budget that publishes its results well before the review/revision of the EU multi-annual financial framework and by early 2016 the latest; Stresses in this light the need for a debate on how public investments, national and European, effectively contribute to EU 2020 goals;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for a better balance between compliance and performance in the expenditures within the framework of the EU budget; Memorizes the fact that article 30.3 of the financial regulations stipulates the obligation of specific, measurable achievable, relevant and timed objectives for all sectors of activity covered by the EU budget; underlines furthermore that TFEU 318 ask the Commission to draft an annual report on the evaluation of the finances of the Union based on the results achieved;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that, contrary to current practice, the Treaty provides for the possibility of adopting an MFF for a five-year period; calls for the a
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that, contrary to current practice, the Treaty provides for the possibility of adopting a MFF for a five-year period; calls for the adoption of future MFFs to be aligned with the next parliamentary term
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on Council to deliberate in public when adopting its position on annual and amending budgets and to avoid an excessive use of the written procedure, which undermines the openness of decision-making as foreseen in Article 10(3) TEU and should be reserved for situations of genuine urgency;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 (new) 7. Points out that, under Article 24 of the Council Regulation of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for tbe years 2014-2020, all expenditure and revenue of the Union and Euratom must be included in the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 7 of the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 (new) 8. Calls on the Commission to prepare an annual report to accompany the general budget of the Union, bringing together available and non-confidential information relating to: - the assets and liabilities of the Union, including those arising from borrowing and lending operations carried out by the Union in accordance with its powers under the Treaties; - the revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities of the European Development Fund (EDF), the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and other possible future mechanisms, including trust funds; - the expenditure incurred by Member States in the framework of enhanced cooperation, to the extent that it is not included in the general budget of the Union.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has strengthened European policies and created new areas of responsibility for the European Union; whereas the European Union currently does not have the means to fulfil the tasks assigned to it by the Member States signatory to the treaties;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the Treaty of Lisbon has been only partially implemented in the budgetary field, mainly owing to the absence of genuine own resources;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital C (new) C. whereas the agreed level of commitments in relation to the level of payments has proven unsustainable over the past years, posing a serious risk of a constantly growing structural deficit of the EU budget which would be in breach of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital D (new) D. whereas the legislator was faced with great challenges in ensuring consistency in the parallel negotiations of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020 and the multiannual programmes;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital C (new) C. Whereas under the Lisbon Treaty, the budget procedure has to be concluded under a very strict time table, with a yearly deadline for the submission of the draft budget by 1 September and a 21 day term to reach agreement with the council once the parliament has decided on the budget; whereas the conciliation processes of 2011, 2013 and 2015 have failed;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the European Council to make use of Article 48(7) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 312(2) of the TFEU and to abandon the unanimity requirement in favour of a qualified majority when adopting the forthcoming MFF Regulation, thereby facilitating a balanced agreement;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the European Council to make use of Article 48(7) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 312(2) of the TFEU and to abandon the unanimity requirement when adopting the forthcoming MFF Regulation; stresses that the horsetrading approach and risks of deadlock brought about by the unanimity requirement are harmful to the European Union as a whole;
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2016/02/11
CONT
17 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers the sustained lack of cooperation by the Council
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers the sustained lack of cooperation by the Council to have a persistent negative effect on citizens’ perceptions on the credibility of the EU institutions and on transparency in the use of EU funds;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges the crucial role of the Court of Auditors, the only European public auditing authority, in ensuring better and smarter spending of European funds; recalls that the Court is in a pre- eminent position to provide
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges the crucial role of the Court of Auditors in ensuring better and
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges the crucial role of the Court of Auditors in ensuring better and smarter spending of European funds; recalls that the Court is in a pre-eminent position to provide the legislator and the budgetary authority with valuable opinions on the results and outcomes achieved by the Union
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Is of the opinion that, pursuant to Article 287(3) TFEU, closer cooperation between the Court and national supreme audit institutions, in particular in connection with conducting the performance - (Value for Money) audit reports of different EU policies and programmes and the auditing of shared- management arrangements, should be pursued; expects concrete results as regards the sharing of the Court
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Regrets the fact that women currently make up less than 20% of members of the Court of Auditors; calls on Member States to coordinate appointments to the Court to ensure that there are equal numbers of men and women among its members;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 b (new) Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers it fundamental to observe budgetary discipline and use available EU funds efficiently and effectively; notes that the existing Structural Funds should be used more effectively and in a more transparent way to foster competitiveness and social cohesion, with stringent supervision of their proper implementation;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers it fundamental to observe budgetary discipline and use available EU funds more efficiently and effectively; notes that the existing Structural Funds should be used more effectively to foster competitiveness and social cohesion, with stringent supervision of their proper implementation;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, when providing Parliament and the Council with the evaluations of the Union’s performance provided for in Article 318 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Commission should report on the results achieved, with a strong focus on performance on the basis of precise analysis of the economy and of the efficiency and effectiveness of the outcomes achieved using EU funds, as well as an analysis of compliance with the objectives and policies laid down in the treaties;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that to date, despite some progress, the evaluation report as provided for in Article 318 TFEU is not yet a useful contribution to the evidence available when Parliament, in its power as discharge authority, grants discharge to the Commission (Article 319 TFEU); calls on the Commission to specify and set out clear and quantifiable performance indicators in its annual evaluation report;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned by the
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned by the difficulties encountered annually in the discharge procedures for the Council to date; stresses that
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers the sustained lack of cooperation by the Council to have a persistent negative effect on citizens’ perceptions on the credibility of the EU institutions and to have an adverse impact on the operation of the institutions, discrediting the procedure for political scrutiny of budget management laid down in the treaties;
source: 576.888
2016/02/17
AFCO
881 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the Declaration of 9 May 1950, which stated that the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community represented the ‘first step in the federation of Europe’,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the further exploitation of the Lisbon Treaty is an attempt to further undermine Member State sovereignty, e.g., by switching in an increasing number of areas from unanimity to qualified majority voting, by increasing economic dependence through the establishment of a fiscal union, and by the lasting irreconcilability of the EU institutions with subsidiarity and democracy; therefore, and taking into account the results of the European elections of 2014, the potential of the Lisbon Treaty should be blocked rather than expanded;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the European Semester process should be simplified, and rendered more focused and democratic, by enhancing
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the European Semester process should be simplified, and rendered more focused and
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the European Semester process should be simplified
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the use of the Union budget should be (1) more
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the use of the Union budget should be more streamlined, its revenue should originate from genuine own resources and not predominantly from Gross National Income (GNI) contributions, and the procedure for adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the use of the Union budget should be more streamlined, i
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. whereas, according to Article 21 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, the principle of the universality of the budget does not prevent a group of Member States from assigning a financial contribution to the EU budget or a specific revenue to a specific item of expenditure, as is already happening, for instance, in the case of the high flux reactor under Decision 2012/709/Euratom;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. whereas the MFF should be modified to have a duration of 5 not 7 years, in line with the mandate of the European Parliament, in order to increase democratic control of the Union budget;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O b (new) Ob. whereas assigned revenue in terms of Article 21 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 is, according to Recital No 8 of the Multiannual Financial Framework Regulation No 1311/2013, not part of the MFF and thus not covered by the MFF ceilings;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the European Union, due to the economic, financial and social crisis and to the measures adopted to address it, is experiencing an increased distrust and disillusion by its citizens towards the European project as a whole; whereas in order to address this criticism, regain legitimacy and rebuild the trust and confidence of the European citizens in the European Union, in the spirit of the Preamble of the Treaty on the European Union, the EU should redefine its priorities by giving primary consideration to the promotion of civil and social rights as enshrined in the Treaties and the EU Charter of fundamental rights, also providing for the involvement of civil society in decision-making and implementation processes;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O c (new) Oc. whereas system of own resources does not prohibit own resources financed only by a subset of Member States;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Union should be endowed with increased investment capacity by ensuring better use of the existing structural funds and by
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Union should be endowed with
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Union should be endowed with increased investment capacity by ensuring
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Union should be endowed with increased investment capacity by ensuring better use of the existing structural funds, by using the European Strategic Investment Fund and by fully implementing the existing six-pack and two-pack legal framework;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Union should be endowed with increased investment capacity
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Union should be endowed with increased investment capacity by ensuring better use of the existing structural funds and by fully implementing the existing six-pack and two-pack legal framework; as well as increasing the capacities of the EIB, EIF and EFSI;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Union should be endowed with
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Union should be endowed with increased investment capacity by ensuring better use of the existing structural funds
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the new settlement for the UK within the European Union proposed by President Tusk ignores the legal and institutional framework foreseen in the Treaties to modify the existing Treaties (article 48 TEU);
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas part of the EU budget should be used to establish a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas part of the EU budget should be used to establish a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms based on certain conditions; whereas this additional fiscal capacity should be placed outside the ceilings of the MFF
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas a limited part of the EU budget
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas part of the EU budget should be used to establish a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas part of the EU budget should be used to establish a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms based on certain conditions; whereas this additional fiscal
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas part of the EU budget should be used
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the European Union is experiencing a recurrent ‘crisis of legitimacy’ or of ‘democratic deficit’ and effectiveness in combating the economic crisis that is having an effect in terms of European voter abstention in European elections and the increased presence of Eurosceptic or openly anti-European political forces in the European Parliament and the Member States;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the growth potential of the Single Market should be further exploited in the areas of services, the Digital Single Market
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the growth potential of the
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the growth potential of the Single Market should be further exploited in the areas of services, the Digital Single Market, the Energy Union
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the growth potential of the Single Market should be further
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. Whereas, according to the Treaties, the Union shall combat social exclusion and discrimination, and shall promote social justice and protection, equality between women and men and solidarity between generations;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) Ra. whereas strengthening the single market should be accompanied by improved fiscal coordination;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the rights of workers should be guaranteed and sustained in the process of reforming the Union and in the framework of the necessary modernisation of the labour market and the social role of business, in order to exploit fully the potential of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas the rights of workers should be
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S a (new) Sa. whereas the Union legislator may adopt measures in the field of social security that are necessary for workers that exercise their free movement rights under Article 48 TFEU; whereas it may adopt measures for the protection of social rights of workers independently of the use of free movement rights under Article 153 TFEU;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas it has now been demonstrated that we are not necessarily stronger together; whereas the Brezhnev doctrine of ‘limited sovereignty’ and thinking in terms of major blocs are largely outdated and obsolete; whereas a seven-year old child can understand that twenty-eight stunted sovereignties will never make a single European sovereignty, no matter how often this is invoked spell-like in European Parliament resolutions; whereas old notions of size, scope, scale and critical mass were relevant in the nineteenth and in part of the twentieth centuries, but for a long time now there has been no necessary relation between mass and power; whereas in a world of intense and rapid global economic relations, advanced technology, instant communications and miniaturisation, power now resides in networks, technological advantage and influence and, in the case of a political organisation, such as a State or a union of States, this list should also include political will and social and national cohesion - all of which we should have sought to protect as our most precious assets, rather than to dismantle, if our ambition was to create a strong Europe;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S a (new) Sa. 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 141 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S a (new) Sa. whereas the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value, as laid out in Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has still not been realised;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S b (new) Sb. whereas on the basis of Article 153(1)(a) to (i) TFEU the Union legislator may adopt minimum harmonisation measures in the area of social policy; whereas such legislation may not affect the right of Member States to define the fundamental principles of their social security systems; whereas such legislation may not significantly affect the financial equilibrium of national social security systems; whereas these limits for social policy harmonisation still gives some unused leeway to the Union legislator to adopt measures in the area of social policy;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T T. whereas the Union
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas recent security challenges, some in the immediate vicinity of the EU
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas recent
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas recent security challenges, some within and in the immediate vicinity of the EU’s borders, have revealed the need to move progressively towards the establishment of a
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U a (new) Ua. whereas external representation has to be ensured in the Union interest where exclusive Union competences and where shared Union competences that were already exercised by the Union are concerned; whereas in areas where the Union has not yet used its shared competence, Member States are under the duty to sincerely cooperate with the Union and to abstain from any measures that could undermine the Union interest;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U b (new) Ub. whereas there is a need for a coordinated and structured position of the Union and of the Member States in international organisations and international fora in order to enhance the influence of the Union and of its Member States in these organisations and fora;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the ideal of peace and the demand for justice, on which the construction of a united Europe was based from the outset, made it essential scrupulously to preserve the democratic qualities patiently developed by its constituent nations; whereas, however, as everyone can see, the loss of national democracy has not so far been offset by the emergence of a true ‘European’ democracy in the absence of a single demos; whereas the regime resulting from the Lisbon Treaty, pushed through against the wishes of the only three nations - France, the Netherlands and Ireland - consulted by referendum, reveals much more than just growing pains: a chronic lack of legitimacy of the EU institutions, the extremely technological development of power, the dangerous entanglement of executive, legislative and judicial powers, impracticable national or European parliamentary scrutiny, inconsistent political accountability, the lack of a European political culture and therefore of a transnational public communication arena, a perceptible vulnerability to globalised private influences, the growing distrust of the peoples and public opinion with regard to the Union, its legislation and of the parties which support the project and the increasingly alarming identity-based reactions taking many different forms;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U c (new) Uc. whereas entering into international obligations by the Union or by the Member States cannot reduce the role of national Parliaments and of the European Parliament to mere rubberstamping;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas the refugee crisis has
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas the refugee crisis has exposed the need for a fair and effective common asylum and immigration policy, based on the principles of solidarity, non- discrimination, non-refoulement, sincere cooperation among all the Member States and on proactive search and rescue, which should provide as well for a fair
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas the current refugee crisis
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. whereas there are some predictable challenges that the Union needs to be better prepared for, such as the effect that the aging population will have on the demographic make-up of many Member States and the subsequent financial and social pressures that it will present;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. Whereas the recent crises have revealed that the approximation of legal provision is not sufficient for ensuring the functioning of the internal market or the area of freedom, security and justice because of differences in implementation of harmonised legal provisions;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. whereas the need for immediate action in light of the refugee crisis requires the creation of a European Rapid Refugee Emergency Force (ERREF) to manage all European external borders and to implement previous agreements, and to transform Frontex into a full- fledged European Coast and Border Guard (ECBG);
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) Va. whereas the Member States’ failure to comply with agreements adopted at European Summits and Councils seriously undermines the credibility of the European institutions, and their implementation should therefore be more effectively guaranteed;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V b (new) Vb. Whereas the necessity of uniform implementation of harmonised legal provisions requires a harmonisation of implementation by Union agencies, which was approved by the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V b (new) Vb. whereas discrimination based on any ground, such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or otherwise, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender identity or sexual orientation still remains a problem in every Member State;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V c (new) Vc. Whereas the Union legislator may not confer discretionary powers upon Union agencies that require political choices;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V d (new) Vd. Whereas the Union legislator has to ensure sufficient political control over the decisions and activities of Union agencies;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood and the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, the consequences of the financial and debt crisis, high unemployment, increased poverty and inequality, the lack of competitiveness and the social consequences in several Member States, and the need to reinforce the EU internal market, which have so far been inadequately addressed;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood and the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, the consequences of the financial and debt crisis, the lack of competitiveness
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood and the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, the consequences of the financial
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood and the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, the causes and consequences of the financial and debt crisis, the lack of competitiveness and the social consequences in several Member States, and the need to reinforce the EU internal market, which have so far been inadequately addressed;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood and the fight against
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the provisions offered by the Lisbon Treaty and its protocols with a view to improving the functioning of the EU to benefit its citizens have not yet been exploited to their full potential; whereas some proposals can only be fully realised by Treaty change, emphasising a two-step approach to EU reform (within and beyond the Treaties);
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood and the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, an aging population, the growth of precarious employment, the consequences of the financial and debt crisis, the lack of competitiveness and the social consequences in several Member States, and the need to reinforce the EU internal market, which have so far been inadequately addressed;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing challenges on an unprecedented
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that it should be investigated whether these challenges can
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that these challenges cannot be tackled individually by the Member States, but need a collective response from the Union, from a federal perspective and based on respect for the principle of multitier governance;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that these challenges cannot be adequately tackled individually by the Member States, but need a collective response from the Union;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that, where these challenges cannot be tackled individually by the Member States, but need a collective response
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers, also, 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 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights that the existing European Treaties, voluntarily ratified by all 28 Member States, include a legal and institutional framework, within European law, to enable the existing Treaties to be modified (article 48 TEU) and for a Member State to decide to withdraw from the Union (article 50 TEU); considers therefore that the new settlement for the UK within the European Union, as proposed by President Tusk, through an international agreement is not the appropriate tool as it creates legal uncertainty and does not allow all European citizens to be consulted;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Insists that any new settlement for the UK within the European Union must provide legal certainty; insists also that an international agreement cannot modify the legal order of the EU nor affect the allocation of responsibilities defined in the Treaties and, consequently, the autonomy of the EU legal system, compliance with which the Court ensures under article 19 TEU;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty have not yet been exploited to their full potential
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Recalls that the internal market, facilitating the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is a cornerstone of the EU; also recalls that exceptions to the internal market create distortions of competition within the Union and destroys the level playing field;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Union needs to restore the lost confidence and trust of its citizens by
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Union needs to restore the lost confidence and trust of its citizens by enhancing the transparency of its institutions and their decision-making
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Union needs to restore the lost confidence and trust of its citizens by enhancing the transparency of its institutions and decision-making, a
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Union needs to restore the lost confidence and trust of its citizens by enhancing the transparency of its institutions and decision-making, and improving its capacity to act; notes, in this context, the difficulties experienced by the Council in applying the measures agreed on within that body in order to face the challenges that we need to tackle, which is undermining the European Union’s credibility and capacity to act;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Union needs to restore the lost confidence and trust of its citizens by enhancing the transparency of its institutions
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Union needs to restore the lost confidence and trust of its citizens
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Union needs to
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers to make use of the possibility to harmonise not only national legal provisions but also implementation of harmonised legal provision through the establishment of Union agencies and the conferral of clearly defined implementing powers on them;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses that any conferral of implementing powers on Union agencies requires a sufficient control over the decisions and actions of Union agencies by the Union legislator; recalls that effective supervision covers amongst others the appointment and the dismissal of the managing staff of the Union agency, participation in the supervisory board of the Union agency, veto rights in relation to certain Union agency decisions, information obligations and transparency rules and budgetary rights in relation to the Union agency's budget;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Considers the adoption of a framework regulation for Union agencies that may exercise implementing powers covering the required political control mechanism by the Union legislator and including amongst others the right of the European Parliament to appoint and to dismiss the managing staff of the Union agency, to participate in the supervisory board of the Union agency, veto rights of the European Parliament in relation to certain Union agency decisions, information obligations and transparency rules and budgetary rights of the European Parliament in relation to the Union agency's budget;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty have not yet been exploited to their full potential even though they contain some
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that all the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty have not yet been exploited to their full potential even though they contain some necessary tools that could have been applied to prevent some of the crises with which the Union is confronted, or could be used to cope with the current challenges without having to initiate a Treaty revision in the short term;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the Community method is
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the Community method
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the Community method
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the Community method is superior to the intergovernmental method
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty have not yet been exploited to their full potential; whereas some proposals seeking to address these challenges and strengthen the integration of the Union can only be fully realised by Treaty change
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that there may be complementarity between the Community method
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. I
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that intergovernmental solutions should not exist, not even in areas where not all the Member States fulfil the conditions for participation, and that the Fiscal Compact and the European Stability Mechanism, as intended by the Treaties should therefore be incorporated into Union law
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that intergovernmental solutions should
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that intergovernmental solutions should not exist, not even in areas where not all the Member States fulfil the conditions for participation, and that the Fiscal Compact and the European Stability Mechanism
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that intergovernmental solutions should not exist, not even in areas where not all the Member States fulfil the conditions for participation, and that the Fiscal Compact and the European Stability Mechanism
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that intergovernmental solutions should
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the dominating role of the European Council amounts to a continuing rejection of the Community method with its dual legitimacy concept;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that intergovernmental solutions should not exist, not even in areas where not all the Member States fulfil the conditions for participation, and that the Fiscal Compact as intended in the Treaty, and the European Stability Mechanism,
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is of the opinion that
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines that the directly elected European Parliament plays, technically speaking, an essential role in ensuring the legitimacy of the Union, as well as in making the Union
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines that the directly elected European Parliament plays an essential role in ensuring the legitimacy of the Union,
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines that the directly elected European Parliament plays a
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that the European Parliament is the parliament of the whole Union; considers that its working methods should be reformed so as to strengthen its control
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that the European Parliament is the parliament
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that the European Parliament is the parliament of the whole Union; considers that its working methods should be reformed so as to reinforce the rights of participation of all its Members and to strengthen its control over the Commission in the implementation of the acquis, and to ensure proper democratic accountability even in the areas in which not all Member States participate;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that the European Parliament is the parliament of the whole Union; considers that its working methods should be reformed so as to strengthen its control over the Commission in the implementation of the acquis, and to ensure proper democratic accountability even in the areas in which not all Member States
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that the European Parliament is the parliament of the whole Union
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Considers that, in view of the need to enhance the prestige and impartiality of office of President of the European Parliament, he or she should be elected by a 2/3 majority of votes;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament should be intensified and made more meaningful and substantial, without overstepping the limits of their respective constitutional competences; points out, in this regard, that national parliaments are best placed to m
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament should be intensified
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that political dialogue between national and regional parliaments and the European Parliament should be intensified and made more meaningful and substantial, without overstepping the limits of their respective constitutional competences; points out, in this regard, that national and regional parliaments are best placed to mandate and scrutinise at national level the action of their respective governments in European affairs, while the European Parliament should ensure the democratic accountability and legitimacy of the European executive;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Believes there is a need to create conditions for cooperation between countries inside and outside the eurozone which do not discriminate against the latter, and also to strengthen competitiveness and the internal market, reduce the regulatory burden, safeguard national sovereignty and increase the role of national parliaments;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers it vital to strengthen institutional transparency and openness in the EU as well as the way in which political decision-making in the EU is communicated; urges that efforts be stepped up with a view to the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, and Directive 93/109/EC, laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Considers it necessary to increase citizens’ active participation and strengthen the concept of ‘political citizenship’ by revising Regulation No 211/2011 on the European citizens’ initiative with a view to improving its functioning and the use of digital media (e-democracy);
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Recalls that the power to set up committees of inquiry is an intrinsic feature of parliamentary systems around the world, and the Treaty of Lisbon provides for a special legislative procedure for the adoption of a regulation on the right of inquiry in Article 226(3) TFEU; stresses that, in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation, Parliament, the Council and the Commission should agree on the adoption of a new regulation;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Community method
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers the potential of the European Citizens Initiative as not yet fully exploited to give Citizens a say; urges the Commission to propose a revision of Regulation (EU) N°211/2011 to allow proper follow-up to a successful ECI; commits in the event that the Commission fails to provide a legislative proposal, to exercise its right under the terms of Article 225 TFEU to ask the Commission to submit an appropriate proposal; calls on the Commission to include, in the future revision of the regulation, a proposal to allow ECIs that concern the primary law of the European Union;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Insists that Parliament
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Insists that Parliament’s legislative powers and control rights must be guaranteed, consolidated and strengthened,
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Insists that
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the Member States, by limiting first-reading agreements to exceptional cases of urgency
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the Member States, by limiting first-reading agreements to exceptional cases of urgency
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Community method must be preserved and not
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the Member States
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the Member States, by limiting first-reading agreements to exceptional cases of urgency,
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the Member States,
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to reinforce the rights of participation of its Members and to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the Member States, by limiting first-reading agreements to exceptional cases of urgency
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the Member States, by
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to reinforce the rights of participation of its Members and to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to reform its working methods in order to cope with the challenges ahead, by using its control over the Commission, including in relation to the implementation and application of the acquis in the Member States, by limiting first-reading agreements to exceptional cases of urgency, and by
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Expresses its intention to make more use of legislative initiative reports under Article 225 TFEU;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Considers it necessary for the European Parliament to be involved in the drafting of the Commission’s multiannual work programme by means of an Interinstitutional Agreement (Article 17), with the aim of participating fully in the shaping of the Union’s future political strategy;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Takes the view that Parliament should sign an interinstitutional agreement with the European Investment Bank so that the political groups can table parliamentary questions to its President;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Takes the view that Parliament should set up an entry register at its headquarters and in all the delegations in the Member States allowing citizens to hand over documents in person, with certification of content;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Considers it necessary to regulate the negotiations between Parliament and the Council, known as trilogues, in order to increase transparency and accountability, including making provision for all Members who have tabled amendments to attend as observers;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 d (new) 11d. Takes the view that it should be made easier to exercise the right of petition;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 e (new) 11e. Takes the view that European voluntary service plays an integral part in building a European citizenship and consequently recommends that the Commission look into how it might be made easier for young people to take part; suggests, further, that periods of European voluntary service should count as an advantage in the recruitment tests for jobs in Union institutions (EPSO);
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 f (new) 11f. Takes the view that a paper or electronic Official Journal of the European Parliament should be introduced to authenticate all resolutions and reports approved by it;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respective decision-making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former should exercise their European function on the basis of their national constitutions, in particular via the control of their national governments as members of the European Council and the Council, which is the level where they are best placed to directly influence the content of and exercise scrutiny over the European legislative process; is therefore against the creation of new joint parliamentary decision-making bodies for reasons of transparency, accountability and ability to act;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respective decision-making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former should exercise their European function on the basis of their national constitutions, in particular via the control of their national governments as members of the European Council and the Council, which is the level where they are best placed to
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respective decision-making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former should exercise their European function on the basis of their national constitutions, in particular via the control of their national governments as members of the European Council and the Council, which is the level where they are best placed to directly influence the content of and exercise scrutiny over the European legislative process; is therefore against the creation of joint parliamentary decision-making bodies for reasons of transparency, accountability and ability to act, but supports the idea of creating a ‘green card’ procedure under which national parliaments will be able to submit proposals for EU laws;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Community method must be preserved
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respective decision-making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former should exercise their European function on the basis of their national constitutions, in particular via the control of their national governments as members of the European Council and the Council, which is the level where they are best placed to directly influence the content of and exercise scrutiny over the European legislative process; is therefore against the creation of joint parliamentary decision-making bodies for reasons of transparency, accountability and ability to act; takes the view, likewise, that national parliaments, together with regional parliaments with legislative capacity and/or exclusive devolved powers, are best able to apply European legislation in line with the particular needs of each territory, on the basis that this must on no account lead to incorrect transposition of directives that might entail disparities among European citizens;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals when relevant; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respective decision- making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respective decision-making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former should
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses equally strongly the need to strengthen the role of national parliaments through effective use of the ‘yellow and orange card’ procedure, whereby a group of national parliaments, acting together, could block a particular legislative proposal;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the importance of cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments, as well as the introduction of intervening options, in joint bodies such as the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), and the Inter- parliamentary Conference on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP-IPC), and in the framework of Article 13 of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union on the basis of the principles of consensus, information sharing
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the importance of cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments in joint bodies such as the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), and the Inter-parliamentary Conference on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP-IPC), and in the framework of Article 13 of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union on the basis of the principles of consensus, information sharing and consultation in order to exercise control over their respective administrations; underlines the need for stronger cooperation between the specialised committees of the European Parliament and their national equivalents by creating synergies and thus improving coherence;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the importance of cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments in joint bodies such as the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), and the Inter-parliamentary Conference on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP-IPC), and in the framework of Article 13 of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union on the basis of the principles of consensus, information sharing and consultation in order to exercise control over their respective administrations; calls on the European Commission and the Council to participate at a high political level in the interparliamentary meetings; underlines the need for stronger cooperation between the specialised committees of the European Parliament and their national equivalents;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the importance of cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments in joint bodies such as the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), and the Inter-parliamentary Conference on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP-IPC), and in the framework of Article 13 of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the importance of cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments in joint bodies such as the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), and the Inter-parliamentary Conference on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP-IPC), and in the framework of Article 13 of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union on the basis of the principles of consensus, information sharing and consultation in order to exercise control over their respective administrations; underlines the need for
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the internal market, facilitating the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is a cornerstone of the EU;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Encourages the exchange of best practices in parliamentary scrutiny between national parliaments, such as the holding of regular debates between the respective ministers, visits to national parliaments for exchanges with MEPs and the specialised committees in national parliaments before and after Council meetings, and with Members of the European Commission in an appropriate timeframe;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Encourages the
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Encourages the exchange of best practices in parliamentary scrutiny between national parliaments, such as the holding of regular debates between the respective ministers and the specialised committees in national parliaments before and after Council meetings, and with Members of the European Commission in an appropriate timeframe; encourages the establishment of exchanges of officials of institutions and political groups between the administrations of the European Parliament and national parliaments;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the importance of the federal, decentralised structure of the European Union, which must also be reflected in the distribution of the Institutions among the EU's Member States;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for the development of genuine interparliamentary cooperation, with the support of COSAC, through the informal creation of a Council of national parliaments, in which: - all draft European acts would be discussed and, where applicable, approved by networking parliaments; - they would assume their eminent legislative responsibility in particular in the following areas: the movement of persons, visas, asylum, migration, nationality, foreign affairs, defence, the budget, criminal law, culture, language, the family, education, religion, ethical or philosophical issues, fundamental political freedoms, elections and social systems; - sectoral parliamentary committees would ensure the preparation and follow- up for the various Councils; - good practices, such as the practice whereby national parliaments confer a negotiating mandate on their ministers prior to Council meetings or the consultation of parliamentary assemblies prior to the activation of a 'passerelle' clause or the implementation of a simplified revision procedure, would be shared;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Takes the view that care needs to be taken to prevent any ‘gold-plating’ of EU legislation by Member States and that national parliaments have a key role to play here;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Calls, with due regard for the federal, decentralised structure of the European Union and for the aspect of closeness to the citizens, for permanent reinforcement of the official single seat of the European Parliament in the Treaties;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Insists on curbing the interference of the European Council in the legislative process as it goes against the letter and spirit of the Treaties and calls for the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council in order to formalise the working relations between the European Council and Parliament;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the European Parliament is the
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Insists on
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Insists on
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Insists on curbing the interference of the European Council in the legislative process as it goes against the letter and spirit of the Treaties, as detailed in article 15 TEU;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses that the existing, ratified Treaties are the basis for renegotiation of any Member State's membership of the Union, stresses that any modification of any Member State's membership of the Union must be negotiated transparently, through a convention and then ratified by all 28 Member States; deplores the Heads of State and Government's decision to propose a new settlement for the UK in the EU through an international agreement, which is undemocratic and which creates legal uncertainty;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the European Parliament is the parliament of the whole Union, democratically elected by direct universal suffrage, and plays an essential role in ensuring the legitimacy and accountability of EU decisions, including through finding ways to guarantee the democratic accountability of eurozone-specific actions and decisions;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Notes that
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the European Council to
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the European Council
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the European Council to start activating the ‘passerelle clause’ (Article 48 (7) TEU) in order to switch from unanimity to QMV voting
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Insists that the European Council publicly
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Insists that the European Council publicly explain and motivate its policies before the plenary of the European Parliament, including by presenting its intentions in advance of its formal and informal meetings;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Insists that the European Council publicly and regularly explain and motivate its policies before the European Parliament, including by presenting its intentions in advance of its meetings;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the President of the European Parliament to inform the Conference of Presidents in advance of the views he intends to uphold in his speech to the European Council;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2014 on the implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the European Parliament is the parliament of the whole Union and plays an essential role since it was supposed to ensur
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the President of the European Council to agree to reply to parliamentary questions put to him by the political groups on that Institution’s deliberations, agreements and decisions;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Proposes that the Council be transformed into a true legislative chamber by reducing the number of Council configurations by means of a European Council decision, thus creating a genuinely bi-cameral legislative system involving the Council and the European Parliament, with the Commission acting as the executive; suggests involving the currently active specialised Council configurations as preparatory bodies for the legislative Council, along the lines of the Committees in the European Parliament;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Proposes that the Council be transformed into a true legislative chamber by reducing the number of Council configurations to a single legislative one by means of a European Council decision, thus creating a genuinely bi-cameral legislative system involving the Council and Parliament, with the Commission acting as the executive; suggests involving the currently active specialised Council configurations as preparatory bodies for the legislative Council, along the lines of the Committees in the European Parliament;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Proposes that the Council be transformed into a true legislative chamber by reducing the number of Council configurations by means of a European Council decision, thus creating a genuinely bi-cameral legislative system involving the Council and Parliament, with the Commission acting as the executive; suggests involving the currently active specialised Council configurations, including the Eurogroup, as preparatory bodies for the legislative Council, along the lines of the Committees in the European Parliament;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Proposes that the
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Proposes that the Council be transformed into a true legislative chamber by reducing the number of Council configurations by means of a European Council decision, thus creating a genuinely bi-cameral legislative system involving the Council and Parliament, with the Commission acting as the executive; suggests involving the currently active specialised Council configurations as preparatory bodies for the legislative Council, along the lines of the Committees in the European Parliament; suggests that the legislative Council be preferably composed of full-time representatives appointed by national governments at the ministerial level; (Based on a contribution from the Union of European Federalists "Improving the efficiency, democracy and legitimacy of the EU institutions within the current Treaties: possibilities and limits")
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Insists that the Eurogroup should be subject to more transparency and democratic accountability; calls for the adoption of internal rules of procedure, the writing and publishing of minutes, results and explanations of votes;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Insists on the importance of enhancing the transparency of Council legislative decision-making and the
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Insists on the importance of enhancing the transparency of Council legislative decision-making
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Insists on the importance of
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the European Parliament is the parliament of the whole Union and plays an essential role in
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Insists on the importance of enhancing the transparency of Council legislative decision-making and the access of Parliament representatives as observers in meetings of the Council and its bodies, in particular in cases of legislation;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Insists on the importance of enhancing the transparency of Council legislative decision-making and the access of Parliament representatives as observers in meetings of the Council and its bodies in cases of legislation; believes both Parliament and Council should hold all meetings public in general and in camera only in exceptional cases;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the European Parliament is the parliament
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for the
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for the creation of the position of European Finance Minister, combining the roles of a permanent President of the Eurogroup and Commission Vice-President (VP) for Economic and Financial Affairs
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Considers to call the Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, that also holds the position as President of the Eurogroup 'EU Finance Minister' once the fiscal capacity and the European Monetary Fund are established;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Demands that the President and the Members of the Eurogroup are subject to appropriate mechanisms of democratic accountability towards the European Parliament, by ensuring an adequate parliamentary ex-ante and ex-post scrutiny over EU-level executive decisions, including through the publication of minutes and full access to all relevant information and documents;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for Parliament to sign an interinstitutional agreement with the Eurogroup under which its President would reply to parliamentary questions tabled by the political groups;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Points to the need of modifying the Framework Agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission in order to include a legal obligation for the President of the Commission to make use of his/her right to request the resignation of the EU Finance Minister under Article 17(6) TEU if the European Parliament decides so by a majority of the component Members of the Parliament;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Demands
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Demands that the Council
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Demands that the Council switches completely to QMV voting, which requires a Treaty change, and that it abandons the practice of transferring contentious legislative fields to the European Council, as this goes against the letter and the spirit of the Treaty, which stipulates that the European Council can only decide unanimously, and should only do so, on broad political goals, not on legislation;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Demands that the Council switches completely to QMV voting wherever possible under the treaties and that it abandons the practice of transferring contentious legislative fields to the European Council, as this goes against the letter and the spirit of the Treaty, which stipulates that the European Council can only decide unanimously, and should only do so, on broad political goals, not on legislation;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas, according to Article 10(2) TFEU, the European Parliament represents the Union citizens, independently of their nationality, and the Council represents the nationals of the Member States via the national governments;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Demands that the Council switches completely to QMV voting
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is determined to implement fully Treaty provisions on enhanced cooperation by
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Stresses the importance of taking full advantage of the enhanced cooperation procedure enshrined in Article 20 of the Treaty on European Union, especially among eurozone Member States, so that those Member States wishing to establish enhanced cooperation among themselves as part of the non-exclusive competences of the Union are able, through this mechanism, to promote the attainment of the objectives of the Union and strengthen their integration process subject to the limits and in accordance with the arrangements laid down in Articles 326- 334 TFEU;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Is determined to strengthen the role of Parliament in the election of the Commission President by reinforcing the formal consultations of its political groups with the European Council President, as foreseen in Declaration 11 annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Is determined to strengthen the role of Parliament in the election of the Commission President by reinforcing the formal consultations of its political groups with the European Council President, as foreseen in Declaration 11 annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon, in order to ensure that the European Council takes full account of the election results when presenting a candidate for Parliament to elect, as was the case in the 2014 European Elections;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Is determined to strengthen the role of Parliament in the election of the Commission President by reinforcing the formal consultations of its political groups with the European Council President, as foreseen in Declaration 11 annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon, in order to ensure that the European Council takes full account of the election results when presenting a candidate for Parliament to elect, as was the case in the 2014 European elections;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas, in cases of legal acts covering a subset of Member States, Articles 136 and 330 TFEU limit the voting rights in the Council to the participating Member States but, where required by the procedure, not of Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Reiterates the need that all Commission's proposals are fully justified and accompanied by a detailed impact assessment, including a human rights assessment;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls for the creation of the position of European Finance Minister to strengthen the Commission's role as the executive in the field of Economic and Fiscal Policy;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Takes the view that the independence of the President of the Commission could be increased if every Member State were to designate at least three candidates of both genders who could be considered by the elected President of the Commission for the purpose of constituting his or her Commission;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls for the repealing of the decision of the European Council on the 22 May 2013 in order to abolish the principle of one Commissioner per Member State, as it does allow for an effective functioning of the Commission, and for the full implementation of Article 17(5) TEU, which states that the number of Commissioners shall correspond to two thirds of the number of Member states, and Article 244 TFEU on the rotation system of Commissioners; (Based on a contribution from the Union of European Federalists "Improving the efficiency, democracy and legitimacy of the EU institutions within the current Treaties: possibilities and limits")
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament should be enhanced and practical possibilities for the use of the
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Suggests, on the basis of Article 352 TFEU, the creation of an EU Fiscal and Treasury Administration,
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Suggests, on the basis of Article 352 TFEU, the creation of an EU Fiscal and Treasury Administration, with a role similar to that of the Congressional Budget Office in the United States
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Suggests, on the basis of Article 352 TFEU, the creation of an EU Fiscal and
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Suggests, on the basis of Article 352 TFEU, the creation of an EU Fiscal and Treasury Administration, with a role similar to that of the Office of Management and Budget in the United States, in order to support the European Finance Minister; considers that the European Parliament should accordingly create an independent technical body, with a role similar to that of the Congressional Budget Office in the United States, in order to support
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Insists on ensuring a single representation of the EU/eurozone within the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other international financial institutions such as the Bank for International Settlements (Article 138 TFEU) by its Finance Minister/VP of the Commission and the President of the European Central Bank (ECB);
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Insists on ensuring
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Insists
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Insists on ensuring a single representation of the EU/eurozone within the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other international financial institutions (Article 138 TFEU) by its Finance Minister/VP of the Commission and the President of the European Central Bank (ECB); calls for the Single Supervisory Mechanism to be the sole representative of the EU at the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision for all elements concerning Banking Union; takes the view that the EU should streamline and codify its representation in all multilateral organisations/bodies with a view to increasing the transparency, integrity and accountability of the Union's involvement in these bodies;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament should be enhanced and
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. I
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Insists on ensuring a single representation of the EU/eurozone within the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other international financial institutions (Article 138 TFEU)
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls for the adoption of a mandate and of an agreed language for the Union and for the Member States covering the topics that are to be discussed at meetings of international organisations and fora concerning Union competences; recommends to establish a formal procedure for the adoption of such a mandate and an agreed language on the basis of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council; insists that draft mandates concerning topics covered by Union competences, which require the ordinary legislative procedure, have to be submitted to the European Parliament and their adoption requires the consent of the European Parliaments; recommends the publication of the mandate and of the agreed language in a Council conclusion;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Calls for the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission, on the basis of which the European Parliament may propose the adoption of a mandate and propose positions for a draft mandate in areas covered by Union competences requiring the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 c (new) 26c. Calls for the establishment of a formalised and regular 'dialogue' to be organised in the European Parliament on matters concerning the external representation of the Union;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Recalls that the Commission, the Member States and Parliament must ensure better application and implementation of European Union law;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Recalls that the Commission
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Recalls that the Commission and Parliament must ensure a much better application and implementation of European Union law as currently many Member States either don't comply or tweak the basic intentions of the European legislator;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas political dialogue between national parliaments and the European
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Considers it necessary that the Commission reforms the European Citizens' Initiative into a functioning tool for democratic engagement, taking into account the Own-Initiative Report of 28 October 2015, and calls on the Commission, inter alia, to raise public awareness and give the ECI a high profile; make its software for the online collection of signatures more user- friendly, making it accessible to people with disabilities; provide appropriate and comprehensive legal and practical guidance; consider setting up a dedicated ECI office at its representations in each Member State; explain in detail the reasons for rejecting an ECI and explore ways of referring proposals within initiatives that may fall out of the scope of the Commission's competences to more appropriate authorities;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Believes that a mechanism should be introduced to ensure transparency in the election of the European Commission President;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Believes that the 'Rule of Law' instrument will be fundamental to ensure that all Member States comply with European legislation in a similar way. It is also important that European rules are applied to all countries following the same standards in order to have a level playing field.
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Proposes that the institutional roles of the Court of Auditors of the Union should be changed, so that control of the legality of the EU accounts occupies less than the current 100% of its time; suggests that the Court of Auditors could redirect its activity to legislative performance and that this would require jurisdiction to be able to review the adequacy of the laws in the Member States and monitor regulatory enforcement nationally, in accordance with the European framework for strengthening ex post evaluation;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to organise better co-operation modalities with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in order to be able to take their opinions into account at an earlier stage in the legislative procedure; given that local and regional authorities are impacted by approximately 70 % of EU legislation;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to organise better co-operation modalities with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in order to be able
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to organise better co-operation modalities with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to organise better co-operation modalities with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in order to
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas political dialogue between national parliaments and the European Parliament should be enhanced and practical possibilities for the use of the ‘yellow’ and ‘orange card’
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the European Parliament to enable a procedure to include the CoR and the EESC recommendations in concrete regulations as amendments to be voted at committee level.
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on Parliament, the Council and the Commission to consider a reform of the Committee of the Regions, its stronger parliamentarisation (members of regional parliaments as opposed to governments), the possibility of direct regional elections and an assessment as the 'third chamber' of a true Europe of the Regions with some legislative powers in region-specific areas (linguistic diversity, structural aid...) and to evaluate the Committee as a whole;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Stresses that enhanced cooperation with CoR cannot be a substitute for strategic and structured dialogue with Local and Regional Authorities themselves, in addition to their representatives, in assessing the Territorial, Subsidiarity, cost benefit and administrative capacity impact at local and regional level of draft policies and legislation, and thus significantly expanding the principles outlined in the Better Regulation package;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 b (new) 28b. Calls on Parliament, the Council and the Commission to conduct a detailed, critical examination of the significance and added value of the European Economic and Social Committee in the light of the major changes in the roles of social partners (social partner dialogue) under Lisbon and to adapt the working methods and financing of the Committee in a sustainable way;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; supports a
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of both, national sovereignty and the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; supports a flexible interpretation of the deadlines enshrined in the Protocol and calls on the Commission to improve the quality of its responses to reasoned opinions and the idea of introducing a "Green Card", which would allow a qualified number of national Parliaments to invite the European Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where they consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the European Council’s working methods should be rendered more transparent vis-à-vis Parliament and its
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle,
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies, notably the CoR and the EESC, and of the instruments contained in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; supports a flexible interpretation of the deadlines enshrined in the Protocol and calls on the Commission to improve the quality of its responses to reasoned opinions; underlines that the reasoned opinions shall be adopted by the respective plenary of the national Parliaments;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance of the subsidiarity principle, as laid down in Article 5 TEU, which is binding on all institutions and bodies,
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Believes that national parliaments applying the yellow card procedure referred to in Article 7 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be sufficient reason to stop a legislative procedure;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Recalls that the purpose of the principle of subsidiarity is to ensure that decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen; Consequently believes that decision-making in line with the principle of subsidiarity would benefit from a comprehensive joint assessment by local, regional and national governments, parliaments and EU institutions as of the pre-legislative stage;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Is of the opinion that the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament should, on the basis of an inter-institutional agreement, suspend work on a draft law to which the national parliaments have issued a yellow card;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the practical possibilities for national parliaments to ensure the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be improved
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the practical possibilities for national parliaments to ensure the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the report to the European Council by the Reflection Group on the Future of the EU 2030,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the European Council
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the practical possibilities for
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that the practical possibilities for national parliaments to ensure the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be improved, and networked cooperation between national parliaments
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Stresses the importance of Article 9 TFEU for ensuring that the social consequences of legal and policy measures of the EU are taken into account;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Stresses the importance of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) as a first instrument of participatory democracy, giving citizens direct contact with EU institutions and allowing active participation in the development of EU policy and legislation; recognises, at the same time, that there are significant shortcomings which need to be addressed and resolved in order to make the ECI more effective;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Adds that cooperation between national parliaments should be strengthened, to enable them, in close cooperation among themselves, to reach the necessary quorum under Article 7(3) of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b (new) 30b. Considers it particularly important to address the issue of a possible conflict of interests in view of the fact that the Commission itself is solely responsible for checking the legal admissibility of an initiative; stresses that the wording of Article 10(c) of Regulation 211/2011 should be revised to allow proper follow- up to a successful ECI, including a parliamentary debate in plenary followed by a vote on the ECI;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 c (new) 30c. Believes that the Commission should adopt the practice of preparing a legal act on successful ECIs within 12 months of their acceptance;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 8 Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the European Council
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 8 a (new) Points out that all but two Member States are legally committed to adopting the single currency;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Recalls that any further development of the EMU should be based on, and build on, existing legislation and its implementation; but especially on meeting the stability criteria;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Recalls that any further development of the EMU should be
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Recalls that any further development of the EMU should be
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Recalls that
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. The EMU is to be considered a failed supranational project, which is kept alive by large-scale transfers from Northern to Southern Europe;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Insists that any EMU reform must include a social dimension and stabilisation mechanism, based on solidarity and reciprocity, which could prevent acute and persistent disparities in economic and social outcomes across EU Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls for further institutional reforms in order to provide the EMU with an effective and democratic economic government with improved capacities for structural and economic reforms and integrated within the institutional framework of the Union, whereby the Commission acts as the executive and Parliament and Council as co-legislators, as outlined below;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls for further institutional reforms in order to provide the EMU with an effective and democratic economic government with improved capacities and integrated within the institutional framework of the Union, whereby the Commission acts as the executive and Parliament and Council as co-legislators
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Believes that the plenary of the European Parliament should be consulted before a European financing instrument is used either to safeguard the financial stability of a Member State or its banking system.
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Proposes that the European Council issue a statement calling on Member States that are legally committed to adopting the single currency to take the necessary measures to join the euro zone no later than 1 January 2020;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, if this procedure is compliant with the Treaties, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business environment and public administrations, aspects of tax policy and social protection) that is open to all 28 Member States
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business environment and public administrations, aspects of tax policy and social protection) that is obligatory for members of the eurozone and open to all 28 Member States and that guarantees them the possibility of participating in a shock- absorption mechanism;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes that a limited number of crucial areas for
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes that a limited number of crucial areas for structural reforms
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes that a
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Stresses the need of a radical reform of the EU policies, so as to avoid internal economic and social unbalances between Member States, and to allow processes of debt restructuring;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Underlines the importance of a clear division of competences between the EU institutions and the Member States
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Underlines the importance of a clear division of competences between the EU
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in order to create a genuine bi- cameral legislative system, the existing specialised Council configurations should be reduced to a single legislative one, and the transparency of its decision-making should be improved to fulfil the promise of the EU treaties whereas 'every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union' and 'decisions shall be taken as openly and as closely as possible to the citizen' (Article 10(3));
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for better use of available instruments in conjunction with Article 136 TFEU to facilitate the adoption and implementation of new measures in the
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for better use of available instruments in conjunction with Article 136 TFEU to facilitate the
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Calls for the creation of a framework for an orderly sovereign default procedure to reconcile Article 125 TFEU and existing stabilisation instruments such as the ESM;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need for fewer and more targeted Country Specific Recommendations (CSR), based on the policy framework set out in the Convergence Code and the Annual Growth Survey (AGS), and on the concrete proposals presented by each Member State, in line with their respective key reform objectives, from a broad range of
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need for
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need for fewer and more targeted and binding Country Specific Recommendations (CSR), based on the policy framework set out in the Convergence Code and the Annual Growth Survey (AGS), and on the concrete proposals presented by each Member State, in line with their respective key reform objectives, from a broad range of structural reforms, fostering competitiveness,
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need for
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Underlines the importance of demographic trends for the European semester and calls for this indicator to be afforded greater significance;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in order to create a genuine bi- cameral legislative system, the existing specialised Council configurations should be reduced to a single legislative one, and the transparency of its decision-making should be improved; whereas this merger of Councils in one single body conjures up the spectre of full-blown federalism which had already raised it head fifteen years ago at the Convention on the Future of Europe and which the Heads of State and Government had already clearly rejected; whereas the resulting very clear wording of Article 16(6) TEU is applicable to all of them: 'The Council shall meet in different configurations, the list of which shall be adopted in accordance with Article 236 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.'
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Insists on formalising Parliament’s scrutiny role in the European Semester through an interinstitutional Agreement
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Insists on formalising Parliament’s scrutiny role in the European Semester through an interinstitutional Agreement, including by involving it formally in the adoption of the AGS
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Insists on formalising Parliament’s scrutiny role in the European Semester through an interinstitutional Agreement, including by involving it formally in the adoption of the AGS
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Insists on formalising Parliament’s scrutiny role in the European Semester
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Considers it necessary for Parliament to be invested with a more substantial role in negotiations within the framework of the European Semester, in particular as regards the adoption of Country Specific Recommendations, Economic Partnership Programmes (EPP) and Corrective Action Plans (CAP) and sanctions, by allowing it to call hearings with governments of Member States affected by Country Specific Recommendations, Economic Partnership Programmes (EPP), Corrective Action Plans (CAP) and Alert Mechanism Reports (AMRs);
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Considers it necessary for Parliament to be invested with a more substantial role
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Considers it necessary for Parliament to be invested with a more substantial role in negotiations within the framework of the European Semester by allowing it to call hearings with governments of Member States
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Considers
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Considers it necessary for Parliament to be
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Calls for the establishment of an
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Calls for the establishment of an enhanced dialogue between Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Eurogroup by agreeing on dedicated meeting time-slots during the main steps of the European Semester cycle; demands to this end to extend the information obligation for the Council and the Commission within the Economic Dialogue to the Eurogroup;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Insists on the inclusion of the Eurogroup into Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to documents and the conclusion of an agreement between the Eurogroup and the European Parliament on the access to documents for Members of Parliament and on the information obligations of the Eurogroup;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Suggests that executive tasks carried out by the Council in the framework of the European Semester (assessment of Draft Budgetary Plans and monitoring of the implementation of Country Specific Recommendations, Economic Partnership Programmes and Corrective Action Plans) be transferred to the Commission, while granting sufficient control powers to the Council on an equal footing with the European Parliament; (Based on a contribution from the Union of European Federalists "Improving the efficiency, democracy and legitimacy of the EU institutions within the current Treaties: possibilities and limits")
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40b. Reiterates that the Eurogroup may not undermine the rights of non- Eurozone Member States to also present their views on Eurozone matters in the Council.
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40b. Insists that the involvement of social partners in the European Semester should be improved, in particular with their information in good time and full detail, their inclusion in the working processes of Council working groups and with the reflection in the country-specific recommendations of the significance of social dialogue in European primary law at European and national level;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41.
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in order to create a genuine bi- cameral legislative system, the existing specialised Council configurations should be reduced to a single legislative one, and the transparency of its decision-making should be greatly improved;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Considers it necessary to have an overall assessment of the budgetary situations and prospects in the EU and the eurozone as a whole, of the individual Member States in the eurozone and of all members of the fiscal compact, ahead of the spring European Council, while ensuring that it is the individual Member States which are obliged to comply with the requirements of the Sixpack and Twopack;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Suggests that the National Reform Programmes in each Member State would benefit from an enhanced and robust dialogue at national level with the competent local and regional authorities, who are responsible for implementing and delivering targets within each NRP
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls for the integration of the relevant provisions of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework on the basis of a
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42.
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact and its budgetary and economic partnership programme into the EU legal framework
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls for the
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework on the basis of an assessment of the experience with its implementation and to the extent that is not yet covered by existing secondary legislation;
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls for the
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework on the basis of an assessment of the experience with its implementation and subject to approval thereof by the people consulted directly by referendum everywhere where the Constitution so allows;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the unity of liability and control is a key prerequisite for the stability of any institutional set-up, and in particular with regard to economic, fiscal and monetary matters; whereas the EU economic policy is built on a strong national ownership of Member States, including the no-bail-out principle of Article 125 TFEU; whereas the increase of powers conferred to the European level implies an agreement on the decrease of national sovereignty of Member States;
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42a. Considers that in Alert Mechanism Reports (AMR), detailed assessments of macroeconomic imbalances and country- specific recommendations (CSR) carried out as part of the European Semester, the Commission and the Council should take into account the level of defence spending in a given Member State and advocate a defence spending ceiling of approximately 2% of the country's GDP;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 11 Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Points out the need
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Points out the need to switch from unanimity to QMV for the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43.
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Points out the need to switch from unanimity to QMV for the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Points out the need to switch from unanimity to QMV for the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Regulation, by using the provision
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources, such as the Emission Trading Scheme, and the profits of the European Central Bank;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the procedure for
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) - having regard to the report by the five Presidents (Commission, Council, Eurogroup, Parliament and ECB) on completing the Economic and Monetary Union,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the EU should promote the highest level of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and it must be guaranteed that the EU, its institutions and the Member States respect and foster those rights and freedoms;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources, such as the Emission Trading Scheme or the issuance of Union public debt;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a share of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources such as the Emission Trading Scheme;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a European wealth tax, or revenue from other sources such as the Emission Trading Scheme;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT)
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Proposes to introduce a Euro area budget with a revenue originating from the Member States whose currency is the Euro that is, in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, assigned to expenditure that can exclusively be used within Member State whose currency is the Euro; considers that such revenue requires the introduction of a new 'own resource' financed by the Member States whose currency is the Euro; recalls that assigned revenue in terms of Article 21 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 is not covered by the Multiannual Financial Framework regulation and by the ceilings set by it;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls for
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls for better use and surveillance of the existing structural funds in the direction of fostering competitiveness and
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls for better use of the existing structural funds in the direction of fostering competitiveness and
Amendment 511 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls for better use of the existing structural funds in the direction of fostering competitiveness and cohesion, and for the increa
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45.
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls for better use of the existing structural funds in the direction of fostering competitiveness and cohesion, and for the creation of an increased EU investment capacity through the exploitation of innovative approaches such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. 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 515 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Proposes the issuance of European public debt for the purpose of investment, taking advantage of low interest rates, under the terms of Article 310 TFEU and by repealing Article 17(2) of Regulation 966/2012;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 Amendment 517 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46.
Amendment 519 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Insists
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46.
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Insists on the
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Insists on the full and strict implementation and enforcement of the existing six-pack and two-pack framework and of the European Semester to address, in particular, macroeconomic imbalances
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Insists on the full implementation of the existing six-pack and two-pack framework and the European Semester to address, in particular, macroeconomic imbalances, and secure long-term control over deficit and still extremely high levels of debt by growth-friendly fiscal consolidation, improving spending efficiency, prioritising productive investments, providing incentive to structural reform and taking into account business cycle conditions;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Insists on the
Amendment 525 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 13 Establish a fiscal capacity within the eurozone
Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Recalls that the
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Recalls that the euro is the currency of the Union
Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Recalls that the euro
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47.
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Recalls that the euro is the currency of the Union and that the EU budget is
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Recalls that the euro is the currency of the Union and that the EU budget
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Stresses that the EU budget is designed to fund common policies, assist weak regions by applying the principle of solidarity, complete the internal market, promote European synergies and respond to existing and emerging challenges that call for a pan*European approach;
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms, based on incentives and certain conditions, including the effective implementation of the National Reform Programmes agreed within the European Semester;
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the Commission’s role as the executive should be strengthened in the field of Economic and Monetary Policy by the creation of the position of EU Finance Minister once a fiscal capacity and the European Monetary Fund are created, assisted by an EU Fiscal and Treasury administration, and by endowing it with the powers to implement and enforce any future and existing Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) instruments; whereas the EU Finance Minister must be held to account in person by the European Parliament;
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms, based on incentives and certain conditions, including the effective implementation of the National Reform Programmes agreed within the European Semester; considers that this could be done
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in
Amendment 543 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Proposes t
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms, based on incentives and certain conditions, including the effective implementation of the National Reform Programmes agreed within the European Semester; considers
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Calls on the European Commission and the European Central Bank to take the legislative initiative, in accordance with Article 129(3) of the TFEU, to amend Article 33(1)(a) of the ECB Statute by ordinary legislative procedure, transferring a share of the ECB's profits to the EU budget, thus making it an own resource of the Union, which could be used as a fiscal capacity within the eurozone;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. The establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone could be used as a tool to alleviate the effects of asymmetric shocks that cause above-average rises in unemployment.
Amendment 548 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Pledges to increase the resilience of the EMU when facing economic shocks
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, if powers to the EU level were agreed to be expanded, the Commission’s role as the executive
Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49.
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Pledges to
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Pledges to increase the resilience of the EMU when facing economic shocks
Amendment 553 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Pledges to increase the resilience of the EMU when facing economic shocks
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Pledges to increase the resilience of the EMU when facing economic shocks
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49.
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Pledges to increase the resilience of the EMU when facing economic shocks while preventing
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the Commission’s role as the executive should be strengthened in the field of Economic and
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50.
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Reiterates its support for the suggestion to transform the position of Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs into a
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50.
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Reiterates its support for the suggestion to transform the position of Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs into a
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Considers
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Considers it necessary to incorporate the European Stability Mechanism into the Union legal framework and, as a potential next step, to transform it into a European Monetary Fund, but points to the fact that any further consideration on this matter requires a Treaty change;
Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Considers it necessary to
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the Commission’s role as the executive
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Considers it necessary to incorporate the European Stability Mechanism into the Union legal framework
Amendment 571 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51.
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 573 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 574 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes that the establishment of a European fiscal capacity and the European Monetary Fund
Amendment 579 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes that the establishment of a European fiscal capacity
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the Eurogroup should be subject to appropriate mechanisms of democratic accountability and the Commission’s role as the executive should be strengthened in the field of Economic and Monetary Policy
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 Amendment 581 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 Amendment 582 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 Amendment 583 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. C
Amendment 584 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Calls for due consideration to be given to the main findings of the Expert Group created by the Commission
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Calls for due consideration to be given to the main findings of the Expert Group created by the Commission, with a view to constituting a Redemption Fund in which those Member States who received financial support from the EU, from ESM and other funds created to lend money in times of crises, pay back the money and the interest they owe to the EU and the other Member States;
Amendment 586 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Calls for
Amendment 587 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53a. Deplores any attempt to disintegrate the Single Market, recalls that it is a cornerstone of the Union, rejects any renegotiation of the Single Rule Book as it would fragment the Single Market in financial services and create unfair competition through a lack of level playing field;
Amendment 588 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Believes that the Single Market contains growth potential that has not yet been fully exploited, particularly with
Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Believes that the Single Market contains growth potential that has not yet been fully exploited, particularly with reference to the Digital Single Market and financial services; calls, therefore, for better control of the correct application, and better enforcement, of the existing acquis in th
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas Article 2 of Protocol (No 14) on the Eurogroup does not specify that the President of the Eurogroup must be elected amongst the members of the Eurogroup;
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Believes that the Single Market contains growth potential that has not yet been fully exploited, particularly with reference to the Digital Single Market; calls, therefore, for better
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Believes that the Single Market contains growth potential that has not yet been fully exploited, particularly with reference to the Digital Single Market, services, energy, banking union and capital markets union; calls, therefore, for better control of the correct application, and better enforcement, of the existing acquis in this domain;
Amendment 592 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Believes that the Single Market is one of the cornerstones of the European Union and is fundamental for prosperity, growth and employment in the Union; points out that the Single Market, which offers tangible benefits to both companies and consumers, contains a growth potential that has not yet been fully exploited, particularly with reference to the Digital Single Market; calls, therefore, for better control of the correct application, and better enforcement, of the existing acquis in this domain;
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 a (new) 54a. Considers it necessary to establish a paper or electronic European postal service that enables communications to be sent, with certification of content, from any Member State, addressed to private individuals and public institutions, including those of the EU;
Amendment 594 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 Amendment 595 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Calls for the rapid completion of a Banking Union based on a single supervision mechanism (SSM)
Amendment 597 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55.
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55.
Amendment 599 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Calls for the rapid completion of a Banking Union based on a single supervision mechanism (SSM)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. Whereas to enhance the political legitimacy of the Commission to implement economic governance and fiscal rules, it is fundamental that the President of the Commission is chosen through a clear and well understood procedure in the European elections.
Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Calls for the rapid completion of a Banking Union based on a single supervision mechanism (SSM) and a single resolution mechanism (SRM), and sustained by an adequate and fiscally neutral backstop; calls, to this end, for a swift agreement on an
Amendment 601 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Calls for
Amendment 602 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 Amendment 603 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Considers it necessary to strengthen the level playing field inside the single market by creating a single rule book applicable to all banks in the EU, while ensuring proportionality in the rulebook and fostering diversity in the financial services sectors;
Amendment 604 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56.
Amendment 605 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Considers it necessary to strengthen the level playing field inside the single market by creating a single rule book applicable to all
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 Amendment 608 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. C
Amendment 609 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Calls for the establishment of a
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the Commission’s executive activity should be strengthened in the field of external and internal affairs;
Amendment 610 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Calls for the establishment of a true capital markets union
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57.
Amendment 612 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57.
Amendment 613 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Calls for the establishment of a true capital markets union
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 Amendment 615 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 Amendment 616 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58.
Amendment 618 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 Amendment 619 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers it necessary to improve the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive establishing a minimum rate and spelling out common objectives for progressive harmonisation; deems it necessary to embark on a comprehensive review of the existing VAT legislation
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 620 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers it necessary to
Amendment 621 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers it necessary to improve the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax fraud and tax evasion, tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive establishing a minimum rate and spelling out common objectives for progressive harmonisation; deems it necessary to embark on a comprehensive review of the existing VAT legislation
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers
Amendment 623 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers it necessary to improve the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive establishing a minimum rate and spelling out common objectives for progressive harmonisation; deems it necessary to embark on a comprehensive review of the existing VAT legislation, addressing i.a. the issue of reduced rates and the introduction of the
Amendment 624 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers it necessary to improve the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive establishing a minimum rate and spelling out common objectives for progressive harmonisation; deems it necessary to embark on a comprehensive review of the existing VAT legislation, addressing i.a. the issue of reduced rates and the introduction of the country of origin principle
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers it necessary to improve the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a sufficiently broad Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base
Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers it necessary to improve the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive establishing a
Amendment 627 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Considers it necessary to improve the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive
Amendment 628 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 15 A more democratic institutional set-up
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 a (new) 59a. Calls for the democratic control of the ECB via the European Parliament;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the European Institutions and bodies, notably the Committee of the Regions (CoR), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and, especially, the European Parliament should, in their daily work, monitor respect for, and the development of, horizontal and vertical subsidiarity in the European Union so that the democracies that constitute the Union and legitimise it, starting with the national parliaments, regain control of the essential conditions for exercising sovereignty; whereas, unless it is in fact conceived and implemented in its original sense of a delegation of authority in a purely subsidiary capacity with a general preference for that body which is closest to citizens, then the principle of European subsidiarity is nothing but a farce;
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 b (new) 59b. Recalls the need that the meetings of the European Council and the Eurogroup being webcasted in order to guarantee their transparency and democratic accountability in line with the praxis of the European Parliament;
Amendment 631 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60.
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60. Recalls the need for proper democratic legitimacy and accountability to be ensured at
Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Insists that, when additional EU powers are required, Parliament’s role in economic governance be strengthened by means of extending the ordinary legislative procedure, which requires a Treaty change, to matters of economic and fiscal affairs, including the harmonisation of tax law and social law, using the flexibility clause, in combination with Article 333 (2) TFEU (enhanced cooperation) and general use of the ‘passerelle clause’ enshrined in Article 47 (8) TEU, to strengthen the democratic legitimacy and effectiveness of EU governance;
Amendment 634 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Insists that,
Amendment 635 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Reiterates that
Amendment 636 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Reiterates that interparliamentary cooperation should not be seen as
Amendment 637 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Reiterates that interparliamentary cooperation should not
Amendment 638 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Reiterates that interparliamentary cooperation
Amendment 639 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 a (new) 62a. Takes the view that any formal differentiation of parliamentary participation rights with regard to the origin of Members of the European Parliament represents discrimination on grounds of nationality, the prohibition of which is a founding principle of the European Union, and violates the principle of equality of Union citizens as enshrined in Article 9 TEU;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas Article 137 TFEU and Protocol 14 establish the Eurogroup as an informal body;
Amendment 640 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 Amendment 641 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Insists that the Commission be endowed with powers to implement and enforce
Amendment 642 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Insists that the
Amendment 643 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 Amendment 644 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Considers it necessary to address the weakness in the existing institutional structure, whereby certain parts of the Treaty may be overseen by the Court of Justice while others are excluded from such scrutiny;
Amendment 646 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Considers it necessary to address the weakness in the existing institutional structure, whereby certain parts of the Treaty may be overseen by the Court of Justice while others are excluded from such scrutiny;
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Considers it necessary to address the weaknesses in the existing institutional structure
Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Considers it necessary to address th
Amendment 649 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Considers
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the European institutions should take account of the role played by the CoR and EESC in the legislative framework and the importance of taking their opinions into consideration;
Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65. Is of the opinion that differentiated integration
Amendment 651 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Recalls that priority should be given to the ordinary legislative
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Recalls that priority should be given to the ordinary legislative and budgetary procedures at EU level by making use, when necessary, of derogations and the
Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 a (new) 66a. Calls on the European Council to start activating the "passerelle" clause to extend the ordinary legislative procedure to the amendment procedure of the European Investment Bank statute (Article 308 TFEU); (Based on a contribution from the Union of European Federalists "Improving the efficiency, democracy and legitimacy of the EU institutions within the current Treaties: possibilities and limits")
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 a (new) 66a. Points out that the Eurogroup should be accountable to the European Parliament;
Amendment 655 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Is convinced that the
Amendment 656 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Is convinced that the further deepening of the EMU
Amendment 657 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Is convinced that the
Amendment 658 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 a (new) 67a. Considers it fundamental to favour the integration of prosumers in the EU market and network as a key contribution to a more competitive and well- functioning internal energy market and an Energy Union with citizens at its core;
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) Ib. whereas the new tasks conferred upon the Eurogroup by the 'Six Pack' and 'Two Pack' regulations in conjunction with the identity of persons forming the Eurogroup and those forming the ESM Board of Governors and the identity of the President of the Eurogroup and the Chairperson of the ESM Board of Governors grant the Eurogroup a de-facto crucial role in the economic governance of the Euro area;
Amendment 660 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68. Calls for full enforcement of existing internal energy market legislation according to Article 194 TFEU in order to establish an Energy Union; points out however that the Energy Union should be principally fostered through appropriate research and development investments in renewable energy sources, in line with the objectives of the EU as listed, for example, in article 3 TEU and 37 of the EU Charter of fundamental rights;
Amendment 661 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68. Calls for full enforcement of existing
Amendment 662 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68. Calls for full enforcement of existing internal
Amendment 663 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 Amendment 664 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69. Supports the creation of a European Energy Agency under Article 204 of the Euratom Treaty, as well as the establishment of a European strategic reserve of oil and other energy products and a joint negotiating centre with suppliers, with a view to completing the institutional structure of the Energy Union;
Amendment 666 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69. Supports the creation of a European Energy Agency under Article 204 of the Euratom Treaty, as well as the establishment of a European strategic
Amendment 667 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 Amendment 668 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 70. Encourages
Amendment 669 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 70.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the existing economic governance system is not
Amendment 670 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 – subparagraph 1 (new) Safeguarding the interests of non- Eurozone countries
Amendment 671 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 a (new) 70a. Underlies the importance of an EU functioning of both Eurozone and non- Eurozone countries.
Amendment 672 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 a (new) 70a. Calls on the Commission to use Article 116 TFEU which provides the necessary legal basis for Parliament and the Council to act according to the ordinary legislative procedure in order to eliminate practices that result in a distortion of competition in the internal market through unlimited tax competition;
Amendment 673 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 a (new) 70a. Considers it necessary to create a European fund to combat energy poverty within the framework of the Energy Union, in addition to empowering the Commission to act on this matter;
Amendment 674 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 b (new) 70b. 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 675 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 c (new) 70c. 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. The EU must ensure that it is functioning for all the member states.
Amendment 676 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 d (new) 70d. Underlines that non-Eurozone countries must be able to observe the meetings of the Eurogroup and be able to participate in discussions that concerns the whole of the union.
Amendment 677 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 e (new) 70e. Considers that there is a need for balance between Eurozone and non- Eurozone countries. 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 679 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the existing economic governance system is not yet strong enough to tackle all potential future crises and shocks as it should, nor is it yet sufficiently good at generating higher competitiveness, structural convergence among its members, sustainable growth and social cohesion; whereas, therefore,
Amendment 680 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Stresses that the rights of workers, when they exercise their right of mobility, should be guaranteed, including those of workers who are legally resident in an EU Member State, along with their social rights, in accordance with Articles 151 and 153 TFEU, in order to ensure a stable social basis for the EMU;
Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Stresses that the rights of workers, when they exercise their right of mobility under Article 48 TFEU, should be guaranteed, along with their social rights for workers, in accordance with Articles 151 and 153 TFEU, in order to ensure a stable social basis for the EMU;
Amendment 682 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Stresses that the right
Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Stresses that the rights of workers, when they exercise their right of mobility, should be guaranteed, along with their social rights, in accordance with Articles 151 and 153 TFEU, in order to ensure a stable social basis for the EMU; underlines that measures to improve voluntary labour mobility, for example improved recognition of professional qualifications and of contributions to social security systems as well as its benefits, should be fostered to strengthen employment;
Amendment 684 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Stresses that the rights of workers, when they exercise their right of mobility, should be guaranteed, along with their social rights, in accordance with Articles 45, 151 and 153 TFEU, and guarantee that there is no discrimination in employment and renumeration as well as guaranteeing social protection at the same place of work, in order to ensure a stable social basis for the EMU;
Amendment 685 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Stresses that the rights of workers, when they exercise their right of mobility, should be guaranteed, along with their social rights, in accordance with
Amendment 686 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 a (new) 71a. Calls on the Commission to set up a EU Social Framework focused on policies aimed at improving living and working conditions, quality employment, fair wages, equal treatment, social dialogue, quality public services and effective social protection, taking into account the relevant ILO Conventions, which should represent the essential basis for the future development of the economic pillar of the Union;
Amendment 687 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 a (new) 71a. Stresses the importance of establishing a social Europe, so that the European integration project continues to have the support of workers;
Amendment 688 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 a (new) 71a. 70 new. Considers paying particular attention to the social dimension of the European Union to be essential and recalls that Article 9 TFEU states that: ‘In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion...’; considers that the potential contained in this Article of the Treaty has been ignored until now; recalls too that Article 3 TEU states that: ‘The Union shall [be] based on ... a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress...’;
Amendment 689 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 b (new) 71b. Stresses that workers’ rights should be guaranteed in their entirety, particularly when they exercise their right of mobility, as should be all their social rights, in accordance with Articles 151 and 153 TFEU;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the existing economic governance system is not
Amendment 690 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a minimal wage determined by each Member State, and a minimum unemployment benefit scheme for the eurozone, and suggests that, under current Treaty provisions, an ‘Employees Mobility Directive’ could be adopted to reduce still- existing barriers for employees;
Amendment 691 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea
Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a European statutory or collectively agreed minim
Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a minim
Amendment 694 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a fair and decent minim
Amendment 695 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a minim
Amendment 696 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a minim
Amendment 697 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a minimal wage determined by each Member State, and suggests that, under current Treaty provisions, an ‘Employees Mobility Directive’ could be adopted to reduce still-existing barriers for employees; These proposals need to be flexible enough to respect the national systems and role of the social partners in countries with collective agreements.
Amendment 698 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Points out th
Amendment 699 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 a (new) 72a. Strongly supports, in line with the appeal of the President of the Commission to the Member States, the introduction of a minimum income with the aim of combating poverty and social exclusion in the EU; stresses that it is up to each Member State to set minimum income levels and that these should be commensurate to the specific socioeconomic situation;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Union and its Member States are facing major challenges, which no Member State can tackle on its own, and this requires deepening progress along the federal route;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the existing economic governance system
Amendment 700 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 a (new) 72a. Recalls that the horizontal social clause enshrined in the Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU determines the need to mainstream social objectives throughout all European initiatives, including the European Semester and the Growth and Stability Pact;
Amendment 701 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 a (new) 72a. Points out the facilities provided by the Union and the necessity to actively include young workers into the labour market and further encourage the exchange of young workers, in accordance with Article 47 TFEU;
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 a (new) 72a. Points out that the Commission could establish a guideline European minimum wage;
Amendment 703 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 b (new) 72b. Considers it necessary to encourage convergence between social security schemes, including aspects such as pension portability (Article 48 TFEU), compulsory membership for all self- employed workers and the retirement age;
Amendment 704 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to set up social criteria for the evaluation of Member States’ performance, and to recommend
Amendment 706 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to set up social criteria for the evaluation of Member States’ performance, and to recommend structural reform aimed at enhancing their administrative and institutional capacity, through the modification of Regulation No 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, to ensure better use of regional and social funds; recalls however that measures linking effectiveness of ESI Funds to sound economic governance may strongly penalise the local and regional authorities concerned and ultimately undermine the rationale itself of cohesion policy.
Amendment 707 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to set up social criteria for the evaluation of Member States
Amendment 708 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to set up
Amendment 709 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the existing economic governance
Amendment 710 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to set up social criteria for the evaluation of Member States’ performance, and to
Amendment 711 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to set up social criteria for the evaluation of Member States’ performance, and to
Amendment 712 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 713 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 Amendment 714 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Calls on the Commission to asses better the need for EU action, and the potential
Amendment 716 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Calls on the Commission to follow national parliaments' requests, if any, to asses better the need for EU action, and the potential economic, social and environmental impacts of alternative policy options before it proposes a new initiative (as legislative proposals, non-legislative initiatives and implementing and delegated acts), in keeping with the Better Regulation Guidelines adopted by the Commission on 19 May 20157 ; __________________ 7 SWD (2015) 111 final SWD (2015) 111 final
Amendment 717 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75.
Amendment 718 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Calls for the establishment of a new social pact aimed at
Amendment 719 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Calls for the establishment of a new social pact aimed at pr
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the
Amendment 720 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Calls for the establishment of a new social pact aimed at preserving Europe
Amendment 721 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Calls for the
Amendment 722 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Calls for the establishment of a new social pact aimed at preserving Europe
Amendment 723 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 a (new) 75a. Calls on the Commission to re- vitalize the EU social dialogue through binding agreements among the social partners according to Art. 151-161 TFEU and to extend codetermination to supervisory boards through the extension of the Directive 2009/38/EC;
Amendment 724 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 a (new) 75a. Stresses the social dimension of demographic trends and calls for a non- legislative 'family strategy' for Europe which takes into account the impact on and concerns of families regarding European legislation;
Amendment 725 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 a (new) 75a. Highlights the need to develop European automatic stabilising mechanisms to address asymmetric economic shocks, in order to maintain social cohesion, support internal demand and strengthen the sustainability of the single currency; stresses that an EMU- wide unemployment insurance fund would provide temporary relief to countries suffering from high unemployment as a result asymmetric economic fluctuations; highlights that such a fund could be established on the basis of art 136 and art 175 TFEU and established through national resources of the euro area countries, managed by the Commission and placed in a separate line within the EU budget;
Amendment 726 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 a (new) 75a. Calls for the creation of a social protocol establishing a common set of appropriate social and labour standards to promote upward economic and social convergence and to reduce inequalities within and between Member States. This protocol could include minimum income mechanisms and unemployment protection frameworks;
Amendment 727 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 a (new) 75a. Takes the view that European social and labour rules should, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, establish common minimum standards to clarify the European legal framework for both businesses and workers;
Amendment 728 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 b (new) 75b. Believes that flexibility and security are a great value for both employers and employees and thus deems it necessary to take action to prevent abuse and speculation with regard to employment contracts, especially in countries with high rates of unemployment; calls on Member States, therefore, to implement the necessary measures, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to ensure they have monitoring and inspection mechanisms that are able to detect possible recruitment abuses;
Amendment 729 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 c (new) 75c. Notes that the Council has blocked the directive on maternity leave and therefore calls once again on the Member States to resume negotiations and to unblock the agreement so that it can be implemented, in keeping with the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 20 May 2015;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the existing economic governance system is not
Amendment 730 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 a (new) 75a. Points out that, in accordance with the aims and principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act, Article 21 TEU is explicitly obliging the EU institutions to keep peace in the world, to prevent conflicts, to strengthen international security and to promote the principles of international law in the world; requires the High Representative and Vice-President to submit concrete Strategy Papers to the development and implementation of disarmament concepts and their corresponding standards within the EU and the world, to build up a new collective security system in Europe including the experiences and structures of the OSCE as well as to the development and global implementation of norms of international law, instruments and institutions, especially the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Arms Trade Treaty;
Amendment 731 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 b (new) 75b. Underlines the need of coherence regarding the policies dealing with external relations of the EU; considers different interests of the EU member states in this area stemming from different historical conditions, constitutional traditions and political cultures as fully justified and rejects therefore any political or institutional attempt to create a unity in a forced way; advocates the strengthening of the role of the Community policies in the development of a coherent external action of the EU and a corresponding CFSP through concrete proposals on how the trade, development, climate or agricultural and fisheries policies could contribute to implement the foreign policy objectives as stipulated in the Treaty; calls on the Commission to submit proposals to the European Parliament;
Amendment 732 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Takes the view that
Amendment 733 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Takes the view that the European Union’s comprehensive approach to external conflicts and crises affecting the European Union as a whole should be reinforced by bringing together more closely the different actors and instruments in all phases of the conflict cycle, and considers it
Amendment 734 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77. Insists
Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77. Insists on using the provisions of Article 22 TEU to
Amendment 736 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77. Insists on using the provisions of Article 22 TEU to set up an overall
Amendment 737 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 78 78. Calls for European and national parliamentary oversight of EU external action to be strengthened, including by continuing the regular consultations with the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR), the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission, and for negotiations on replacing the 2002 Interinstitutional Agreement on access to sensitive information of the Council in the field of CFSP to be concluded;
Amendment 738 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 78 78. Calls for parliamentary oversight of EU external action to be strengthened, including by continuing the regular consultations with the Vice-President/High
Amendment 739 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 79. Considers it necessary that the EU Special Representatives
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J c (new) Jc. whereas the completion of economic, monetary and budgetary federalism would necessitate massive financial transfers in particular to Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy, the cost of which has been evaluated by a number of converging studies (excluding the contribution to the EU): in order to overcome the gap in research and development and in the education system and to revive the economy over a period of 10 years the following amounts would be needed in annual federal aid: EUR 122.99 billion for Italy, EUR 86.76 billion for Spain, EUR 30.69 billion for Greece and EUR 17.27 billion for Portugal, i.e. total annual federal aid for those countries alone of EUR 257.71 billion; whereas moreover other eurozone countries will soon also need help in order to ‘catch up’ with the northern countries; whereas the contributors would be mainly Germany, France, Finland, Austria, and the Netherlands; whereas Germany alone would bear 90% of the cost of the annual federal support (for these four countries alone), namely between EUR 220 and 250 billion per year, i.e. between 8% and 12.7 % of its GDP according to studies, which would erode its economic competitiveness; whereas it is doubtful whether the peoples of the five above-mentioned countries have the capacity or the will to take on this burden;
Amendment 740 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 79. Considers it necessary that the EU Special Representatives be integrated into the EEAS,
Amendment 741 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 Amendment 742 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Calls for the use of Article 31 (2) TEU,
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 81. Believes that there is a need to increase the flexibility of the financial rules for external action in order to avoid delays in the operational disbursement of EU funds and, thereby, increase the EU
Amendment 744 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 81.
Amendment 745 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Urges the Council, the EEAS and the Commission to uphold their respective obligations to immediately and fully inform Parliament at all stages of the negotiating and concluding processes of international agreements, as stipulated in Article 218 (10) TFEU
Amendment 746 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82.
Amendment 747 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 a (new) 82a. The European Parliament has the right to be informed at all times of procedures for concluding international agreements (Article 218(10) of the TFEU), and the negotiating team is obliged to inform Parliament on its activities;
Amendment 748 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 b (new) 82b. Calls, pursuant to the interinstitutional agreement, for the inclusion of MEPs as observers in Union delegations at international conferences to be facilitated;
Amendment 749 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 20 Towards a
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J d (new) Jd. whereas, in the absence of an optimal European currency area, a single currency will never be able to work whatever the reforms and financial transfers that may be undertaken, as has been demonstrated many economists, including no fewer than five Nobel laureates in economics of all ideological stripes - Maurice Allais, Milton Friedman, Amartya Sen, Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz; whereas the euro has shown that it merely imposes a disastrous straitjacket on most countries in the eurozone, detrimental not only to employment but also to the fight against excessive deficits and the sovereign debt crisis; whereas after a brief movement of apparent convergence of the countries that had adopted the single currency and the adoption of the so-called ‘Stability and Growth Pact’ to impose fiscal constraints, it collided with reality; whereas, even though since the 2008 crash, the eurozone countries have strived to establish solidarity mechanisms to address the banking and financial crisis (bank recapitalisation and financial assistance for States through the ESM), it is doubtful whether they will be able to weather the approaching financial crisis; whereas their effectiveness is limited by the growing structural divergences within the eurozone created by the single currency and there is a steady deterioration in the real economies of countries in difficulty: falling wages, a decline in investment, domestic demand and economic activity, rising unemployment, and thus mounting external deficits and public deficits;
Amendment 750 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 a (new) 82a. Reminds that any security policy of the EU must have a merely defensive, not aggressive, dimension, must be based on disarmament and arms control, focusing essentially on cooperation in the European continent, bearing in mind that the cold war confrontation is finished. Any establishment of military bases in the Eastern countries of EU, as any enlargement of the Atlantic Alliance to the East must be avoided. The arms race must not be permitted to reinitiate its old cycle, as it is happening nowadays, in the absence of e serious reassessment of European interests in the continent, in the Mediterranean and in the greater Middle East (Turkey included);
Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 Amendment 752 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 Amendment 753 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 Amendment 754 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83.
Amendment 755 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Calls for progressive steps to be taken towards
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Calls for progressive steps to be taken towards a common defence policy (Article 42(2) TEU) and, eventually, a common defence, which can be set up by unanimous decision of the European Council; recalls, however, that whatever step in this direction should have exclusively peace- keeping and defence goals and should go hand in hand with the strengthening of the democracy of the decision-making process and of the political control;
Amendment 757 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Calls for
Amendment 758 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 a (new) 83a. Underlines that Europe is in the first place a civilian power; EU military power should be seriously questioned;
Amendment 759 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 a (new) 83a. Urges the HR, the EU Member States and the Commission to significantly and urgently strengthen civilian and civil society based conflict prevention and resolution approaches based on non- violence; calls on the HR and the Commission to strongly increase financial and administrative resources aimed at dealing with mediation, dialogue, reconciliation and CSO based immediate crisis response; underlines the need to broaden the scope of the data base of mediation experts and to include a wider range of CSO based experts in the field of conflict prevention and resolution; stresses the need for appropriate procedures for small EU grants for civil society actors engaged in unstable and conflict-prone regions;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K Amendment 760 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 Amendment 761 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 Amendment 762 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Suggests, as a first step in this direction, that the provisions of Article 46 TEU regarding the establishment of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) through a QMV vote in the Council be implemented, as this instrument would allow more ambitious Member States to cooperate in a coordinated way more closely in the area of defence under the umbrella of the EU, and empower them to use the EU’s institutions, instruments and budget;
Amendment 763 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Suggests, as a first step in this direction, that the provisions of Article 46 TEU regarding the establishment of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) through a QMV vote in the Council be implemented for special challenges as need to be agreed on by the Member States, as this instrument would allow more ambitious Member States to cooperate more closely in the area of defence, and empower them to use the EU’s institutions, instruments and budget;
Amendment 764 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 a (new) 84a. Believes that NATO remains the foundation of Europe's security and stability; calls on Member States to coordinate their cooperation in the field of security and defence within NATO, "which, for those States which are members of it, remains the foundation of their collective defence and the forum for its implementation" as it is said in point 42.7 of TEU;
Amendment 765 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 a (new) en 84a. Recommends setting up a permanent Council of Defence Ministers, with legal personality, to be chaired by the High Representative and Vice-President of the Commission with a view to coordinating the Member States' defence policies, particularly with regard to cybersecurity and anti-terrorism, and jointly developing the EU's defence strategy and priorities;
Amendment 766 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 Amendment 767 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Insists
Amendment 768 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Insists on complementing the
Amendment 769 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Insists on complementing the provisions for PESCO with an EU white book on security and defence on the basis of the EU global strategy for foreign and security policy currently under preparation by the VP/HR, as such a document would further define how the EU
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas
Amendment 770 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Insists on complementing the provisions for PESCO with an EU white book on security and defence on the basis of the EU global strategy for foreign and security policy currently under preparation by the VP/HR, as such a document would further define the EU’s strategic objectives in the field of security and defence, and identify the existing and required capabilities as requested by the Member States;
Amendment 771 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Underlines th
Amendment 772 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Underlines the need to define
Amendment 773 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Underlines the need to define
Amendment 774 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86.
Amendment 775 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 Amendment 776 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 87. Considers it necessary t
Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 87.
Amendment 778 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 87.
Amendment 779 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 87.
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the Fiscal Compact and its budgetary and economic partnership programme should be incorporated into the EU legal framework
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 a (new) 87a. Calls on all Member States to strengthen cooperation within and with NATO, in order to revitalise the Alliance as the primary instrument for their international security and defence engagement;
Amendment 781 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 a (new) 87a. Stresses the great potential of the European Defence Agency in helping develop a single defence market that is competitive, efficient, underpinned by intensive R&D&I and focused on creating specialised jobs, and advocates, to that end, looking into possible public-private partnerships;
Amendment 782 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 88. Recalls the existence of Article 44 TEU, which provides additional flexibility provisions and introduces the possibility of entrusting the implementation of crisis management tasks to a group of Member States
Amendment 783 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 88. Re
Amendment 784 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89.
Amendment 785 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Suggests t
Amendment 786 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 90 Amendment 787 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 90 90. Stresses the importance of extending common financing in the area of military CSDP, including through the A
Amendment 788 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 91 91. Calls for the creation of a permanent civilian and military headquarters as well as a military operational headquarters that would cooperate closely with the existing Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC); calls for the institutionalisation of the various European military structures (among others the different ‘Battle Groups’, Euroforces, France-United Kingdom defence cooperation, Benelux air defence cooperation) into the EU
Amendment 789 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 91 91.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the Fiscal Compact should be incorporated into the EU legal framework on the basis of an assessment of experience with its implementation and to the extent that it is not yet covered by existing secondary legislation;
Amendment 790 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 91 91. Calls for the
Amendment 791 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 91 91. Calls for
Amendment 792 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 Amendment 793 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Notes that th
Amendment 794 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Notes that
Amendment 795 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Notes that
Amendment 796 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Notes that this permanent headquarters could engage in permanent contingency planning and play a major coordinating role in future applications of Article 42(7) TEU; is of the view that the ‘mutual defence clause’, as laid down in this Article and
Amendment 797 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Notes that
Amendment 798 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 Amendment 799 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 93. Considers that there is a need to enhance EU-NATO cooperation at all levels in areas such as capability development and contingency planning for hybrid threats, and to intensify efforts at removing remaining political obstacles; suggests to combine the concepts of EU Battle Groups and NATO Response Forces in order to increase their compability while keeping operational autonomy in both formats;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Union and its Member States are facing major challenges, for which
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the Fiscal Compact should be
Amendment 800 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 93. Considers that there is a need to enhance EU-NATO cooperation at all levels
Amendment 801 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 93. Considers that there is a need to
Amendment 802 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 93. Considers that there is a need to enhance EU-NATO cooperation at all levels in areas such as capability development and contingency planning for hybrid threats,
Amendment 803 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 93. C
Amendment 804 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 a (new) 93a. Takes the view that, because Member States’ defence expenditure is important for the security of Europe as a whole, any assessments of financial and budgetary policy (the European Semester) must take account of the scale of that expenditure in each Member State;
Amendment 805 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 a (new) 93a. Stresses the external impact of all EU policies, both internal and external, which should therefore be designed to address or at least contribute towards eradicating poverty in developing countries, and thus helping achieve greater protection, social equity and a decent income and ensuring respect for human, economic and environmental rights;
Amendment 806 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 b (new) 93b. Calls for decisive action to ensure policy coherence for development (Article 208 of the TFEU) and demands the improvement of the PCD impact assessment system and the establishment of an arbitration mechanism to remedy any discrepancies in the EU's various policies, giving the President of the Commission political responsibility for its broad guidelines and settling matters in accordance with the EU's commitments on PCD;
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 c (new) 93c. Stresses the importance of promoting a culture of defence grounded in the fundamental values of the EU among Europe's citizens, thus informing society of the importance and social advantages of a common defence apparatus and helping forge a strong political will in favour of one; highlights, to that end, the usefulness of sharing the experiences of Member States in this field.
Amendment 808 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 a (new) 93a. Express its deep concern for the recent adoption or proposition of both national and European legislative provisions, in the framework of the fight against terrorism, that could seriously impact on individual and collective rights and freedoms such as, for instance, the right to respect for private and family life, to protection of personal data, freedom of movement, presumption of innocence, non-discrimination, and on the fight against islamophobia and antisemitism; recalls, in this respect, the European and international obligations concerning the protection of fundamental rights and the relevant case-law, amongst others, of the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights;
Amendment 809 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94. Underlines that in the light of the recent attacks and the increase of the terrorist threat, a more intense and structured exchange of information and data between national
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the Fiscal Compact should be incorporated into the EU legal framework on the basis of an assessment of experience with its implementation, subject to the democratic approval of the peoples of Member States in a referendum held in all those where this is legally possible;
Amendment 810 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94. Underlines that in the light of the recent attacks and the increase of the terrorist threat, a more intense and structured exchange of information and data between national security agencies and intelligence services, and with Europol
Amendment 811 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94.
Amendment 812 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94. Underlines that in the light of the recent attacks and the increase of the terrorist threat, a
Amendment 813 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94. Underlines that in the light of the recent attacks and the increase of the terrorist threat, a more intense and structured exchange of information and data between national security agencies and intelligence services, and with Europol and Frontex, is absolutely essential
Amendment 814 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 a (new) 94a. Points out that, as with previous attacks, the perpetrators of the Paris attacks were already known to security authorities and had been the subject of investigations and supervision measures; Expresses concern that existing data on such individuals were not exchanged between Member States, despite the requirements of Article 88 TFEU; calls on the Council, to adopt, on the basis of Article 352, a mandatory exchange of data between Member States; takes the view that the potential of enhanced cooperation should be exploited if unanimity could not be reached;
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 b (new) 94b. Calls on the Commission and Council to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the EU's counterterrorism and related measures in particular as regards their implementation in law and in practice in the Member States, the degree in which they cooperate with the EU's agencies in the area, notably Europol and Eurojust and a corresponding assessment of remaining gaps, as well as their compliance with the EU's fundamental rights obligations, making use of the procedure provided for in article 70 TFEU;
Amendment 816 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 c (new) 94c. Insists on the need for democratic and judicial oversight over counterterrorism policies;
Amendment 817 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 95. Recalls, in this context, that Article 222 TFEU
Amendment 818 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 95. Recalls, in this context, that Article 222 TFEU provides for a solidarity clause that can
Amendment 819 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 a (new) 95a. Emphasises that while using the necessary security measures to combat terrorism, it is also essential to take a preventive approach based on education and mobilisation of physical and human resources in the social, political and economic sphere, in order to ensure the full integration of citizens in European societies;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the
Amendment 820 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 a (new) 95a. Regrets that the Temporary Protection Directive has not been activated in light of the refugee crisis, despite having been established to deal with a mass influx of third country nationals;
Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 Amendment 822 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 Amendment 823 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 96. Highlights the need
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 96. Highlights the need to
Amendment 825 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 96. Highlights the need to set up a
Amendment 826 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 96. Highlights the need to set up an EU common asylum and immigration policy, in order to establish safe and legal routes to allow migrants and asylum-seekers to travel to Europe safely and reduce their need to resort to smugglers, and which should provide as well for fair distribution of asylum seekers in the European Union; takes the view that such a policy should involve all Member States, but that, if this proves impossible, the potential of enhanced cooperation could be exploited;
Amendment 827 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 96. Highlights the need to s
Amendment 828 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 a (new) 96a. Calls for a permanent and humanitarian European system of search and rescue to be established;
Amendment 829 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 a (new) 96a. Stresses that no country has to face, in asylum and migration related policies, excessive burdens, so as to avoid the risk of their de facto exclusion from the Schengen agreement;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 830 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 a (new) 96a. 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 831 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 b (new) 96b. Takes the view that EU solutions can play a supporting role in national solutions, given that because the borders belong to the Member States, it is they who are responsible for controlling them; draws attention to the fact that any instruments that result in Member State sovereignty being eroded will be ineffective;
Amendment 832 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 b (new) 96b. 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;
Amendment 833 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 c (new) 96c. Recalls that Article 78(2)(a) TFEU calls for "a uniform status of asylum valid throughout the Union"; suggests therefore that refugees should be entitled, immediately upon recognition, to rights and equality which should extend throughout the European Union and not only in the Member States granting the status;
Amendment 834 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 Amendment 835 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 Amendment 836 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 Amendment 837 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 97. Considers it necessary to
Amendment 838 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 97. Considers it necessary to immediately create a European Rapid Refugee Emergency Force (ERREF) to manage all European external borders and to implement previous agreements as well as to strengthen Frontex and transform it into a
Amendment 839 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 97.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 840 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 97. Considers it necessary to
Amendment 841 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 97. Considers it necessary to notably strengthen Frontex and transform it into a European System of Border Guards, to be supported, when necessary, by military instruments such as a European Maritime Force (Euromarfor) and an upgraded European Corps (Eurocorps), together with the resources pooled through Permanent Structured Cooperation; suggests that automatic adjustment should also be envisaged of the databases of border agencies such as Eurodac, and, in future, Smart Borders, such that they incorporate the ‘European list of dangerous persons’ and the ‘European Database for wanted persons’;
Amendment 842 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 a (new) 97a. Calls for an urgent review of the Dublin Regulation by establishing a permanent EU-wide legally binding system of distribution of asylum seekers between the Member States, based on fair, compulsory allocation, while taking into account the needs and preferences of asylum seekers themselves;
Amendment 843 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 b (new) 97b. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union's external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement as set out in the Commission's agenda for Migration;
Amendment 844 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 b (new) 97b. Understands that the European Border and Coast Guard that has recently been proposed is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure European integrated border management at the external borders of the Union, with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein; looks forward to negotiations on the proposal within and between the co-legislators in the context of the ordinary legislative procedure, in accordance with Article 294 TFEU;
Amendment 845 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 Amendment 846 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Stresses the importance of distinguishing between the concepts of
Amendment 847 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Stresses the importance of distinguishing between the concepts of ‘unsafe third countries’ (war zones) and ‘safe third countries’ (mostly Western Balkans countries), and the corresponding distinction of procedures for processing applicants coming from these two categories of countries; calls for the signature of agreements with safe third countries in order to
Amendment 848 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98.
Amendment 849 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 850 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Stresses the importance of distinguishing between the concepts of ‘unsafe
Amendment 851 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Stresses t
Amendment 852 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Stresses the importance of distinguishing between the concepts of ‘unsafe third countries’ (war zones) and ‘safe third countries’ (mostly Western Balkans countries), and the corresponding distinction of procedures for processing applicants coming from these two categories of countries; calls for the signature of agreements with safe third countries in order to control and reduce migration flows before migrants arrive at the EU border; insists, at the same time, on strict and swift procedures for returning applicants with unfounded claims;
Amendment 853 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 a (new) 98a. Calls the Commission and Member States to increase spending on training asylum specialists and enhancing the efficiency of asylum-seeking procedures;
Amendment 854 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 b (new) 98b. Considers that the external dimension should focus on cooperation with third countries in tackling the root causes of, and addressing, flows of irregular migrants to Europe; takes the view that partnerships and cooperation with key countries of origin, transit and destination should continue to be a focus; recommends that cooperation with third countries should involve assessing those countries’ asylum systems, their support for refugees, and their ability and willingness to tackle the trafficking and smuggling of human beings into and through those countries; acknowledges that there is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system, but believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question;
Amendment 855 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 99 Amendment 856 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 99 Amendment 857 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 99 Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 99 Amendment 859 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 99 99. Calls for the competences for external border controls to be strengthened by vesting Frontex, rather than the requesting Member State, with the power to command when the former is in charge of an operation; believes that this power should be accompanied with proper checks and balances, such as legal liability of Frontex and Frontex complaint mechanism;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the institutional structure of the EMU should be transformed into an effective and democratic economic government, with Parliament and Council acting as equal co-legislators, the Commission fulfilling the role of the executive, national parliaments scrutinising national governments, monitoring subsidiarity and approving or rejecting Treaty amendments, the European Parliament scrutinising the EU level of decision-making, and the Court of Justice having control over all aspects of EMU enshrined in the Treaties;
Amendment 860 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 99 99. Calls for the competences for external border controls to be strengthened by
Amendment 861 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 100 100. Calls for an upgrade of the human and financial capabilities of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) so that it can be deployed to support Member States under particular migratory pressure in the processing of asylum requests, including in its mandate for the deployment of joint operations
Amendment 862 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 100 100. Calls for an upgrade of the human and financial capabilities of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) so that it can coordinate all EU asylum applications as well as be deployed to support Member States under particular migratory pressure in the processing of asylum requests, including in its mandate for the deployment of joint operations, pilot projects and rapid interventions similar to the ones added by
Amendment 863 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 100 100. Calls for an upgrade of the human and financial capabilities of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) so that it can be efficiently deployed to support Member States under particular migratory pressure in the processing of asylum requests, including in its mandate for the deployment of joint operations, pilot projects and rapid interventions similar to the ones added by Regulation 1168/2011 to the mandate of Frontex;
Amendment 864 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 101 101. Underscores the importance of improved coordination between EASO, Frontex and the Office of the European Ombudsman in order to allow for smoother adoption of Early Alert Reports in the event of particular migratory pressure, which is likely to put at risk respect for the fundamental freedoms of asylum seekers and of the European citizens; considers it possible for the Commission to
Amendment 865 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 101 101. Underscores the importance of improved coordination between EASO, Frontex and the Office of the European Ombudsman in order to allow for smoother adoption of Early Alert Reports in the event of particular migratory pressure, which is likely to put at risk respect for the fundamental freedoms of asylum seekers; considers it possible for the Commission to use these Early Alert Reports as basis to trigger the contingency measures provided for in Article 78(3) TFEU and to activate the future Crisis Relocation Mechanism proposed by the Commission that will be adopted on the basis of Article 78(2) TFUE;
Amendment 866 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 102 102. Finds it imperative to strengthen the role of Parliament as co-legislator, on equal footing with the Council, through the use
Amendment 867 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 102 a (new) 102a. Calls on Commission, on the basis of Article 83 TFEU, to propose minimum rules concerning definitions and sanctions related to the fight against terrorism, trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of women and children, illicit drug trafficking, illicit arms trafficking, money laundering, corruption, counterfeiting of means of payment, computer crime and organised crime;
Amendment 868 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 103. Insists on putting into practice the
Amendment 869 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 a (new) 103a. Considers that the EU must guarantee the highest possible protection for human rights and fundamental freedoms and continuity with the 'Copenhagen criteria', and ensure that all Member States respect the common values enshrined in Article 2 of the TEU;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the institutional structure of the EMU should be transformed into an effective and democratic economic government, with Parliament and Council acting as equal co-legislators, the Commission fulfilling the role of the executive, national parliaments better scrutinising national governments' actions at European level, the European Parliament scrutinising the EU level of decision-making, and judicial review by the Court of Justice
Amendment 870 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 b (new) 103b. Stresses the importance of completing the 'package of procedural guarantees', particularly by drafting legislation on preventive detention, administrative detention and the detention of minors, areas in which the rules of many Member States are not fully compatible with human rights and other international standards;
Amendment 871 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 c (new) 103c. Stresses the importance of making further progress in developing European criminal law, particularly concerning the mutual recognition and enforcement of criminal-law rulings;
Amendment 872 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 d (new) 103d. Stresses the importance of developing a European judicial culture, as a key prerequisite for making the area of freedom, security and justice a reality for citizens and ensuring better application of EU law;
Amendment 873 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 e (new) 103e. Takes the view that a European Public Prosecutor needs to be appointed to combat organised crime, fraud and corruption, protect the financial interests of the European Union and remedy the fragmentation of the European law- enforcement area;
Amendment 874 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 104. Recalls the obligation for the accession of the Union to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), in line with Article 6 (2) TEU, and urges the swift re
Amendment 875 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 104. Recalls the obligation for the accession of the Union to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), in line with Article 6 (2) TEU, and urges the swift re-launching of negotiations with the
Amendment 876 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 104. Recalls the obligation for the accession of the Union to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), in line with Article 6 (2) TEU, and urges the swift re-launching of negotiations with the Council of Europe to this effect; at the same time, asks the Commission to start negotiations with the Council of Europe for the accession of the Union to the European Social Charter;
Amendment 877 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 a (new) 104a. Reiterates that this resolution aims only to provide an assessment of the legal possibilities in the Treaties to improve the functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 878 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 a (new) 104a. Takes the view that the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, which is responsible for large sections of the report, should have been involved in the procedure;
Amendment 879 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 a (new) 104a. Stresses that, according to Article 86 TFEU, a European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) can be established to combat crimes affecting the financial interests of the EU (PIF crimes) only with the consent of the European Parliament; therefore reiterates the recommendations made in its decisions of March 2014 and April 2015 on the precise organisation of the EPPO and underlines that the EPPO Regulation should be adopted without delay so that the EPPO may have the power to investigate all PIF crimes, including VAT fraud, and prosecute suspected offenders;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the institutional structure of the EMU should be transformed into an effective and democratic economic government, with Parliament and Council acting as equal co-legislators, the Commission fulfilling the role of the executive, national parliaments scrutinising national governments, the European Parliament scrutinising the EU level of decision-making
Amendment 880 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 a (new) 104a. Considers that this resolution should be the basis for improving the functioning of the European Union on the short term; recalls that further fundamental reform is essential and requires a convention and a revision of the Treaties;
Amendment 881 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 a (new) 104a. Finds the present negotiations on a New Settlement for the United Kingdom within the European Union to be the appropriate moment to include the most important elements of this report into a comprehensive agreement of Council, Commission and Parliament;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the Union needs a new legal act on economic policy, including the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, as well as some crucial
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Union and its Member States are facing major and urgent challenges, which
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the Union needs a
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the Union needs a new legal act on economic policy, including the adoption of Convergence Guidelines,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the Union needs
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the Union needs
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas the Union needs a new legal act on economic policy,
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the European Semester process should be simplified, and rendered more focused
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the European Semester process should be simplified, and rendered more focused and democratic, by enhancing Parliament’s scrutiny role over it
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the European Semester process should be simplified, should address the social aspects of better governance and assess Member States' performance on the basis of social criteria, in addition to economic criteria, and rendered more focused and democratic, by enhancing Parliament
source: 576.982
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Amendment 882 #
Sa. whereas the freedom of movement, and in particular of workers, is a right enshrined in the Treaties (art. 45 TFEU) and constitute a fundamental driving force for the completion of the Single Market;
Amendment 883 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Va (new) Va. whereas the agreement signed by the Heads of State or Government states the right of further deepening of EMU and that only the United Kingdom is exempted from further political integration, without prejudice to the Treaty of Lisbon and the obligations and rights of the Member States and the institutions, including the full legislative rights of the European Parliament on the basis of a Commission proposal after the result of the referendum; Or. {EN}en
Amendment 884 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1a (new) 1a. In the event that the citizens of the United Kingdom vote in favour of remaining in the EU on 23rd June 2016, calls on the European Parliament to honour the agreement reached at the European Council of 18th-20th February 2016, by adopting the necessary legislation swiftly;
Amendment 885 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Stresses that Member States not participating in the further deepening of the economic and monetary union shall not create obstacles to but facilitate such further deepening and that any mechanism designed to safeguard the interests of Member States that do not take part in the single currency must not result in a situation which would amount to allowing a Member State a veto, as confirmed by the decision of the heads of state or government concerning a new settlement for the united kingdom within the European Union of 19 February 2016;
Amendment 886 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 a (new) 71a. Stresses that every limitation to the freedom of movement for workers and relative benefits has to be decided case by case following the provisions of the Treaty and of the secondary legislation, as well as the ECJ case law; underlines that every mechanism going beyond these lines would require a modification of the Treaty and should be applicable to every Member State; reminds anyway that it would risk to undermine the principle of non-discrimination among European citizens;
Amendment 887 #
Motion for a resolution Recital 104a (new) 104a. Stresses that the modifications to the Treaties envisaged in the agreement concerning a new settlement for the United Kingdom within the European Union will have to be made in accordance with the ordinary revision procedure, through a Convention charged with the redefinition of the rights and obligations of the United Kingdom and further development of the EU, including the deepening of the EMU;
Amendment 888 #
Motion for a resolution Recital 104b (new) 104b. States that the European Parliament will work on secondary legislation after the referendum in the United Kingdom together with the Council and after a legislative initiative of the Commission within the framework and principles of the Treaties;
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