2021/2166(INI) Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws
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Lead committee dossier:
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2022/07/04 more...
- Committee report tabled for plenary 2022/05/30
- Vote in committee 2022/05/17
- Specific opinion 2022/04/25
- Committee opinion 2022/03/23
- Committee opinion 2022/03/18
- Amendments tabled in committee 2022/03/07
- Specific opinion 2022/03/04
- Specific opinion 2022/03/03
- ARENA Maria (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFET 2022/02/23
Progress: Awaiting Parliament's vote
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | JURI | WÖLKEN Tiemo ( S&D) | REGIMENTI Luisa ( EPP), TOOM Yana ( Renew), MAUREL Emmanuel ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | DEVE | SAGARTZ Christian ( EPP) | Dominique BILDE ( ID), Iskra MIHAYLOVA ( RE), Michèle RIVASI ( Verts/ALE), Manon AUBRY ( GUE/NGL), Beata KEMPA ( ECR), Evin INCIR ( S&D) |
Committee Opinion | ENVI | CANFIN Pascal ( Renew) | |
Committee Opinion | ITRE | BUŞOI Cristian-Silviu ( EPP) | |
Committee Opinion | AFET | ARENA Maria ( S&D) | |
Committee Opinion | PETI | BARRENA ARZA Pernando ( GUE/NGL) | Tatjana ŽDANOKA ( Verts/ALE), Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE ( RE), Gianna GANCIA ( ID), Radan KANEV ( PPE), Alex AGIUS SALIBA ( S&D), Cristian TERHEŞ ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | AFCO | SCHOLZ Helmut ( GUE/NGL) | Angel DZHAMBAZKI ( ECR), Seán KELLY ( PPE), Domènec RUIZ DEVESA ( S&D), Damian BOESELAGER ( Verts/ALE), Alin MITUȚA ( RE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
2022/07/04
Indicative plenary sitting date
2022/05/30
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
2022/05/17
EP - Vote in committee
2022/04/25
EP - Specific opinion
Documents
2022/03/23
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2022/03/18
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2022/03/07
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2022/03/04
EP - Specific opinion
Documents
2022/03/03
EP - Specific opinion
Documents
2022/02/23
EP - ARENA Maria (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2022/02/10
EP - SCHOLZ Helmut (GUE/NGL) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
2022/02/07
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2022/01/20
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/10/26
EP - BARRENA ARZA Pernando (GUE/NGL) appointed as rapporteur in PETI
2021/10/21
EP - WÖLKEN Tiemo (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in JURI
2021/10/07
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/09/27
EP - SAGARTZ Christian (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
2021/07/14
EP - BUŞOI Cristian-Silviu (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in ITRE
2021/06/03
EP - CANFIN Pascal (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
Documents
- Specific opinion: PE729.925
- Committee opinion: PE704.678
- Committee opinion: PE704.776
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE719.944
- Specific opinion: PE699.091
- Specific opinion: PE719.643
- Committee opinion: PE700.410
- Committee draft report: PE700.700
- Committee draft report: PE700.700
- Committee opinion: PE700.410
- Specific opinion: PE719.643
- Specific opinion: PE699.091
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE719.944
- Committee opinion: PE704.776
- Committee opinion: PE704.678
- Specific opinion: PE729.925
Activities
- Martina DLABAJOVÁ
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- Angel DZHAMBAZKI
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- Heidi HAUTALA
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- Seán KELLY
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- Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO
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- Gilles LEBRETON
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- Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR
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- Antonius MANDERS
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- Angelika NIEBLER
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- Pina PICIERNO
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- Helmut SCHOLZ
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- Jana TOOM
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- Rainer WIELAND
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- Tiemo WÖLKEN
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- Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI
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- Pernando BARRENA ARZA
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- Joachim KUHS
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- Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ
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- Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
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- Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO
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- Domènec RUIZ DEVESA
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- Evin INCIR
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- Luisa REGIMENTI
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- Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES
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- Dorien ROOKMAKER
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- Alin MITUȚA
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- René REPASI
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2021/2166(INI)
2021/12/17
PETI
50 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses, particularly SMEs, and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s decision- making process and ensuring citizens’ direct participation; underlines that it is essential for the EU to ensure increased transparency at different levels of policy- making; calls on the Commission to continuously improve public consultations in order to ensure citizens’ participation and to take into account feedback from other institutions on such activities; stresses that public consultations on better law-making in the EU should be accessible to citizens and civil society through different outreach channels, should be translated into all official and co-official languages of the Member States, and should have easy-to-access documents;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s decision-making process and ensuring citizens’ direct participation; underlines that it is essential for the EU to ensure increased transparency at different levels of policy-making; calls on the Commission to continuously improve public consultations in order to ensure citizens’ participation and to take into account feedback from other institutions on such activities; stresses that public consultations on better law-making in the EU should be accessible to citizens and civil society through
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that better regulation must be an interinstitutional effort, with Parliament and the Council also sharing responsibility; highlights the fact that the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality are the guiding principles of the EU when it chooses to
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that better regulation must be an interinstitutional effort, with Parliament and the Council also sharing responsibility; highlights the fact that the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality are the guiding principles
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that better regulation must be an interinstitutional effort, with Parliament and the Council also sharing responsibility; highlights the fact that the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality are the guiding principles of the EU when it chooses to act; recalls, in that regard, Article 1 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides that the decisions at EU level shall be taken as openly and closely as possible to the citizens;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that better regulation must be an interinstitutional effort, with Parliament and the Council also sharing responsibility; highlights the fact that the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality are the guiding principles of the EU when it chooses to act; recalls, in that regard, Article 1 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides that the decisions at EU level shall be taken as openly and closely as possible to the citizens;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new) (1) Stresses that COVID-19 crisis must not be used as an excuse to open up for regulatory exceptions for SMEs; highlights that a green, inclusive and fair recovery must not be built on lowering standards, as this only risks creating double-standards and a race to the bottom; stresses that business interests alone cannot be put on an equal footing with the general interest, which also includes the interests of workers, citizens, consumers and the environment;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasis that the EU should respect the principles of conferral as well as subsidiarity, and must legislate only on areas clearly established by the treaties; stresses that EU must not interfere with the member states' prerogatives and respect their national sovereignty;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers, as the only committee
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers, as the committee most directly engaged with the public, that a democratic approach and political accountability remain the strongest control mechanisms in any constitutional democracy
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers, as the committee most directly engaged with the public, that a democratic approach and shared political accountability remain the strongest control mechanisms in any constitutional democracy, including in the EU;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new) Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that continuous attentive review of citizens’ petitions
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that continuous attentive review of citizens’ petitions presents great opportunities to make better regulation more inclusive and efficient and to improve policymakers’ understanding of local and regional realities;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that continuous attentive review of citizens’ petitions presents great opportunities to make better regulation more inclusive and efficient and to improve policymakers’ understanding of local and regional realities, and of citizens’ concerns and priorities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new) (1) Supports the Commission’s objective to simplify legislation and reduce burdens; stress that care is needed to ensure that it is done in an appropriate manner so that simplification does not come at the cost of clarity for beneficiaries and public administrations and weaken the mechanisms in place to deliver results;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point 2 (new) (2) Notes the Commission’s will to strengthen the role of the Regular Scrutiny Board in scrutinising impact assessments and evaluations in light of the “one in, one out” approach; regrets the lack of transparency of this body while it should pave the strategic foresight and appropriate consideration of the various effects of the Covid-19 crisis;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that better regulation is an overarching principle in all Commissioners’ mission letters; calls on the Commission and Council to improve the rules and procedures of the preparatory phases of their respective legislative processes, with a particular focus on examining the short-term impact and the future effects of legislative measures;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new) (1) Highlights that the Commission persists in failing to address EU law making as a positive and necessary investment in and for society as a whole, with a long-term perspective;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s decision-making process and ensuring citizens’ direct participation; underlines that it is essential for the EU to ensure
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for more transparency from all European institutions, in particular the Council in order to ensure better law- making and to guarantee citizens´ rights of public access to documents and access to the right information;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that Parliament’s work and internal procedures can and should be further digitised in order to simplify them and make them more easily accessible to citizens;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the Commission, in its efforts to ensure that EU policies draw on a clear understanding of policy areas subject to rapid structural change such as the environment and digitalisation, should make use of the input included in the petitions of citizens and civil society organisations; considers citizens’ participation key in
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the Commission, in its efforts to ensure that EU policies draw on a clear understanding of policy areas subject to rapid structural change such as the environment and digitalisation, should make use of the input included in the petitions of citizens and civil society organisations; considers citizens’ participation key in policy areas such as fundamental rights, respect for rule of law, and discrimination
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the Commission, in its efforts to ensure that EU policies draw on a clear understanding of policy areas subject to rapid structural change such as the environment and digitalisation, should make use of the input included in the petitions of citizens and civil society organisations; considers citizens’ participation key in policy areas such as fundamental rights, respect for rule of law, and any form of discrimination
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the Commission, in its efforts to ensure that EU policies draw on a clear understanding of policy areas subject to rapid structural change such as the environment and digitalisation, should make use of the input included in the petitions of citizens and civil society organisations; considers citizens’ participation key in policy areas such as fundamental rights,
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the Commission, in its efforts to ensure that EU policies draw on a clear understanding of policy areas subject to rapid structural change such as the environment and digitalisation, should make use of the input included in the petitions of citizens and civil society organisations; considers citizens’ participation key in policy areas such as fundamental rights, respect for rule of law, and
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to seize the opportunity for a revamped and effective better regulation programme to
Amendment 38 #
7. Calls on the Commission to seize the opportunity for a revamped and effective better regulation programme to help EU governance
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to seize the opportunity for a revamped and effective better regulation programme to help EU
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s decision-making process and ensuring citizens’ direct participation; underlines that it is essential for the EU to ensure increased transparency at different levels of policy-making; calls on the Commission to continuously improve public consultations in order to ensure citizens’ participation and to take into account feedback from other institutions on such activities; stresses that public consultations on better law-making in the EU should be accessible to citizens and civil society through different outreach channels, should be translated into all official and co-official languages of the Member States, a
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to seize the opportunity for a revamped and effective better regulation programme to help EU governance
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to seize the opportunity for a revamped and effective better regulation programme to help EU governance adapt to a post- pandemic
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new) (1) Criticises the need for the ‘one in, one out’ approach, since it represents a quantitative assessment of legislation as a short-term burden and a cost rather than focusing objectively on the quality of regulation and its merits, in the medium and long term; regrets that this focus on burden and cost reduction is inconsistent with the needs and realities of EU policymaking, and could jeopardise the Commission’s responsibility to deliver quality regulation, and create a counter- productive effect on any new environmental or social legislation;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the important role played by Parliament as representative of the citizens of the EU, including in its oversight of and cooperation with the Commission and other institutions on behalf of the public and in ensuring a bottom-up approach regarding the effects of legislation on citizens; Reiterates therefore, the role of Parliament in preliminary assessment of future legislation, through the existing parliamentary tools;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the important role played by Parliament as representative of the citizens of the EU, including in its oversight of and cooperation with the Commission and the other communitarian institutions on behalf of the public and in ensuring a bottom-up approach regarding the effects of legislation on citizens;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the role of specific tools, such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Ombudsman, in improving Commission regulation;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the role of specific tools, such as the Own Initiative of Parliament, European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Ombudsman, in improving Commission regulation; recalls that the Conference on the Future of Europe
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the role of specific tools, such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Ombudsman, in improving Commission regulation; recalls that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the role of specific tools, such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Ombudsman, in improving Commission regulation; recalls that the
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s decision-making process and ensuring citizens’ direct participation; underlines that it is essential for the EU to ensure increased transparency at different levels of policy-making; calls on the Commission to continuously improve public consultations in order to ensure citizens’ participation and to take into account feedback from other institutions on such activities; stresses that public consultations on better law-making in the EU should be accessible to citizens and civil society through different outreach channels, should be translated into all official
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the role of specific tools, such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Ombudsman, in
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s decision-making process and ensuring citizens’ direct participation; underlines that it is essential for the EU to ensure increased transparency at different levels of policy-making and to make the EU institution's internal databases and repositories publicly accessible; calls on the Commission to continuously improve public consultations in order to ensure citizens’ participation and to take into account feedback from other institutions on such activities; stresses that public consultations on better law-making in the EU should be accessible to citizens and civil society through different outreach channels, should be translated into all official and co-official languages of the Member States, and should have easy-to- access documents;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s decision-making process and ensuring citizens’ direct participation; underlines that it is essential for the EU to ensure increased transparency at different levels of policy-making; calls on the Commission to continuously improve public consultations in order to ensure citizens’ participation and to take into account feedback from other institutions and grassroot movements on such activities; stresses that public consultations on better law-making in the EU should be accessible to citizens and civil society through
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the role of the better regulation programme is improving regulatory principles and reducing unnecessary burdens for businesses and citizens; underlines the importance of enabling citizens to fully exercise their democratic right to participate in the EU’s decision-making process and ensuring citizens’ direct participation; underlines that it is essential for the EU to ensure increased transparency at different levels of policy-making, including trilogues; calls on the Commission to continuously improve public consultations in order to ensure citizens’ participation and to take into account feedback from other institutions on such activities; stresses that public consultations on better law-making in the EU should be accessible to citizens and civil society through different outreach channels, should be translated into all official and co-official languages of the Member States, and should have easy-to- access documents;
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