Subsidiarity

Local leaders to Šefčovič: pandemic highlights the key role of regional and local authorities in assessing and revising EU laws so they address concrete citizens' needs

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

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  • Workprogram; Subsidiarity and proportionality
    funds reach those most affected by the pandemic.
  • Regional and local leaders
    principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.
  • realities on the ground, and a sub-national
    is more effective than the national, regional or local
    levels in tackling certain issues.

RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on streamlining measures for advancing the realisation of the trans-European transport[...]

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on streamlining measures for advancing the realisation of the trans-European transport network

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  • on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on streamlining measures for advancing the realisation of the trans-European transport network

    (10537/1/2020 C90215/2021 2018/0138(COD))

    (Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

    The European Parliament,

    having regard to the Council position at first reading (10537/1/2020 C90215/2021),

    having regard to the reasoned opinions submitted, within the framework of Protocol No2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Czech Senate, the German Bundestag, the Irish Parliament and the Swedish Parliament, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

    having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 October 2018[1],

    having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 7 February 2019[2],

    having regard to its position at first reading[3] on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0277),

    having regard to Article294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to Rule67 of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A9-0223/2021),

    1.Approves the Council position at first reading;

    2.Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

    3.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

    4.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

    5.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards conferral of implementing powers to the Commission to determine the meaning of the terms used in certain provisions of that Directive - A9-0201/2021

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards conferral of implementing powers to the Commission to determine the meaning of the terms used in certain provisions of that Directive

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  • on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards conferral of implementing powers to the Commission to determine the meaning of the terms used in certain provisions of that Directive

    (COM(2020)0749 C90002/2021 2020/0331(CNS))

    (Special legislative procedure consultation)

    The European Parliament,

    having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2020)0749),

    having regard to Article113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C90002/2021),

    having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Swedish Parliament, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

    having regard to Rule 82 of its Rules of Procedure,

    having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A9-0201/2021),

    1.Approves the Commission proposal;

    2.Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

    3.Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;

    4.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

RegHub launches consultation on 21st century rules for 21st century infrastructure

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

b"10/05/2021 | Subsidiarity and proportionality; REFIT and better law-making\n\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bDuring the 4 March 2021 Plenary session of the European Commission's Fit for Future Platform (F4F), the Platform Chair and Vice-President of the European Commission, Maro\xc5\xa1 \xc5\xa0ef\xc4\x8dovi\xc4\x8d, requested the CoR's RegHub to present a special report on planning and permitting for infrastructure.\nAs part of its recovery and resilience efforts, the EU is getting ready to invest unseen resources in major infrastructure projects.

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  • b"10/05/2021 | Subsidiarity and proportionality; REFIT and better law-making\n\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bDuring the 4 March 2021 Plenary session of the European Commission's Fit for Future Platform (F4F), the Platform Chair and Vice-President of the European Commission, Maro\xc5\xa1 \xc5\xa0ef\xc4\x8dovi\xc4\x8d, requested the CoR's RegHub to present a special report on planning and permitting for infrastructure.\nAs part of its recovery and resilience efforts, the EU is getting ready to invest unseen resources in major infrastructure projects.
  • Since infrastructure projects touch upon the interests and competences of local and regional authorities, evidence from local and regional stakeholders can help identify opportunities to speed up planning and permitting procedures and make them more efficient.\nThe purpose of the consultation is to gather experiences and evidence from local and regional stakeholders who can testify how EU rules influence planning and permitting on the ground and put forward solutions in its special F4F report to improve the implementation and enforcement of these rules in the context of infrastructure projects.\nPrevious RegHub consultations have highlighted the network's strong potential to gather unique user-experience and data from relevant local and regional stakeholders on the implementation of EU policies.
  • This capacity matches the European Commission's and its Fit for Future Platform's goal to achieve evidence-based policymaking through targeted and inclusive stakeholder consultations.\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8b\n"

New EC communication on Better regulation: CoR welcomes the Commission's willingness to cooperate more closely with local and regional authorities

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

b'You are here > > News > New EC communication on Better regulation: CoR welcomes the Commission\'s willingness to cooperate mo...\nClick here to get an automatic translation of the text below.\nNew EC communication on Better regulation: CoR welcomes the Commission\'s willingness to cooperate more closely with local and regional authorities\n29/04/2021 | Future of Europe; REFIT and better law-making\n\xe2\x80\x8b The new European Commission (EC) communication on "Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws" sets the scene for better law-making in the European Union and enhances the EC\'s commitment to make its policymaking processes more transparent, inclusive and efficient.

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  • b'You are here > > News > New EC communication on Better regulation: CoR welcomes the Commission\'s willingness to cooperate mo...\nClick here to get an automatic translation of the text below.\nNew EC communication on Better regulation: CoR welcomes the Commission\'s willingness to cooperate more closely with local and regional authorities\n29/04/2021 | Future of Europe; REFIT and better law-making\n\xe2\x80\x8b The new European Commission (EC) communication on "Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws" sets the scene for better law-making in the European Union and enhances the EC\'s commitment to make its policymaking processes more transparent, inclusive and efficient.
  • The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) welcomes that the Commission commits to involve local and regional authorities more effectively along the entire policy-cycle, and that it acknowledges the need to develop a territorially sensitive approach to legislation.
  • This is particularly important in\n authorities play a crucial role for implementing, enforcing and finally\n evaluating EU policies on the ground.
  • If we take this positive development a\n subsidiarity and proportionality in EU policymaking.\n commission meeting and in the CoR Plenary on 1-2 December 2021.\n'

8th Environment Action Programme: Member States ready to start negotiations with Parliament

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Ambassadors of EU Member States today approved a mandate for the Council to start negotiations with the European Parliament in order to reach an agreement on the 8th Environmental Action Programme (EAP).

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  • Ambassadors of EU Member States today approved a mandate for the Council to start negotiations with the European Parliament in order to reach an agreement on the 8th Environmental Action Programme (EAP).
  • Member States added provisions in their position regarding the need to further define actions when the European Green Deal's key actions have been put in place by 2024.
  • Environment action programmes have led the development of EU environment policy since the early 1970s.
  • The European Commission presented its proposal for "a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030" on 14 October 2020.

Bridging European institutions and citizens: European Citizens' Initiatives must impact the legislative process of the EU

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Friday, February 5, 2021

It is an instrument of participatory democracy in the EU, allowing citizens to invite the European Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act to implement the EU Treaties.

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  • It is an instrument of participatory democracy in the EU, allowing citizens to invite the European Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act to implement the EU Treaties.
  • Local and regional authorities are therefore natural partners to promote Europen Citizens Initiatives with a territorial impact.
  • CoR First Vice-President Vasco Cordeiro said:"The European Citizens' Initiatives could represent a remarkable tool to improve democracy in the EU.
  • We must always stand by democracy, better legislation and the principle of active subsidiarity.
  • If they are not properly supported, the Citizens' Initiatives risk failing, creating further frustration among citizens and undermining their trust in the EU.
  • Pedro Silva Pereira , Vice-President of the European Parliament in charge of European democracy and European citizens' initiative said; "The European Citizens' Initiative is an important instrument to promote European participation on the legislative process of the Union.
  • The process, introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon, has been subject to several changes in order to make it of easier access, also ensuring more transparency in the decision-making of the EU.
  • Our committees have an important role as intermediaries at EU but also at national, regional and local level."
  • Voters without border, Full Political Rights for EU Citizens is one of the currently 14 on-going ECIs
    (i.e.

Fit for Future Platform: think EU decision-making to better respond to future challenges

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Friday, November 27, 2020

The F4F platform is the main instrument of theBetter regulation agendaof the European Commission that aims at reducing unnecessary administrative burdens to citizens and businesses and to help make sure that EU legislation is future proof, more digital and better placed to tackle future challenges.

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  • The F4F platform is the main instrument of theBetter regulation agendaof the European Commission that aims at reducing unnecessary administrative burdens to citizens and businesses and to help make sure that EU legislation is future proof, more digital and better placed to tackle future challenges.
  • This is the one of the achievements of the CoR work in theTask force on Subsidiarity and Proportionality.
  • Further exchanges took also place on how the Platform will work in practice and its rules of procedure.
  • The same goes for highlighting EU rules regarding issues with reporting, labelling, authorisation and permitting procedures".
  • Background: The Fit for Future Platformwas launched in 11 May 2020.
  • TheCoR network of Regional Hubs(RegHub) is a network of European regions and cities that evaluates the implementation of EU policies.
  • These are members of staff of a local or regional administration who collect technical feedback from stakeholders about their 'on the ground' implementation experience of existing EU policies.
  • The network thus adds the local and regional perspective to EU policymaking and enlarges its evidence base.

RegHub can help building resilience in times of uncertainty

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Saturday, September 12, 2020

Now, in a changed world, it is even more prescient.

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  • Now, in a changed world, it is even more prescient.
  • Providing opportunities to participate in policymaking, legal certainty and high protection standards for people and businesses alike is of the utmost importance to the Commission.
  • In this way we can ensure that we not only bounce back from the crisis, but bounce forward, building a green, digital and fair Europe.
  • CoR President ApostolosTzitzikostas, the CoR's chair of the Subsidiarity Steering Group, Karl-Heinz Lambertz and the chair of the CoR's ECON commission, Michael Murphy, further emphasised their commitment to continue to support the work of RegHub.

Implementation report on cross-border healthcare is published

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

13/07/2020 | Subsidiarity and proportionality; Public health

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  • 13/07/2020 | Subsidiarity and proportionality; Public health
    The network of regional hubs has concluded its third consultation on the first and only EU Directive on the rights of patients in cross-border healthcare.
  • Reaching out to more than 140 local and regional stakeholders active in the area of healthcare provision, this consultation has again been extensive and is providing unique data, based on stakeholders' "user experience" of this EU policy.
  • The results of the consultation have been compiled into the network's third implementation report, which you can find here .
  • As always: A special thank you goes to our contact points and their stakeholders for their efforts, which have been essential for the success of this consultation.