Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 6Rejected

   Recital D a (new)

   Tabled by Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux, Raffaele Stancanelli +1 · PfE

   Added: Da. whereas the Commission should refrain from interfering in crisis situations where the vital interests of Member States and their citizens are at stake, such as in the context of tensions in the Middle East and their significant impact on energy supply and prices; deplores the actions taken by the Commission in relation to Member States’ efforts to reduce value added tax on fossil fuels, in the framework of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax1a; calls for the use of the available instruments to address the energy crisis, including fiscal measures at national level; ______________ 1a Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2006/112/oj).

2. Amendment 7Rejected

   Paragraph 6 a (new)

   Tabled by Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux, Raffaele Stancanelli +2 · PfE

   Added: 6a. Stresses the fundamental importance for the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament to take into account the reasoned opinions of national parliaments stating that an EU legislative proposal violates the principle of subsidiarity, in accordance with Article 5 TEU and Protocol No 2 to the TEU and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; recalls that the principle of subsidiarity constitutes an essential safeguard for national democratic accountability and enables Member States, through their national parliaments, to monitor compliance also with the principle of conferral; expresses concern that insufficient consideration is given to such reasoned opinions, thereby weakening the effective application of the Treaties and the role assigned to national parliaments therein;

3. Amendment 8Rejected

   Paragraph 17 a (new)

   Tabled by Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux, Raffaele Stancanelli +2 · PfE

   Added: 17a. Stresses the need to safeguard the national identities of the Member States and their right to maintain public order and to preserve their national security, in accordance with Article 4 TEU and the other specific derogations provided for in the TFEU; recalls that national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State; considers that, where a Member State duly invokes such Treaty-based derogations, the Commission should fully respect the margin of discretion enjoyed by the Member States;

4. Amendment 11Rejected

   Paragraph 48 a (new)

   Tabled by Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux, Ton Diepeveen +1 · PfE

   Added: 48a. Regrets the Commission’s ideologically driven approach to energy policy, particularly in relation to the monitoring of the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive; strongly criticises the infringement procedure initiated against France on 25 September 2024, as well as the subsequent indication, in the reasoned opinion of 30 January 2026, of a possible referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union with a view to imposing financial penalties; recalls that, pursuant to Article 194(2) TFEU, Member States retain the right to determine their own energy mix and should therefore be able to exercise this competence without undue interference;

5. Amendment 12Rejected

   Paragraph 12 a (new)

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo, Milan Uhrík · ESN

   Added: 12a. Emphasises that the principle of the rule of law must be interpreted on the basis of strictly legal, objective and predictable criteria, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and the principle of equality among Member States; recalls that the implementation of Union law is primarily the responsibility of the Member States and cannot justify an extension of the Union’s powers beyond those conferred upon it by the Treaties; emphasises that respect for the rule of law also applies to the Union’s institutions, which must act within the limits of the powers conferred upon them by the Treaties;

6. Amendment 13Rejected

   Paragraph 31 a (new)

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo, Milan Uhrík · ESN

   Added: 31a. Recommends a substantial reduction in the use of delegated and implementing acts, strictly limiting their use to purely technical matters; calls for any expansion of their scope to be subject to explicit approval by the co-legislators;

7. Amendment 14Rejected

   Paragraph 36

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo, Milan Uhrík · ESN

   36. Stresses that Removed: the simplification of EU law must not be conflated with deregulation; Added: simplification must include, where necessary, the reduction of excessive regulatory burdens in order to restore the Union’s economic and industrial competitiveness; emphasises that the Commission’s simplification efforts, which bundle the fate of various …

8. Amendment 22Rejected

   Paragraph 17

   Tabled by Tobiasz Bocheński · ECR

   Removed: 17. Expresses strong concern over the Commission’s reluctance to initiate infringement proceedings before the CJEU, even in cases involving clear and persistent breaches of EU law; urges the Commission, as the guardian of the Treaties, to make full use of all available enforcement tools and not shy away from litigation as an essential enforcement tool to ensure compliance and uphold the authority of EU law; regrets that the initiation of infringement procedures remains selective, given the Commission’s approach to prioritising breaches it deems to have the most significant impact on public and business interests8 , and expresses concern that possible infringements of EU law are not systematically followed by enforcement action; highlights the importance of effective monitoring and preventive action in order to ensure that citizens do not bear the cost of incomplete transposition or incorrect application of EU law by Member States; 8 8 Commission communication of 11 February 2025 entitled ‘A simpler and faster Europe: Communication on implementation and simplification’ (COM(2025)0047). Added: deleted

9. Amendment 24Rejected

   Paragraph 19

   Tabled by Tobiasz Bocheński · ECR

   Removed: 19. Regrets the frequent lack of infringement procedures initiated for non-compliance with CJEU rulings; calls on the Commission to consistently initiate such procedures in cases of a failure to implement a CJEU ruling, including by issuing requests for lump sums or penalty payments, especially in cases of systemic breaches of EU law or repeated non-compliance with CJEU rulings by the Member State in question; Added: deleted

10. Amendment 25Rejected

    Paragraph 22 a (new)

    Tabled by Tobiasz Bocheński · ECR

    Added: 22a. Stresses the fact that the Commission is not a supervisor of the Member States, but a partner appointed by those states on the basis of the Treaties; stresses that the Commission is required to work with the Member States on the basis of dialogue and mutual understanding, not coercion;

11. Amendment 28Rejected

    Paragraph 36 a (new)

    Tabled by Tobiasz Bocheński · ECR

    Added: 36a. Calls on the Commission to step up the work on simplifying EU law;

12. Amendment 29Rejected

    Paragraph 36 b (new)

    Tabled by Tobiasz Bocheński · ECR

    Added: 36b. Calls on the Commission to make an effort to deregulate and to halt EU legislative inflation, which lowers legal standards and goes beyond the intention of the Treaties;