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

Tabled by Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux, Raffaele Stancanelli, Ton Diepeveen, António Tânger Corrêa

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;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.212v01-00