Sittings · Document
Report (2025/2016(INI)) 2026-04-22
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
22.4.2026 A10-0037/1
Amendment 1
Cristian Terheş
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0037/2026
Dainius Žalimas
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
(2025/2016(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1a. Highlights that emergency measures adopted at EU level, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, must remain fully subject to national constitutional constraints; stresses that crises cannot justify the circumvention of constitutional safeguards or the expansion of EU competences beyond those conferred by the Treaties; |
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22.4.2026 A10-0037/2
Amendment 2
Cristian Terheş
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0037/2026
Dainius Žalimas
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
(2025/2016(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2. Regrets that the Commission did not publish an annual report on monitoring the application of EU law for 2024, thus breaking with a practice established over 40 years ago in 1983; stresses that regular, annual monitoring of the application of EU law is an essential instrument through which the Commission fulfils its role as the guardian of the Treaties, in accordance with Article 17(1) TEU, as it helps to ensure and monitor that EU law is correctly applied and enforced across all the Member States and to track progress made in this area in a transparent manner accessible to all; believes that the yearly report on monitoring the application of EU law is a crucial tool for enabling scrutiny of the correct transposition and implementation of EU law, and for safeguarding the institutional balance as provided for in the Treaties; stresses that Parliament must be kept constantly informed and that it relies on this reporting, both as a co-legislator and in its exercise of political scrutiny, under Article 14(1) TEU, of the Commission to ensure that it exercises its prerogatives adequately; stresses the importance of ensuring annual monitoring of the application of EU Law Country by Country, in order to prevent violations of fundamental rights and of the rule of law as a consequence of a lack of compliance; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to freedom of expression, media pluralism, equality and non-discrimination, the breach of which could have a direct impact on citizens’ trust in the EU; considers that transparent and accessible reporting contributes to keeping citizens informed about EU law implementation and reduces the space for misinformation regarding the functioning of the EU; notes with concern that national constitutional and supreme courts in some Member States have been undermining the well-established doctrine of the primacy of EU law; stresses that such developments should always lead to swift enforcement activities by the Commission, including infringement procedures; | 2. Regrets that the Commission did not publish an annual report on monitoring the application of EU law for 2024, thus breaking with a practice established over 40 years ago in 1983; stresses that regular, annual monitoring of the application of EU law is an essential instrument through which the Commission fulfils its role as the guardian of the Treaties, in accordance with Article 17(1) TEU, as it helps to ensure and monitor that EU law is correctly applied and enforced across all the Member States and to track progress made in this area in a transparent manner accessible to all; believes that the yearly report on monitoring the application of EU law is a crucial tool for enabling scrutiny of the correct transposition and implementation of EU law, and for safeguarding the institutional balance as provided for in the Treaties; stresses that Parliament must be kept constantly informed and that it relies on this reporting, both as a co-legislator and in its exercise of political scrutiny, under Article 14(1) TEU, of the Commission to ensure that it exercises its prerogatives adequately; stresses the importance of ensuring annual monitoring of the application of EU Law Country by Country, in order to prevent violations of fundamental rights and of the rule of law as a consequence of a lack of compliance; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to freedom of expression, media pluralism, equality and non-discrimination, the breach of which could have a direct impact on citizens’ trust in the EU; considers that transparent and accessible reporting contributes to keeping citizens informed about EU law implementation and reduces the space for misinformation regarding the functioning of the EU; |
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22.4.2026 A10-0037/3
Amendment 3
Cristian Terheş
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0037/2026
Dainius Žalimas
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
(2025/2016(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2a. Reaffirms that the EU is a union of sovereign Member States, founded on the principle of conferral, whereby all competences not conferred upon the EU remain with the Member States; asserts that national constitutions constitute the supreme legal authority within each Member State and take precedence in defining the limits of the exercise of public power, including in relation to EU law; stresses that the primacy of EU law cannot be interpreted as overriding the fundamental constitutional identity, core principles, and sovereign rights of Member States; recalls that Article 4(2) TEU obliges the EU to respect the national identities of the Member States, inherent in their fundamental political and constitutional structures; expresses concern over instances where the interpretation of EU law has encroached upon areas reserved for Member States’ constitutional orders; calls for strict respect of constitutional boundaries and for the recognition that, in cases of conflict, national constitutional provisions retain ultimate authority; calls on the Commission to fully respect these principles in its actions and to engage in constructive dialogue with national constitutional courts in order to prevent legal conflicts and ensure that the balance between EU law and national constitutional sovereignty is preserved; |
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22.4.2026 A10-0037/4
Amendment 4
Cristian Terheş
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0037/2026
Dainius Žalimas
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
(2025/2016(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2b. Highlights that national constitutions are the primary expression of the direct democratic will of the people of the Member States; underlines that any transfer or exercise of competences at EU level must remain subject to the limits and conditions set by those constitutions; stresses that democratic legitimacy within the EU ultimately derives from the Member States and their constitutional frameworks; |
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22.4.2026 A10-0037/5
Amendment 5
Cristian Terheş
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0037/2026
Dainius Žalimas
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
(2025/2016(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 2c. Affirms that the sovereignty of the Member States is rooted in their constitutional orders and cannot be diminished by the interpretation or application of EU law; insists that, in the event of conflict, national constitutional provisions must prevail as the ultimate source of legal authority within the Member States; |
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