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"Mr President, first I would like to thank Madam Lichtenberger for her report, her continued support and for the gentle pressure she continuously exercises on the Commission in this very important area of cooperation.
As we have clearly indicated in our 2010 annual report on monitoring the application of EU law, it is quite clear that our two institutions attach great importance to the correct application of EU law. I very much appreciate the opportunity to have regular exchanges of views on this subject.
With regard to the issues raised in the report by Ms Lichtenberger, I would just like to highlight the following points. Firstly, I am very pleased that Parliament endorses the Commission’s Smart Regulation approach. As an important element of this policy, the Commission will continue to assist Member States in their efforts to transpose directives in a timely fashion. If, despite these efforts the Member States miss the transposition deadline, the Commission will systematically propose financial penalties and sanctions, exactly as was highlighted and suggested by Ms Lichtenberger.
The Commission will also work with the Member States to ensure that EU law is correctly implemented on the ground. I am equally grateful for the report’s positive tone with regard to the early resolution of problems related to the application of EU law.
We will continue to work with the Member States to try to solve the problems. The objective is for the infringement procedure to become unnecessary, since problems could be solved at an earlier stage. This would benefit, first and foremost, citizens and businesses.
However, I repeat once more that, if no solution is found, the Commission will vigorously use the legal instruments at its disposal. The 20th annual report underlined once again that petitions from citizens and businesses are very valuable signals highlighting possible violations of EU law. The same is true for complaints from citizens and organisations, with 4 000 complaints having been received in 2010. I take note of Parliament’s remarks on procedural law under Article 298 of the Treaty.
We consider that the complainants already benefit from the comprehensive administrative guarantees, and we will have the occasion to continue the discussion on this issue when the report by Mr Berlinguer is tabled in Parliament’s plenary session.
Concerning transparency – the item raised by Ms Lichtenberger on infringement procedures – and especially the transparency of EU pilot projects, the Commission fully complies with the rules laid down in the revised framework agreement from the very start of investigations into cases. The legal and factual elements are often unclear, and since we strive to have correct information and respect the principle of sincere cooperation with the Member States, it is not possible to divulge full information at certain stages of the procedure, especially early on.
The Commission welcomes Parliament’s interest in ensuring the correct application of EU law for the benefit of EU citizens and businesses, and the Commission looks forward to continuing its work with Parliament on this very important aspect of the Smart Regulation agenda."@en1
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