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I voted in favour of this own-initiative report, because it aims to revitalise efforts by the European Commission, Council, and Parliament to establish a legislative tool. This tool seeks to empower Member States and their border regions by overcoming obstacles hindering economic and social progress and enabling citizens to exercise their Treaty-granted rights.
I welcome that the revised report has been restructured to establish a more straightforward coordination framework. The new regulation addresses Member States’ apprehensions regarding potential encroachments upon their legislative or constitutional sovereignty. It also tackles concerns about the establishment of hierarchies of sources, where Union law might supersede existing bilateral or plurilateral arrangements.

I voted in favour of the report that intends to offer a contribution on how to improve and strengthen the modalities of European democracy, especially in the areas of citizenship, parliamentarism and participation. Looking at the recent example of the Conference on the Future of Europe, as well as at the impact of ongoing social and political changes, the report offers reflections on how to make the European democratic system closer to citizens, also by suggesting innovative and permanent participatory mechanisms.