Activities of Philippe BOULLAND related to 2010/2295(INI)
Plenary speeches (3)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2010 (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas citizens of the EU are directly represented by Parliament, and the right of petition offers them the means to address their representatives if they consider that their rights have been infringed and if the subject of their petition comes within the field of activity of the Committee on Petitions,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the implementation of European legislation has a direct impact on EU citizens and residents, who are the best placed to assess its effectiveness and its shortcomings and to signal remaining loopholes that need to be closed to ensure better implementation of EU legislation by the Member States, and whereas the Committee on Petitions should become a priority contact,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, however, in some cases many Member States remain reluctant to cooperate actively with the responsible committee, and fail, for example, to attend meetings of the committee or to reply to letters sent to them; whereas this denotes a failure to cooperate with the institution in good faith,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas, given that very many petitions relate to projects with a potential environmental impact, it would be desirable for the Committee on Petitions to consider treating such petitions, relating to projects which are the subject of a public inquiry, in a way which optimises the committee’s decision- making time vis-à-vis both the petitioner and the state of progress on the project,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Hopes that Parliament and the Committee on Petitions will be actively involved in the development of the citizens’ initiative with a view to helping it fully achieve its objectives and ensuring enhanced transparency in the EU decision- making process, allowing citizens to suggest improvements, changes or additions to EU law, while seeking to prevent this public platform from being used solely for publicity purposes;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Hopes that the Committee on Petitions will be given the task of following up European Citizens’ Initiatives registered with the Commission;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for the Committee on Petitions to be the committee representing the European Parliament at the Parliament and Commission public hearing of representatives who have gathered a million signatures for their Citizens’ Initiatives, thus enabling the hearing to benefit from the committee’s experience and legitimacy;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to declare 2013 the ‘European Year of Citizenship’ in order to give momentum to the debate on European citizenship and inform EU citizens of their rights and of the democratic instruments available to them to assert those rights;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the establishment of the one- stop shop for citizens seeking advice or recourse or making complaints through ‘Your EU Rights’; welcomes the steps taken by the Commission to streamline the existing public assistance services that serve to inform citizens about their rights at EU level and the means of redress available in the event of infringements; points out, however, that the European institutions need to provide more information and act with greater transparency, in particular by guaranteeing easy access to documents, and preserving confidentiality of identity for petitioners who request it;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the need to bring greater transparency to the management of petitions: internally by giving Members direct access to petition files via the E- petition application, and externally by establishing an interactive Web portal for petitioners; considers, moreover, that Members should have access in the e- Petition application to petitions from petitioners who have requested anonymity;