8 Amendments of Philippe BOULLAND related to 2013/2186(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas various complaints have been received with regard to the exercise of the right to vote in European and municipal elections, and also with regard to disenfranchisement in relation to national elections after a period of time spent abroad;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the options for redress open to parents and children in the event of separation or divorce are not the same in each Member State, with the result that hundreds of parents in Europe have contacted the Committee on Petitions to urge it to be more active in this area despite its only having very limited competence;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that, by November 2013, three very different European citizens’ initiatives (ECIs) had met the required threshold; looks forward to organising hearings with the organisers of successful ECIs; and would like to see them organised before the European elections;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on all those Member States which do not as yet have a national ombudsman, at present Italy and Germany, to meet the expectations of all EU citizens by appointing one;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States to set up as quickly as possible in each Member State a one-stop-shop to coordinate projects with a cross-border impact, with particular reference to projects that have an environmental impact such as wind farms where on occasion no consultation is held with residents on both sides of the border nor is there any impact study;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the European Commission to publish and distribute an explanation of citizens’ rights before and after the Lisbon Treaty so as to restore citizens’ trust;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Proposes that a European Citizenship Day be introduced in each Member State with the aim of disseminating information on that day about Europe;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Regrets that the European Year of Citizenship in 2013 had such a poor media profile;