7 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2011/2317(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas – subject to Protocol 30 of the Treaty – the Charter of Fundamental Rights has become legally binding since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009; whereas the Lisbon Treaty also establishes the legal basis for the EU to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as establishing an instrument for direct democracy for the first time on a European level through the European Citizens’ Initiative;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas European citizens and residents have legitimate expectations that the issues they raise with the Committee on Petitions may find a solution within the legal framework of the European Union and within a reasonable timeframe, which they look upon to defend their natural environment, health, freedom of movement, dignity and fundamental rights;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. considering that, despite the increasing number of petitions, individuals and local communities, as well as voluntary associnon- governmental organisations and businesses, are still not sufficiently well placed to assess the actual effectiveness of European legislation as it applies to them, and to signaldespite the fact that it applies to them; whereas further information measures on the impact of European legislation on the daily lives of citizens are necessary, so as to be able to signal to citizens possible loopholes that need to be analysed in order to ensure better and comparable implementation of EU law in all the Member States;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes, therefore, that this role and responsibility should lead Parliament to consider ways of revitalising this fundamental part of parliamentary work both in terms of its visibility and in terms of improving its ability to raise issues of importance to European citizens in plenary, as well as by reinforcing its competence to call witnesses and investigate more independently issues raised by citizens; with regard to the visibility of the petition procedure, calls on the Commission to more actively advertise the right of petition through its offices in the Member States and its decentralised information networks (e.g. Europe Direct);
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls, in the context of the European Citizens’ Initiative, that organising the public hearings relating to successful initiatives as set down in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 211/2011 on the Citizens’ Initiative requires the direct and automatic inclusion of the Committee on Petitions as the body with the greatest procedural expertise in the area of direct contact with the public and the holding of public hearings, as well as ensuring a uniform procedure for all successful citizens’ initiatives; emphasises at the same time that the difference between a normal petition according to Article 227 TFEU and a citizens’ initiative must nonetheless be clearly apparent to the public, even in internal parliamentary matters of procedure;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that more precise, written procedural rules in relation to the preparation, implementation and evaluation of delegation visits within the Committee could lead to greater efficiency and consistency in the work of the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls the large number of petitioners who contact the Committee on Petitions with their individual complaints in relation to youth and family welfare matters in Germany and, in particular, Germany’s youth welfare offices, and emphasises the determination of the Committee to make a constructive contribution to the investigation of the complaints between the petitioners and the authorities within its own area of competence and that of the European Union; points out that this must not involve any intervention in internal independent administrative procedures in Member States;