5 Amendments of Fernando RUAS related to 2017/2069(INI)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that the protection of minority rights is mainly a national competence; recalls, however, that both the Treaties and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights make reference to the protection of national minorities and discrimination practised on the grounds of language; underlines the need for the Commission to play an active role in the protection of minorities, by employing every means available, for instance by promoting awareness-raising meetings, seminars and resolutions in order to encourage national governments to find durable solutions and to promote the culture of linguistic diversity in the Member States, this being a unique intangible heritage of the European continent;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that citizens should have access to all the necessaryinformation necessary to genuinely strengthen European citizenship, including information, which that should be presented in a clear and comprehensible way, in order to be enable them to make informed decisions on the exercise of their Treaty rights, and especially their right to free movement and residence within the EU; recommends the promotion of transparency and proactive publishing as the most appropriate tools to that end;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that enhancing voter turnout in European elections is a shared responsibility between the EU and Member States; encourages the latter to promote participation in democratic life by better informing citizens of their right to stand and vote in local and European elections through various channels and in a comprehensible language, and by removing any barriers to their participation, such as linguistic discrimination, unfair practices or corruption; urges the Member States to remove accessibility obstacles for citizens with disabilities and to facilitate voting for their citizens residing abroad, working, or studying away from their usual voting location, by embracing electronic identification and voting solutions;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the reform of the Electoral Act on the basis of Parliament’s legislative initiative is an unmissable opportunity for the Union to become more democratic; highlights the fact that thousands of Europeans share this view, as evidenced by the ‘Let me Vote’ European Citizens’ Initiative, which aims to allow citizens to vote in their place of residence; commends the Commission for exploring the possibilities for non-national EU citizens who have exercised their right to free movement to vote in national elections in the country in which they reside; urges the Commission to devise a concrete action plan for the introduction of electronic voting with a view to the 2019 European Parliament elections and to opening up that system more widely to all citizens, whatever their personal, family, or work situation;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Maintains that linguistic diversity and transparency is aare key tools for bringing citizens closer to the EU and involving them in a more proactive way in its activities; recommends the promotion of the right to access documents and the translation of as many documents as possible into all EU languages; supports the intensification of dialogue with citizens and the encouragement of public debates in order to improve EU citizens’ understanding of the impact of the EU on their daily lives and to allow them to take part in an exchange of views, through slots in television programmes for targeted audiences;