6 Amendments of Emil RADEV related to 2014/2257(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure comprehensive support, including non- binding legal advice – for example, by creating a point of contact responsible for the Citizens' Initiative in the Commission representations and Europe Direct Information Centres in all Member States – in view of the difficulty faced by organisers in identifying the relevant treaty and legal provisions on which to base a valid initiative;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, furthermore, to revise the list of its competences onimprove its internet portal andin order to make it more comprehensible and user- friendly, especially related to the information on its competences and the support that can be acquired for a successful application, given that the registration of a large number of submitted citizens' initiatives was rejected on the grounds that they manifestly fell outside the framework of the Commission's competence;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, furthermore, to revise the list of its competences on its internet portal and make it more comprehensible and user-friendly, given that the registration of a large number of submitted citizens' initiatives was rejected on the grounds that they manifestly fell outside the framework of the Commission's competence; in addition to a clear list of its competences, the Commission should clarify the registration procedure, providing detailed guidelines it uses to assess the legal basis of citizens' initiatives. Furthermore, the Commission should consider establishing an independent figure with a view to assessing whether the legal basis of an ECI submitted is correct;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Requests an EU-wide uniform approach to setting the minimum age for submitting a statement of support; advocates lowering it to 16, given the need to strengthen young people’s sense of responsibility regarding the EU and to give them the opportunity and motivation to play a role in shaping the further development of the European project;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the importance of the institutional balance in the process of the evaluation of the applications after registration, therefore, calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of the involvement of the relevant European institutions and bodies, such as the European Parliament, the European Ombudsman, the ECOSOC and the Committee of the Regions;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to submit afor an appropriate and timely proposal for the revision of the Regulation on the Citizen's' Initiative as soon as possible,, to meet the expectations of the European Citizens, and to make the Citizen's Initiative easier to use and more citizen-friendly andin order to enable it to fully unfold its potential.;