6 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2017/2024(INL)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reaffirms the importance of active citizenship and participation as indicators of good health of democracy and of political debate within the Union. Emphasizes that these aspects should always be encouraged and favoured.
Amendment 26 #
1b. Calls on the Commission, the European Institution and the Member States to promote the ECI throughout information campaign, programs and projects aimed at strengthening citizens’ participation and the awareness of their Rights and instruments to participate;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the role of the European Parliament in promoting the participation of citizens of the European Union. It underlines the need to strengthen the European Parliament's action on ECIs and their openness;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Welcomes the proposals to hold a debate within the European parliament on all successfully citizens’ initiatives that meet the criteria listed in the Regulation, as well as the proposal to conclude these debates with the adoption of a motion for resolution;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the simplification of online signature collection (“OCS”) and verification and for a progressive approach to countering the technological barriers to OCS;, ensuring greater accessibility and facilitating cross-border participation among citizens from different Member States; therefore, invites the Commission to address data requirement divergences in national systems, especially regarding nationality and place of residence; welcomes the AFCO proposal that the Commission run a free, centralised OCS system; suggests that this system make use of existing, proven online platform technologies and enable synergies with social media tools to galvanize more widespread signature collection; welcomes the Commission’s public survey on creating a “Collaborative ECI Platform”; invites the Commission to prolong the collection period such that the clock for collection starts running from the date of ECI registration; calls for greater transparency measures for ascertaining ECI financing;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the need for all parties involved, in the case of a successful citizens' initiative, to ensure speeding up procedures and appropriate timing;