Activities of Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS related to 2017/2069(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens’ Rights in a Union of Democratic Change
Amendments (5)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is of the opinion that European citizenship should be granted by the EU, and no longer be a derivative of the national citizenship;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is engaged in enhancing the democratic dimension of the European elections by reforming current European electoral law with a view to increasing citizens’ participation and confidence in the EU democratic system, thanks to increased transparency and awareness and, new voting systems, including e- democracy tools, and the creation of transnational lists which will contribute to the reinforcement of the European public sphere;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s planPoints at the decreasing number of citizens’ initiatives tabled as a result of a burdensome procedure, a restrictive registration process and a lack of appropriate follow up by the Commission; stresses the need to reviseform the European Citizens’ Initiative Regulation with a view to improving its functioning and welcomes the Commission’s plan to revise it; strongly supports the regulation as an important tool for participatory democracy that, if used to its full potential, could increase citizens’ trust in the EU institutions and contribute to the construction of a genuine and inclusive European Union;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the protection of fundamental rights is a key dimension to enable EU citizens to fully participate in the democratic life of the Union; calls therefore on the EU institutions to implement a binding mechanism for the protection of fundamental rights in line with its resolution of 25 October 2016 with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5