14 Amendments of Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA related to 2020/2201(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas according to several Eurobarometer surveys, a large proportion of EU citizens are not satisfied with the way democracy works in the EU and tend to distrust the EU institutions; whereas not only is this perception presentmeasured at EU level, but also at national level;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas Article 11 (1) of the TEU provides that institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas online public consultations carried out by the Commission are mostly aimed at a particular target group, are not widely disseminated and run for a limited amount of time, meaning that they do not reach a significant proportion of the population;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the European Court of Auditors in a comprehensive review of the Commission's consultation policy in 2019 recommended that the Commission should improve the way it reaches out to citizens to promote greater participation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the existing participatory instruments, such as the ECI, public consultations and Citizens’ Dialogues, do not provide very effective means for citizens to influence EU decision-making; whereas this is largely due to the lack of effective follow-up in the decision-making process at institutional level;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas most forms of participation are generally used by organised interest groups and not by individual citizens; whereas individual citizens are largely unaware of the existing participatory instruments and therefore underrepresented in views and data collected through the existing instruments;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the current participatory instruments do not maximise the potential of citizens’ participation when it comesand therefore insufficiently contribute to strengthening the democratic legitimacy of the EU and increasing citizens’ sense of ownership towards an EU that reflects their needs and visions;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is a need to enhance the European dimension of citizenship education, by improving theircitizens' understanding of the EU, in order to enable citizens’their participation;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the benefits of engaging with citizens in the development of a European public sphere and in the reinforcement of the democratic legitimacy of the EU;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EU institutions have to be informed of citizens’ concerns and need to be more attentive to these concernmust provide appropriate follow-up in the ensuing decision-making process;
Amendment 84 #
8. Recalls that citizens’ dialogues should intend to provide a means for individuals to express their ideas and concerns; underlines the fact that they have to be participatory, inclusive, open, deliberate, transnational, transparent, accountable, effective, visible and attractive;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the outcome of the participatory process must be clearly defined, so that it can be subject to ainstitutions must actively provide assistance to the participants throughout the participatory process enabling an appropriate legally binding follow-up; proposes that participants should be provided with written feedback at the end of such exercises, since they ensure the accountability of the institutions and the credibility of such processes;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to establish a proper follow-up mechanism forframework for the follow-up on citizens’ dialogues in order to take citizens’ input seriouslyeffectively into account; proposes that part of the follow- up could be to translate the outcome into initiative reports and public hearings and to involve citizens throughout these steps;