Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2014/2218(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2014 (debate) ES
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2014 (A8-0361/2015 - Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg) ES
Amendments (5)
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it essential that cooperation with the parliaments and governments of Member States be strengthened and that Member State authorities be encouraged to be fully transparent in transposing and applying EU law; stresses the importance of collaboration with the Commission and the Member States and welcomes the presence of representatives of some Member States at meetings; highlights the need for Council and Commission representatives to be present at Committee meetings and hearings where the content of the issues discussed require the implication of the aforementioned institutions.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the growing importance of the Committee on Petitions in the European Parliament as a scrutiny committee, which should be a point of reference for the transposition and implementation of the European legislation on the administrative level in the Member states; reiterates the call of the report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (2014/2008 (INI)) for more political debates during the plenary sessions and a more vivid communication on the petitions of European citizens;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the work by the Committee on Petitions in connection with petitions on issues relating to disability and notes the Committee’s willingness to continue to support this work in association with the parliamentary committees with responsibility in this fieldneed for further efforts and action on behalf of the Committee in the protection of people with disabilities, such as actions directed to promote the swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for an effective assessment of the Petitions Secretariat staff focused on achieving both a qualitative and quantitative adequacy in accordance with the large accumulation of petitions and the ongoing delays in their processing; believes that adequate treatment and consideration of approved petitions, together with the delivery of fair feedback to petitioners, is key in the strengthening of the bonds between European civil society and European institutions.
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that fact-finding visits are one of the most important investigation tools the Committee on Petitions has, even though there were none during 2014; stresses the need for fact-finding visits to result in clear recommendations focused on the resolution of petitioner's problems; calls on Greece to take note of the recommendations made in the report on the fact-finding visit on waste collection and the siting of landfills in Greece, which was adopted in committee in February 2014; calls on the Commission to monitor carefully the use made of funds allocated to waste collection; calls on Member States to comply with the EU directives on recycling waste;