7 Amendments of Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN related to 2017/2024(INL)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. InvitesCalls upon the Commission to increase the transparency of its decision- making process and to formally clarify ECI admissibility criteria by exhaustively substantiating the reasons for ECI approval/rejection in all Commission Decisions published in the ECI register; calls upon the Commission to codify the rulings of the Court of Justice in the cases relating to the “Minority Safepack” and “Stop TTIP and CETA” initiatives; welcomes the Commission’s change in practice to allow for partial ECI registration;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out the restrictiveness of the existing legal framework, the problems regarding requirements that are very hard to meet and the excessive bureaucratic burdens in the practical running of the ECI; highlights that the low percentage of successful initiatives is the result of this disproportionate requirements;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets the fact that, because initiatives have had no legislative impact and because a number of successful ones have been rejected by the Commission, use of the instrument is being discouraged; stresses that the European institutions and the Member States must take all necessary steps – including the review of the requirements for an initiative to be deemed successful – to promote the ECI and to foster citizens’ confidence in this tool;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supports the request of ECI campaigners of a full legal and practical assistance and guidance provided by Europe Direct and the Commission ECI services;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the AFCO proposal to ensure the follow-up of successful ECIs, in terms of concrete legislative proposals and a higher level of involvement from the Commission, while using the whole potential of the European Parliament as a co-legislator; calls for maintaining the current system of designating lead committees thematically according to competence, with PETI as associated committee; recalls the importance of public hearings in ensuring that an inclusive approach is taken to increasing attendance by various stakeholders;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls the Commission to modify the current regulation in order to ensure that successful ECI are followed up by a concrete legislative initiative within a twelve-month period;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the CommissionCalls upon the Commission to include consultations to the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman in all the decision-making stages related to ECI in order to address the inherent conflict of interest in its current competing roles of assessing ECI admissibility, ruling on registration, and deciding exclusively on legislative follow- up;