Activities of Ángela VALLINA related to 2017/2222(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions 2016 (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT under Rule 216 (7) on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2016 PDF (672 KB) DOC (157 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the number of petitions received is modest compared to the EU’s total population; whereas the number neverthelespetitions indicates that EU citizens are aware, and make use, of the right to petition, and expect to draw the attention of the EU institutions to matters which they are concerned about, through the petition procedure;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas active participation is only possible on the basis of a democratic and transparent process of all EU institutions, allowing Parliament and the Committee of Petitions to render its work citizen-friendly and comprehensible;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas petitions allow Parliament and other EU institutions to assess the transposition and application of EU law and, its impact on EU citizens and residents as well as to consider new proposals for regulation;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the vital role that the Committee on Petitions has to play as a contact point where EU citizens and residents can submit their grievances, and where the requests of citizens armust be examined and resolved wherever possible and within a reasonable timeframe;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the anxiety of petitioners concerned about their future rights following the referendum in the United Kingdom on withdrawal from the European Union; supportstakes note of the Commission’s commitment to fully guarantee the rights of European citizens residing in the United Kingdom during the Brexit negotiations and following its exit from the EU;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points to the committee’s support of the European Citizens’ Initiative; notes the Commission’s proposal for a revision of the regulation with a view to maintaining its relevance as a tool for democratic participation; invites the Commission to consider Parliament’s substantive input, in particular the opinion of the Committee on Petitions on the European Citizens’ initiative;