Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2014/2218(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2014 (debate) EL
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2014 (A8-0361/2015 - Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg) EL
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2014 PDF (751 KB) DOC (500 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α a (new)
Recital Α a (new)
Αa. whereas the number of petitions has increased due to the serious economic and social crisis in Europe;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the right to petition strengthens Parliament’s responsiveness to EU citizens and residents, providing them with an open, democratic and transparent mechanism;, in the aim of resolving problems relating primarily to the application of European legislation.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas petitions which have been addressed to the Committee on Petitions have often provided other European Parliament committees with useful input for their legislative work in their field; and for legislation at economic, social and environmental level.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas each petition is carefully assessed and dealt with and each petitioner has the right to receive a reply within a reasonableshort period of time;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is an extraordinary and innovative tool for participatory democracy in the European Union, whose potential must be exploited fully and further enhanced in order to achieve the best results; in terms of citizen protection.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the fundamental role played by the Committee on Petitions in defending and promoting the rights of EU citizens and residents, ensuring that the concerns of petitioners are better recognised and their legitimate grievances, infringements of human rights, the free movement of persons and environmental law are resolved wherever possible and within a reasonable timeframe;,.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to improve correspondence with citizens in the aim of processing their demands.
Amendment 108 #
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;, in the aim of defending the rights of citizens more effectively and more transparently.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to ensure more constructive information for citizens via the Committee on Petitions website by organising training seminars in the Member States.