5 Amendments of Jiří POSPÍŠIL related to 2017/2037(INI)
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that such an objective will only be feasible if the debates are held in urban areas other than national or regional capitals, whichf different size and importance, and therefore not only in central cities, countries or regions, but also in smaller cities, provided that they may constitute an easily accessible forum for citizens living nearby;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Proposes that this process should be arranged by Parliament and the Committee of the Regions, in cooperation with those European city councils recognised as fora for European debate, and that such fora should, in close cooperation with the Member States, be established in cities whose range of impact affects at least one million residentsscope has significance for and an impact on most of the population in the region where they live, so as to ensure the broadest possible participation;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Suggests, furthermore, that the councils of the cities recognized as the European debate forum should be responsible for providing local universitieschools and other educational institutions, the media, social organisations and citizensthe general public with extensive professional and public experience free and open access as well as the possibility to participate in debates and consultations; believes that the councils should also be responsible for inviting the representatives of all levels of urban governance including smaller units or partner councils from the wider urban area, and that it would also be sensible to specify the territorial scope of such an obligation in the agreement concluded between the EU- level or relevant bodies and the council of the European forum city;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Suggests the establishment of a pilot programme of 54 European debate fora – two for each Member State – to be held in non-capital cities of the Member States;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the consolidation of the cities’ position in shaping the EU policies does not undermine the trust in the Member States, as it reinforcebut rather strengthens it, as it supports multi-level governance and subsidiarity based on the bilateral trust between the EU, Member States and regional and local structures;