Activities of María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT related to 2015/2329(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (debate) ES
Implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (debate) ES
Reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the ʻEurope for Citizensʼ programme for the period 2014–2020 PDF (659 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes warmly the 2 791 applications submitted under the Europe for Citizens programme in 2015, and the quality of the projects; however, notes that only around 6% of the European Remembrance and the Civil Society projects could be financed in 2015, which indicates that the funding for these two strands should be substantially increased; suggests increasing participation in the coming years by making promotional campaigns forand adopting a consistent user- friendly communication portal both for European and domestic media setting out clear information on the priorities and accessibility of the programme; proposes allowing applicants to use e-participation tools;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Repeats its call for a stronger role in setting the priorities and objectives of the programme,; recommends that the next generation of Europe for Citizens Programme should have a legal base which enables the European Parliament to take fully part in the legislative process under the ordinary legislative procedure and to be involved in the definition of the priorities of the programme as a co- legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; and recommends further simplifying its language to make it widely accessible;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme is a unique and highly symbolic programme, as it is a listening exercise on civil society’s debate and it stimulates critical thinking abouton the European project;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the objectives of the Europe for Citizens programme are similar and complementary to those of the European Citizens’ Initiative, in particular the aspiration to get citizens involved in EU work; believes, for that reason, that efforts should be made to link up the two programmes, possibly by means of exchanges of experience and by a consistent communication strategy aimed at including under one umbrella all Commission's programmes related to European Citizenship;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the one euro per citizen campaign for the Europe for citizens programme aims at sending a strong symbolic message about listening to citizens' voice in Europe;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that participation in the programme by countries seeking EU membership would lead to better mutual understanding and closer cooperation; proporecommends more internationalisation of the programme and proposes, therefore, to invite all EFTA/EEA countries, acceding countries and candidate countries to cooperate with EU Member States in applying for projects, in accordance with their association agreements and bilateral agreements with the EU; recognises, therefore, that thought should be given to promoting projects involving cooperation between EU NGOs and NGOs from Eastern Partnership countries and other countries seeking EU membershipalso from neighbours countries.
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the current programme is founded on Article 352 TFEU, which only gave Parliament the right to express its position under the consent procedure and was vigorously contested by Parliament at the time the proposal was submitted by the Commission as it stands in strong contradiction with the democratic nature of the programme;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the fact that the impact of the programme remains proportionally high, as is shown by the fact that in 2015 an estimated 1 100 000 participants were involved in the 408 projects selected; considers also that the high number of applications – 2 087 in 2014 and 2 791 in 2015 – and the quality of projects indicate a high level of interest in the programme and the need to dedicate more human and financial resources to the programme in order to increase the number of projects supported;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -9 a (new)
Paragraph -9 a (new)
-9a. Recommends that the next generation of the Europe for Citizens programme should be adopted with a legal base enabling Parliament to be involved in the adoption of the programme as a co-legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; encourages the Commission to think of possible solutions to achieve this objective;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 b (new)
Subheading 3 b (new)
Financial aspect of implementation
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that, given the low rate of success of high quality projects have been rejected because of the lack of sufficient funding in the Europe for Citizens Programme, such as the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %(6 % of rate of success, as against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe pProgramme),; Considers that a 60 % increase in the current budget would be necessary in order to achieve a target rate of 20 % of funded projects; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 300 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends thatHighlights the common goal of the European citizens' initiative (ECI) anod ther source of funding be found for the Europe for Citizens Initiative (ECI), which Europe for Citizens Programme in enabling citizens to participate directly in the development of EU policies; therefore calls on the Commission to ensure the synergy between the two actions and that ECI's implementation will not undermine the budget already allocated for EfC, since ECI is currently financed under the Europe for Citizens budget;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, reinforcing local engagement in the programme and constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22