4 Amendments of Marietta GIANNAKOU related to 2010/0074(COD)
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure coherence and transparency in relation to proposed citizens' initiatives, it should be mandatory to register such initiatives on a website made available by the Commission prior to collecting the necessary statements of support from citizens; proposals that are abusive or devoid of seriousness should not be registered and the Commission should reject the registration of proposals which would be manifestly against the values of the Union. The Commission should deal with registration in accordance with the general principles of good administration and the provisions of this regulation. The Commission should justify with legal arguments the rejection of the registration of a proposed initiative.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the interests of the greatest possible transparency, the means and source of funding of citizens’ initiatives must be made public. National and European political parties and their political foundations must be excluded as sources of funding.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall reject the registration of proposed citizens' initiatives which are manifestly against the values of the Union, especially as expressed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. A proposed citizens' initiative that has been registered shall be made public in the register immediately and be easily accessible to all and registered not only in the register but also in a list according to the subject of the initiative for a legal act.