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Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on citizens’ dialogues and citizens’ participation in EU decision-making
2021/04/26
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2020/2201(INI)
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(49 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Irena JOVEVA', 'mepid': 197447}]

Amendments (5)

Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that all democratic means of participation for citizens must entail an open and transparent process that takes an inclusive, participatory and well- balanced approach to citizens and stakeholders; believes that dialogue between decision-makers and civil society should be organised in such a way that the diversity of our societies is fully reflected;deleted
2021/02/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that dialogue with citizens on their participation in the decision- making is necessary in order to build an even more democratic EU; considers that this will be a way to deepen European integration, promote the rule of law and build an even more just society, giving equal opportunities to all EU citizens; calls for enhances dialogues with citizens in order to spread information about EU policies and the rights deriving from the European citizenship; believes that dialogue between decision-makers and civil society should be organized in such a way that all parts of European societies are fully represented;
2021/02/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 42 #
4. Underlines the importance of fostering civic engagement and participation in a coordinated and coherent way at a local, regional, national and EU level; believes, in this connection, that the role and activities of European Commission Representations and European Parliament Liaison Offices (EPLOs) in the Member States should be strengthened, privileging the mainstreamedin order to facilitate direct dialogue with the citizens and providing the access to information about the European Union and its policies, trough the use of communication tools for the digital and physical participation of citizens, and calls for higher level participation at these meetings;
2021/02/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that civic education and learning about the EU is key to enabling EU citizens to make informed choices; calls on the Commission to develop a common curriculum on and be an integral part of a democratic society; notes that European citizenship is a value that should be fostered in young students and welcomes the relevant initiatives of the European commission which promote mobility throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to provide support to complement educational programmes in all Member States to enhance EU learning in order to foster objective and critical thinking on the benefits of the European Union; with the aim of increasing citizens' participation in the EU decision making; considers that journalists should also have access to adequate training and that this can be achieved trough both on-the-job training offered by schools of journalism;
2021/02/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the right of citizens to have access to reliable and factual information oninformation on the functioning of the European Union, its policies and decision-making processes; recognises the need to establish a neutral, independent and informative common European news centre, available in all of the EU’s trough independent European media sources; recalls that the EU institutions should ensure strengthened and proactive communication in all official languages; calls for downstream feedback, fact- checking and moderation in relation to disinformation to be introduced into the functioning of online platforms.
2021/02/03
Committee: CULT