5 Amendments of Sara SKYTTEDAL related to 2020/2201(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the limited political and legal follow-up given by the Commission to successful European Citizens’ Initiatives; strongly regrets the Commission’s dismissal of the Minority SafePack European Citizens’ Initiative, which addresses basic values and objectives enshrined in the Treaties;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Points out that instruments of a direct democratic nature have the weakness, in contrast to representative democracy, of being used by special interests;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance ofat the right to petition, granted by the Treaties to EU citizens and residents, should be seen as a complement to representative democracy;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasizes that citizens' main tools for influence are universal suffrage and representative democracy;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to be careful if they develop innovative and inclusive tools for citizens’ participation and dialogues; so that such instruments never are acquired at the expense of representative democracy.