Activities of Vasile BLAGA related to 2020/2026(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on a statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. non-profit organisations (NPOs) are increasingly involved in economic activities and contribute to the rapid development of the social economy, bringing societal benefits in terms of citizens welfare, education, health the fight against climate change, quality employment and the fight against social exclusion and discrimination; whereas the development of the social economy directly contributes to the strengthening of the single market;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. NPOs play a central role in democracy by exercising public oversight over political power, articulating aspirations present in society, carrying out advocacy, contributing to informed policy- making and fostering active citizenship; thus promoting active public participation in the democratic process, in governance and increasing transparency at EU and member states' level
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. Restrictions of the space in which they operate have been reported by NPOs throughout the Union, related to the regulatory environment under which they operate, their finances and funding, their right to participation and to an unsafe environment with increasingly worrying attacks, including negative discourse stigmatising NPOs;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
F. In its judgment in Case C-78/181 , the Court of Justice of the European Union held that freedom of association does not only include the ability to create or dissolve an association but also covers the possibility for that association to act in the meantime; _________________ 1Judgment of the Court of Justice of 18 June 2020, Commission v Hungary, C- 78/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:476, paragraph 113.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital G
Recital G
G. The Court of Justice of the European Union has produced concrete case law2 on the principles of non- discrimination and free movement of capital applied to cross-border donations; whereas these principles are still not universally applied in Member States and the Commission has not put forward positive steps toyet addressed this. issue _________________ 2Judgment of the Court of 14 September 2006, Centro di Musicologia Walter Stauffer v Finanzamt München für Körperschaften, C-386/04, ECLI:EU:C:2006:568, Judgment of the Court of 27 January 2009, Hein Pershe v Finanzamt Lüdenscheid, C-318/07, ECLI:EU:C:2009:33 and Judgment of the Court of 10 February 2011, Missionswerk Werner Heukelbach eV v Belgian State, C- 25/10, ECLI:EU:C:2011:65.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the definition of common measures for NPOs will enable coherent judicial review at Union level and lay down the foundations for potential future case law that will help strengthen Union-wide standards;
Amendment 72 #
10. Calls for the creation of a European Associations’ Authority, tasked with ensuring the implementation of the Statute for European Associations and monitoring the transposition of minimum rules for NPOs as called for Suggests looking into meaningful options for supervising this report; suggests that it could also be the focal point for NPOs that report viole implementations of the minimum standards and rights conferred upon NPOs by Union law;Status