5 Amendments of Mario FURORE related to 2020/2275(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the right to petition is the oldest instrument involving the direct participation of citizens at EU level and that it is the easiest and most direct way for citizens to contact the EU institutions and express their views on the legislation adopted and the policy choices made at EU level, its implementation in the Member States and the policy choices made at EU level; points out that petitions are a way of giving the public a realistic view of the effectiveness of legislation;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that there is a mismatch between citizens’ expectations as to the EU institutions’ powers to solve individual problems and the limitations the Treaties impose on the EU institutions; so as to prevent situations in which the public have unrealistic expectations and then feel disappointed in the EU institutions, calls for more information to be provided to citizens on the Union’s competences and the limits of the right to petition; calls on the European institutions to provide clear information regarding the right to petition and systematically encourage recourse to this instrument;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the potential that the right to petition has when it comes to warning the EU institutions about possible loopholes in Union law, or breaches or poor implementation thereof, both systemically and as regards specific cases; calls on the Commission, as guardian of the Treaties, to pay closer attention to the issues raised in petitions and to ensure that they give rise to proper inquiries so that genuine improvements can be made, taking their observations into account in the legislative process; emphasises that, in cases where the Commission does not have legislative or powers or the power to impose sanctions, the Commission still has and should use the possibility to act by providing coordination or support;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the EU institutions and Parliament’s committees, as well as the Member States, to better cooperate with the Committee on Petitions in order to answer petitioners efficiently and satisfy their requests; considers it essential to ensure the presence and involvement of Member State representatives during discussions of petitions in committee; in this context, urges the Commission to avoid general answers and to provide targeted and tailored responses to the petitioners;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers it essential that citizens be able to contribute to the exercise of the legislative prerogatives of the Union and be directly involved in the initiation of legislative proposals; calls for the further development of public consultation as an instrument enabling the public to make known its concerns at an early stage;