11 Amendments of Emmanouil FRAGKOS related to 2020/2044(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the right to petition the European Parliament is one of the fundamental rights of EU citizens; whereas the right to petition offers EU citizens and residents an open, democratic and transparent mechanism to address their elected representatives directly, and is therefore an important element of active citizens' participation in the EU’s fields of activity;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the right to petition enhances the European Parliament’s responsiveness to complaints and concerns relating to respect for EU fundamental rights and compliance with Union legislation in the Member States; whereas petitions, therefore, are a useful source of information on instances of misapplication or breaches of EU law and enable Parliament and other EU institutions to assess the transposition and application of EU law and its impact on EUthe European way of life, its citizens and residents;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the right to petition enhances the European Parliament’s responsiveness to complaints and concerns relating to respect for EU fundamental rights and compliance with Union legislation in the Member States; whereas petitions, therefore, are, among others, a useful source of information on instances of misapplication or breaches of EU law and enable Parliament and other EU institutions to assess the transposition and application of EU law and its impact on EU citizens and residents;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas citizens usually turn to the Petitions Committee as a last resort when other bodies and institutions are deemed to be unable to resolve their concerns;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas a considerable number of petitions are discussed publicly in meetings of the Committee on Petitions; whereas petitioners have the right to present their petitions, and frequently play a full part in the discussion, thereby contributing actively to the work of the committee; whereas in 2019, the Committee on Petitions held 9 ordinary committee meetings, where 250 petitions were discussed with 239 petitioners present, while 126 petitioners participated actively by taking the floor; whereas the role of the committee in empowering European citizens is an important contribution to a reinforcing the image and authority of the Parliament;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas in 2019 the Petitions Web Portal has been further developed into a responsive web design version, compliant with the new ‘look and feel’ of the European Parliament’s website (Europarl); whereas it has therefore become more user- friendly and accessible for citizens, who can now use it on any device, optimised to apply the European standard EN 301 549 and it is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA standard; whereas the new privacy statement has been uploaded in all language versions in the email templates and on the registration page, and audio Captcha for registration of user accounts has been enabled; whereas the Petitions Web Portal and ePetition have been further integrated by improving their synchronisation mechanism; whereas a large number of individual support requests have been handled successfully;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas it should be noted that owing to the European election recess period, no fact-finding visits took place for petitions for which an inquiry was ongoing during 2019; whereas the committee carried out the follow-up assessments of a number of previous fact-finding visits and adopted the reports on two which took place in 2018 (one in the national park of Donana and another in the occupied city of Famagusta); whereas a number of fact- finding visits have been scheduled for 2020;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the Committee on Petitions considers the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to be an important instrument of participatory democracy, which enables citizens to become actively involved in shaping the Union’s policies and legislation; whereas ECI has not been effectively communicated;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the Committee on Petitions considers the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to be an important instrument of participatory democracy, which enables citizens to become actively involved in shaping the Union’s policies and legislation and promotes the EU way of life;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a more focused and active press and communications service and a more active social media presence, making the work of the committee more responsive to public concerns and EU debates;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that petitions offer the opportunity to the European Parliament and other EU institutions to maintain a direct dialogue with EU citizens who are affected by the misapplication of EU law and inexpediencies in the EU legislation per-se; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the EU institutions and national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding implementation of and compliance with EU law;