Activities of Emmanouil FRAGKOS related to 2021/2019(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2020
Amendments (5)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of a continuous public debate on the Union’s fields of activity in order to ensure that citizens are correctly informed about the scope of the Union’s competences and the different levels of decision-making; calls, in this regard, for broadersuitable awareness raising campaigns, through the active involvement of the press and communications services, to help increase citizens’ knowledge about their right to petition, as well as the scope and limits of the Union’s responsibilities, with a view to reducing the number of inadmissible petitions;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to assess whether national authorities areto be proactive in taking the necessary measures to respond to citizens’ concerns as expressed in their petitions where cases of systemic failure in compliance with EU law occur;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is seriously concerned about the public health, the social division and socio- economic damages caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic; welcomes the excellent work done by the Committee on Petitions which, by voicing citizens’ concerns over the public health and socio-economic crises related to the COVID-19 pandemic, contributed to ensuring Parliament’s responsiveness to citizens’ needs and expectations as regards the Union’s capacity to address such a global challenge; draws attention, in this regard, to the important follow-up actions taken by the Committee on Petitions to respond to the issues raised in COVID-19- related petitions, which lead to the adoption in plenary of the resolutions on the Schengen system and measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis9 , on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in the COVID-19 crisis10 and on tackling homelessness rates in the EU11 ; _________________ 9 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0315. 10 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0183. 11 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0314.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that the Petitions Web Portal is an essential tool for ensuring a smooth, efficient and transparent petitions process; welcomes, in this regard, the improvements on data protection and on the security features which have made the portal more user-friendly and secure for citizens; stresses that efforts must be continued to make the portal morefully accessible to all persons with disabilities, including by enabling the tabling of petitions in national sign languages;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that the Petitions Web Portal is an essential tool for ensuring a smooth, efficient and transparent petitions process; welcomes, in this regard, the improvements on data protection and on the security features which have made the portal more user-friendly and secure for citizens; stresses that efforts must be continued to make the portal widely known, through social media and more accessible to persons with disabilities, including by enabling the tabling of petitions in national sign languages;