Activities of Zita GURMAI related to 2011/0217(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Year of Citizens (2013) (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens (2013)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision
Title 1
Title 1
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Year of Citizenship (2013) (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate replacing the expression 'European Year of Citizens' with 'European Year of Citizenship' throughout)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament's Resolution of 15 December 2010 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2009) – effective implementation after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon1 _____________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0483
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In its ‘Resolution of 15 December on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2009) - effective implementation after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon’ the European Parliament called on the Commission to devote thmake 2013 the European Year to cof Citizenship in order to give momentum to the debate on UnioEuropean cCitizenship and inform EUnion citizens of their rights, in particular the new rights resulting from the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Despite the fact that the right to free movement and residence isEU citizenship rights are firmly anchored in primary Union law and substantially developed in secondary law, a gap still remains between the applicable legal rules and the reality confronting citizens when they seek to exercise this right in practice. Aside from an uncertainty over the advantages of being mobile, Union citizens perceive too many practical obstacles with regard to living and working elsewhere in the Unionese rights in practice.