Activities of Magda KÓSÁNÉ KOVÁCS related to 2008/2234(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Problems and prospects concerning European citizenship (short presentation)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas identity as an EU citizen can be based only on national identity, the Commission's attention should be drawn to the fact that people living in deep poverty, and people with a low level of schooling - among them Roma - do not have access to the amount of information that could motivate their European awareness; whereas their growing exclusion from European societies devalues both their citizenship and EU citizenship,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the right of EU citizens to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States cannot be viewed in isolation from other rights and basic principles of the European Union, such as the freedom of movement of workers and the freedom to provide services; and therefore calls on the Member States to lift their existing barriers set up pursuant to the Accession Treaties in order to enable every citizen to exercise all their rights;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on Member States and local authorities to take further measures to facilitate the movement of EU citizens between Member States, especially with regard to practical issues such as issuing residence papers and work permits and the transfer of vehicle registrations, recognition of personal and vehicle insurance policies issued in another Member State, the transfer of medical records, clear rules on the reimbursement of medical expenses, among many other issues, which very often do not function properly despite efforts to harmonise them at EU level; and calls on the Commission to collect all relevant information and make it available to EU citizens;