6 Amendments of Simon BUSUTTIL related to 2009/2138(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that SOLVIT is not an EU body with formal powers to adjudicate EU legislation but a voluntary cooperation network set up between national administrationAcknowledges the effectiveness of SOLVIT as a cooperation network which endeavours to solve informally problems that arise for citizens and businesses as a result of the misapplication of internal market law by public authorities;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that there are various entities through which EU citizens may channel their problems, including Parliament's Committee on Petitions, SOLVIT, the European Commission and the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. EncourageRequests SOLVIT to refer cases of misapplication of EU legislation which are too complex for it to resolve not solely to the European Commission but also, where appropriate, to Parliament's Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers also that there is no single point of reference responsible for following up citizens' complaints from start to finish as these are submitted through various available channels; calls for greater coordination among the different entities involved in receiving and dealing with citizens' complaints;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that on SOLVIT's website there is noRequests SOLVIT to add, on its website, a link to Parliament's Committee on Petitions; requests SOLVIT to add such a link, so that citizens may be made aware of their right to petition Parliament as a means of obtaining non-judicial remedies and solutions through the political and legislative process.