Activities of György SCHÖPFLIN related to 2014/2257(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Citizens' Initiative (debate)
European Citizens' Initiative (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the European Citizens’ Initiative PDF (170 KB) DOC (118 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Citizens' Initiative is an exceptional opportunity for citizens to identify and articulate their aspirations and to ask for EU action, and that it must be encouraged, improved and supported; that all further assessment of the instrument should be aimed at attaining its maximal user-friendliness, given that it is a primary means of linking the citizens of Europe to the EU; further stresses that the use of one's mother tongue is a civic right, and that all activities connected with an ECI may therefore be undertaken in one's mother tongue;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Further supports the active participation of EU citizens to use this instrument appropriately for agenda setting; notes however that transparency and accountability should be an objective for all stakeholders in order to preserve the clarity of citizens' activities;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that under the terms of Article 4 of Regulation 211/2011, in the event of a refusal by the Commission to register an ECI, ‘the Commission shall inform the organisers of the reasons for such refusal and of all possible judicial and extrajudicial remedies available to them'; acknowledges, in this connection, the many complaints from organisers about not receiving detailed and exhaustive reasons for the rejection of their ECIs, and invites the Commission to provide as many elements as possible in order to explain the reasons and guide organisers to a possible solution, and stresses that the detailed and exhaustive reasons should be made in writing and, in the name of transparency, made fully public;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to consider the possibility of registering only part of an initiative in the event that the entire ECI does not fall within the Commission's powers, and to give the organisers, at the time of registration, an indication as to which part they could register; and to inform the European Parliament about its decision concerning the registration;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deems it too complicated for organisers to provide different personal data in support of ECIs in the 28 Member States, as laid down in Regulation 211/2011 on the basis of the various national provisions, and suggests that consideration be given to establishing an EU digital citizenship; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore this issue in its digital agenda as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Invites the Member States to be flexible in their verification when they receive statements of support for an ECI which are just above the threshold of 1 million signatures, with a view to allowing its submissEncourages the Commission and the Member States to achieve more user- friendly and harmonised requirements in data collection;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to explore the possibility of funding ECIs through the EU budget, via European programmes such as the Europe for Citizens programme and the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme, given that there is a real need for financial support for the organisation of ECIs and that numerous amendments to the EU budget have been submitted to this end; and, in this connection, urges the Commission to maximise the communication of the instrument, in order to bring its existence to the attention of citizens in as wide a measure as possible;