9 Amendments of György SCHÖPFLIN related to 2017/2024(INL)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to explore, through the already established European citizens' initiative budget line, all financial possibilities to cover campaigns and the cost of legal or additional experts during the process of an European citizens' initiative;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 a (new)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 2
“Statements of support may be collected online and on printed paper. The Commission shall on a permanent basis operate a free Commission-run centralised online collection system in order to simplify the collection of statements of support as well as to facilitate the checking of those statements by the national authorities.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3
The organisers may use other certified online collection systems. Independent online collection platforms shall be allowed to store the data they produce on the Commission's servers free of charge. The data that they produce shall be stored in the territory of a Member State.”.
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
In Article 6 the following paragraph is added: (5a) The ECI budget line should cover expenditures, campaigns, legal experts or additional costs relating to the proposed citizens’ initiative.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point b – paragraph 2
“In the case of a successful citizens’ initiative, in the normal run of events there is a presumption that the Commission will submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council within twelve months of the end of the three month period referred to in point (c). If the Commission is of the opinion that there are good reasons not to submit such a proposal, then it shall duly justify its decisexplain in full detail its reasons for taking or not taking action. For the purposes of this Article, special attention should be paid to Article 296(2) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union..
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 6 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 6 – paragraph 2
“Where the conditions of Article 10(1)(a) and (b) are fulfilled, and within two months from the publication of the citizens’ initiative in accordance with Article 10(1)(a), the organisers may present the citizens’ initiative at a public hearing. The Commission and the European Parliament shall ensure that this hearing isand a plenary vote are organised at the European Parliament, according to its own Rules of Procedure, if appropriate together with such other institutions and bodies of the Union as may wish to participate, and that the Commission is represented at an appropriate level.”;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2
“The European Parliament shall hold a debateplenary debate, according to its own Rules of Procedures, on those citizens’ initiatives that successfully meet all of the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those debates mayshall be concluded by the adoption of a motion for resolution .”;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2
Member States and Union Institutions, and in particular the European Commission , shall carry out information campaigns and use all public channels available in order to raise public awareness of the existence of the ECIuropean citizens' initiative, thereby maximising its added-value and promoting the active participation of citizens in the political life of the Union.”.