8 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2014/2008(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas in addition to petitions received related to the impact of the crisis on European citizens and residents, other key issues of concern to petitioners relate to environmental law - notably issues concerning waste and water management, fundamental rights - notably regarding the rights of the child, the rights of the disabled and health-related issues, right to personal and real property, matters concerning free movement of persons, visas, immigration and employment, and petitions on the application of justice, alleged corruption, delays in legal processes and many other areas of activity;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the ultimate importance of the action by the European Commission in the effective handling of the relevant cases presented by petitions; is worried by the current trend of inhibition by the Commission in the inquiry of the substance of many petitions, based exclusively on procedural grounds; stresses the importance of transparency in these processes and of a proper public access to relevant documents and case- related information;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls the investigations conducted on the basis of petitions received concerning the consequences resulting from the lack of implementation of the Waste Framework Directive throughout the whole legislative period, and the report adopted on this subject; notes the conclusions and the recommendations adopted in 2013 resulting from visits to Italy - to Campania and Lazio where a number of proposals were made concerning the lack of proper decision-making as regards landfills and the effect of this on local populations,; stresses that the situation is far from being resolved in both regions, as petitions have been debated later notably concerning the persistence of toxic fires caused by heavily pollutant industrial waste in some areas of Campania, and in Lazio due to the lack of transparency on the plans and institutional management of the last months after the scheduled closure of Malagrotta landfill, which is nowadays subject to high-level judiciary inquiries; and also notes the intensive fact- finding visit to Greece conducted in the autumn of 2013 on this subject which has drawn attention to the shortcomings in the application of this important Directivee relevant waste-related directives, the lack of progress in the waste management in what regards plans and systems lying upper in the waste hierarchy, as well as to the impact on the health of populations in certain areas of Greece;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reminds the faculty of the Petitions committee, under article 202(2), not only to submit non-legislative own-initiative reports to plenary on matters subject to several petitions, but also to submit short resolutions to be voted on plenary for urgent matters, as it has been recently the case with the ILVA steel plant in Taranto; alerts in the follow-up of this particular case on the severe deterioration of the situation in what regards environmental conditions and human health for the local population, and urges the Commission to use its available mechanisms to the last extent in order to ensure an immediate compliance with the EU environmental legislation by the Italian authorities;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Is of the opinion that the Ombudsman should have de facto independence, namely to be assimilated as a judge; considers that such independent role is more properly portrayed before the public opinion when the Ombudsman does not have obvious partisan affiliations; underlines the importance to keep for the future objective and non- political profiles as Ombudsmen in order to ensure the rights of the citizens are properly defended.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 30
Subheading before paragraph 30
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls upon MEPs in the Petitions Committee to adopt final internal rules to ensure maximum efficiency and openness in the work of the Committee and to make proposals to revise accordingly the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament in order to consolidate their continuous attempts during the whole seventh legislature to improve working methods; calls on the Petitions Committee to adopt clear deadlines in the process of petitions in order to speed up the petitions life-cycle in the European Parliament and make the whole process even more transparent and democratic; underlines that this could put in place a defined lifecycle of the petition from registration until their final closure in the European Parliament, similarly to the existing deadlines for the work in process on legislative and non-legislative files; recalls that fact-finding visits are one of the key investigative instruments of the Petitions Committee, therefore an urgent revision of the relevant rules is needed, in order to enable the newly elected Members to carry out efficient visits and report swiftly back to the petitioners and the Committee on their findings and recommendations.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the presence of public authorities of the Member State concerned at meetings of the Petitions Committee, as well as of other interested parties; highlights the fact that the Petitions Committee is the only Committee which systematically provides a platform for citizens to voice their concerns directly to Members of the European Parliament and which enables a multiparty dialogue between the EU institutions, the national authorities and petitioners; suggests that in order to facilitate organisation of the meetings as well as to reduce the travel costs in the future, that the Petitions Committee and Parliament's administration explore the possibility for participation of the petitioners or the public authorities by means of video conference or similar facility;