Activities of Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI related to 2023/2085(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Treaty provisions on EU citizenship
Amendments (27)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
Citation 32
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas EU citizenship is complementary to, but does not replace, national citizenship;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas by making nationality of a Member State a condition for being a European citizen, the Member States intended to show that this new form of citizenship does not put in question European citizens first allegiance to their national bodies politic;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU citizenship is a unique construct reflecting the common democratic identity of EU citizens, and has not yet reached its full potential;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas some EU citizens lack sufficient awareness, knowledge and understanding of the rights and freedoms deriving from their EU citizenship; whereas there are still substantial shortcomings in the practical application of EU citizenship, some of which are caused by the non-uniform implementation of EU legislation by the Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas EU citizens have been facing unprecedented challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the digital revolution and the social and economic transformations linked to it;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the compilation, consolidation and revision of existing rights and the creation of new rights and duties would facilitate better exercise of the rights and freedoms and duties deriving from EU citizenship;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas existing obstacles to the exercise of EU citizenship rights create situations of inequality and discrimination among EU citizens, in particular mobile EU citizens and members of vulnerable and marginalised groups, such as older people and homeless people;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas Union citizenship does not as yet entail any duties for citizens of the Union, despite the wording to that effect in Article 20(2) TFEU;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that EU citizenship is closely linked and dependent on the citizenship of a Member State that is an exclusive competence of every Member State; firmly believes that there is no other way to obtain EU citizenship than by obtaining the citizenship of a Member State, in accordance with its national requirements established in line with constitutional principles, traditions and values;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. 1 b. Stresses that, according to Article 20(2) TFEU, Union citizenship is not only about rights, but also about duties; such duties derived from the citizenship of the Union should not contravene the exercise of duties emanated from citizenships of Member States;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the construction of EU citizenship must move forward to address the needs and challenges of the 21st century and the complexity generated by globalisation and new technologies; stresses the negative impact of the growing digital divide on the exercise of citizenship rights, as it leaves a section of the public alienated from the European project; strongly believes that this should be done within the current framework of existing EU Treaties;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that mobile citizens are less likely to exercise their right to vote and run for office in European and municipal elections in their Member States of residence, with the reasons for this including insufficient information, language barriers, and difficulties in registering to vote and the low success rate of non- national candidates;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is highly concerned by the practice of certain Member States of depriving their citizens of the right to vote in national parliamentary elections when they live abroad, which leads to their exclusion from political life in both their country of origin and their country of residenceReminds that all Member States have exclusive competences regarding their national elections and the exercise of that competences may involve depriving their citizens of the right to vote in national parliamentary elections when they live abroad;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned by the fact that mobile EU citizens are treated differently to nationals by their Member States of residence as regards access to social and institutional benefits;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to uniformly apply the case-EU law on the acquisition of a derived right of residence for non-EU nationals whose minor dependants are EU citizens;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to present, without further delay, a proposal to update and improve the Consular Protection Directive, including by giving EU delegations a more active role in assisting under-represented EU citizens;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to develop public consultations tailored to EU citizens, especially young people, in order to increase EU citizens’ participation; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to further improve the ‘Have your say’ portal;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates the need to draw up an EU citizenship statute, on the basis of Article 25 TFEU, that compiles and updates existing citizenship rights and establishes new onduties; recalls that both the drafting of the EU citizenship statute and the updating and creation of these new rights should be carried out within the framework of the Treaties;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission and Parliaments of the Member States.