13 Amendments of David HAMMERSTEIN related to 2008/2301(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. bearing in mind that several of the recommendations adopted in the 2007 Annual Report are yet to be implemented by Parliament's authorities, such as the request for an urgent improvement of the administrative resources, including linguistic and legal expertise, of its Committee on Petitions in order to increase Parliament's capacity to conduct independent investigations of petitions addressed to it,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas Parliament has considered that it would be legitimate for it to make use of its powers under Article 230 of the EC Treaty, if this were necessary in order to put an end to a serious infringement of Community law which has been revealed in the course of the examination of a petition and where a significant difference of interpretation persists, despite efforts to resolve it, between Parliament and the Commission, as regards the action required under Community law for the protection of citizen's rights in the case concerned,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas, under Article 230 of the EC Treaty, Parliament has the right to bring actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) under the same conditions as the Council and the Commission and, pursuant to Article 201 of the EC Treaty, Parliament is empowered to exercise control over the activities of the Commission and thus has at its disposal both the legal and the political instruments to respond more effectively to citizens' legitimate concerns,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. Wwhereas, when a Member State has, in the opinion it should be recalled that, pursuant to Article 6 of the EU Treaty, the Union is founded ofn the committee responsible, failed to respect the fundamental rights of European citizens who petition the Parliaprinciples of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which also constitute a basic element, or has otherwise failed to properly implement the objectives of EU Directives, the European Parliament should also consider new procedural options, similar in kind to Rule 95;f the Copenhagen criteria for accession to the EU, and whereas Article 7 of the EU Treaty lays down specific procedures which can be initiated for serious and persistent breaches of the principles mentioned, or a clear risk thereof,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas increased concerns over energy supply security have resulted in projects for pipelines for natural gas, as well as for liquefied natural gas which, in particular when rushed through without proper evaluation of risks and alternatives, has raised petitioners' concerns over insufficient consideration of potential serious risks for the environment and human health and safety in respect, notably, of projects in the Baltic Sea, Wales and Ireland,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas it is evident from the examination of petitions that the lists of projects mentioned in the Annexes to Directive 85/337 on environmental impact assessments(as amended by Directive 97/11) do not cover a number of important installations and activities which have emerged after the latest amendments to the Annexes, such as, re- gasification plants and bio-diesel plants,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
Oc. whereas the many petitions on the Natura 2000 network have continued to show that ending loss of biodiversity constitutes a major challenge for the Union and that the Habitats and Birds Directives constitute basic and indispensable tools for fulfilling the EU's commitment to end biodiversity loss by 2010,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)
Recital O d (new)
Od. whereas the examination of petitions has also shown that the lack of sufficient sources of fresh water frequently is aggravated by other factors such as expanding demand for water due to excessive urbanisation and leisure projects, inadequate maintenance of infrastructure and prevention of leakage, intensive use of water by industrial agriculture and a pricing policy which does not encourage sustainable use of water,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the European Parliament cannot deem as admissible, petitions which seek to appeal against decisions of competent member state authorities or judicial bodies, acting under the principle of subsidiarity, that is, when neither Community law nor the basic principles on which the Union is founded are relevant;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the recognition of the essential role and competence of national, regional and local authorities in proposing and implementing programmes and projects within the objectives of European cohesion funding must be accompanied by effective verification that authorities on all levels of government assume their respective responsibilities in assuring that European funding is not used for purposes which contravene EU law or the policies covered by the funding;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that Parliament has considered that allegations of serious infringements of Community law, which the Committee on Petitions has deemed well founded in the course of the examination of petitions but which the Member State concerned refuses to admit and which are likely to set a precedent at the national level, should ultimately be examined by the ECJ in order to ensure consistency and coherence in Community law and the reality of the internal market;1
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that, as there are clear indications that the objective of ending biodiversity loss in the EU by 2010 cannot be achieved, urgent action must be taken in order to render the application of the Habitats and Birds Directives more effective and calls on the Commission to do its utmost to ensure that the directives are applied by the Member States in a manner which is consistent with this objective;