Activities of Ryszard CZARNECKI related to 2022/2024(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the outcome of the Committee on Petitions’ deliberations during 2021
Amendments (8)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, however, the overall number of petitions remains modest in relation to the total population of the EU, revealing that efforts still need to be stepped up to increase citizens’ awareness about their right to petition; whereas, in exercising the right to petition, citizens expect that the EU institutions will reply timely and will provide added value in finding a solution to their problems;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the main subjects of concern raised in petitions submitted in 2021 related to fundamental rights (in particular the impact of COVID-19 emergency measures on the rule of law and democracy, as well on the freedom of movement and the right to work), health (notably questions on the public health crisis resulting from the persistence of the pandemic, ranging from the protection of citizens’ health, including vaccination policy, to the use, implementation and application of the EU Digital COVID Certificate in the Member States and the alleged discrimination between vaccinated and non-vaccinated persons), the environment (mostly concerning mining activities and their impact on the environment, nuclear safety, air pollution, wind farms, defective mica blocks and the deterioration of natural ecosystems), minority rights and discrimination (including the rights of national or linguistic minorities), education (in particular questions related to discriminatory access to education or contested national reforms of the law on education), the situation of EU students in the UK after the UK’s withdrawal from Erasmus+, and employment (in particular questions relating to national treatment of work contracts), in addition to many other areas of activity;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that petitions contribute considerably to the Commission’s role as guardian of the Treaties; stresses that reinforced cooperation between the Committee on Petitions and the Commission through timely and detailed answers from the Commission, which are based on thorough examination of the issues raised in petitions, are essential to ensure the successful treatment of petitions:the Commission should be more actively involved in the work of the Committee on Petitions in order to ensure that petitioners receive a timely and precise response to their requests and complaints regarding the implementation of the EU law; reiterates its call on the Commission for regular updates on developments in infringement proceedings and for access to relevant Commission documents on infringements and EU Pilot procedures which have been closed;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of delivering on EU citizens’ expectations regarding the protection of the environment, and in particular of taking action in the field of water policy to reduce pollution and hazardous residues of chemical substances; points, in this regard, to the resolution of 23 March 2021 on chemical residues in the Baltic Sea, based on Petitions Nos 1328/2019 and 0406/2020 (2021/2567(RSP))8 ; calls on the Commission to ensure that the issue of munitions dumped in European seas is included in the horizontal programmes in order to enable the submission of projects covering regions affected by the same problem and facilitate the exchange of experience and best practices; _________________ 8 Adopted by Parliament as a resolution on 27 April 2021. OJ C 506, 15.12.2021, p. 9.
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Draws attention to the joint hearing of the Committee on Petitions and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of 16 June 2021 on fair and equal treatment of farmers across the European Union which focused on the CAP reform, new EU rules for direct payments and rural development after 2022;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the work of the Committee on Petitions in connection with petitions relating to alleged poor safety conditions in parking facilities for trucks and commercial vehicles on the European road network, in relation to attacks on carriers in truck parking areas; points, in this regard, to the motion for a resolution adopted by the Committee on Petitions on 6 October 2021 on the safety of truck parking lots in the EU (2021/2918(RSP))9 ; urges the Commission and the Council to take the necessary measures to establish and develop police cooperation involving the competent authorities of all Member States to prevent, detect and investigate criminal offences on roads and in parking areas; _________________ 9 Adopted by Parliament as a resolution on 25 November 2021. OJ C 224, 8.6.2022, p. 95.
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the work of the Committee on Petitions in connection with petitions relating to alleged poor safety conditions in parking facilities for trucks and commercial vehicles on the European road network, in relation to attacks on carriers in truck parking areas; points, in this regard, to the motion for a resolution adopted by the Committee on Petitions on 6 October 2021 on the safety of truck parking lots in the EU (2021/2918(RSP))9 ; _________________ 9 Adopted by Parliament as a resolution on 25 November 2021. OJ C 224, 8.6.2022, p. 95.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the specific protection role played by the Committee on Petitions within the EU in the framework of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; points to the committee’s important ongoing work in connection with petitions concerning issues on disabilities; notes that the number of petitions on disability decreased in 2021 in comparison with the previous year; stresses that discriminataccessibility and mobility in public spaces, discrimination, inclusion and access to education and employment remain among the main challenges faced by persons with disabilities;