Activities of Tatjana ŽDANOKA related to 2020/2044(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions 2019 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the outcome of the Committee on Petitions’ deliberations during 2019
Amendments (14)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the number of petitions remained modest in relation to the total population of the EU; whereas nevertheless this number indicates that a proportion ofmany active EU citizens are aware of and exercise the right to petition;
Amendment 7 #
F. whereas of the 1 357 petitions submitted in 2019, 938 were declared admissible, 406 were declared inadmissible and 13 were withdrawn; whereas the relatively high percentage (30 %) of inadmissible petitions in 2019 reveals that there is still a widespread lack of clarity about the EU’s fields of activitycompetence;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the criteria for the admissibility of petitions are laid down in Article 227 of the TFEU and Rule 226 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, which require that petitions must be submitted by EU citizens or residents directly affected by matters falling within the European Union’s fields of activitycompetence;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers in order to ensure that petitions are passed to the relevant and competent authorities it is necessary to improve cooperation with national parliaments, Member State governments, responsible national institutions and Ombudsmen.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls to follow the practice which suggests that decisions to close admissible petitions should be taken by consensus or by broad majority among members of the PETI committee.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that petitions offer the opportunity to the European Parliament and other EU institutions to maintain a direct dialogue with EU citizens who are affected by the misapplication of EU lawr breach of EU law and to fix problems which has been detected; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the EU institutions and national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding implementation of and compliance with EU law;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that petitions offer the opportunity to the European Parliament and other EU institutions to maintain a direct dialogue with EU citizens who are affected by the misapplication or breaches of EU law; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the EU institutions and national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding implementation of and compliance with EU law;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the Commission should not put responsibility to act on a petitioner alone when there is a problem detected with application or breach of the EU law. The Commission has to examine that national authorities are starting to solve the problem mentioned in the petition and to be ready to interfere in case of inefficiency of actions of national authorities;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that transparency and public access to the documents of all the EU institutions, including the Council, should be the rule in order to ensure the highest levels of protection of the democratic rights of citizens;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Trusts that the petitions network is a useful tool for ensuring the follow-up of petitions in parliamentary and legislative work; believes that regular meetings of the petitions network are key for enhancing cooperation between parliamentary committees through exchange of information and sharing of best practices among the network members;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the large number of petitions on Brexit submitted in 2019, mostly calling for the protection of EU citizens’ rights before and after Brexit; welcomes the excellent work done by the Committee on Petitions, which by giving voice to the concerns raised by these petitioners contributed to ensuring that citizens’ rights remained one of Parliament’s main priorities in the Brexit negotiations; points out that in order to preserve the rights the EU citizens resident in a Member State other than their own enjoy, it can be helpful to have appropriate legislation in case the Member State changes its status within the EU;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the specific role of protection 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 relating to disabilities; notes that the number of petitions on disability decreased in 2019 in comparison with the previous year; notes however, that mobility, accessibility and discrimination remain among the main challenges faced by persons with disabilities; recalls that in 2019 the Committee on Petitions paid specific attention to the discussion of petitions on inclusive education for disabled children;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the ECI is an important instrument for active citizenship and public participation; welcomes the adoption on 17 April 2019 of the new rules for the ECI, which bring a number of structural and technical improvements to make this instrument more user-friendly and accessible as well as to facilitate increased participation of EU citizens in the democrlegislaticve process of the Union; notes the significant number of new ECIs registered by the Commission in 2019, which shows that citizens are seizing the opportunity to use participatory instruments to have a say in policymaking and lawmaking processes;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the ECI is an important instrument for active citizenship and public participation; welcomes the adoption on 17 April 2019 of the new rules for the ECI, which bring a number of structural and technical improvements to make this instrument more user-friendly and accessible as well as to facilitate increased participation of EU citizens in the democratic process of the Union; notes the significant number of new ECIs registered by the Commission in 2019, which shows that citizens are seizing the opportunity to use participatory instruments to have a say in policymaking and lawmaking processes; underlines that the supported initiatives have to lead to changes in the EU policymaking and legislation;