9 Amendments of Csaba SÓGOR related to 2011/0217(COD)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens and Citizenship (2013)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Increased involvement of citizens in the functioning of the administrative organs of the Union – through civil- society organisations – would make it possible to reduce the distance between citizens and the Union institutions and to increase the legitimacy of the decisions taken at Union level, as a result of which a more effective, more united and stronger Union could come into being, because the European Union’s acquis needs to be popularised more widely and public awareness of it sorely needs to be promoted.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The ‘Europe Direct’ Information Centres – like the civil-society organisations operating in the various Member States which possess substantial expertise – as the local interface between the Union and its citizens, should be close partners of the European Parliament in awareness-raising campaigns, by stimulating local and regional debate about the Union, transmitting and distributing to the public information material and offering the opportunity to send feedback to the Union institutions. As the economic and moral crisis and the task of dealing with the debt crisis are imposing heavy burdens on the Member States, involvement of civil society could create a variety of opportunities to solve societal, sociological and economic problems; over and above national objectives, it may rather prove possible to find a solution by raising national target figures.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The year 2013 shall be designated as the 'European Year of Citizens and Citizenship' (hereinafter referred to as 'the European Year').
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
– by means of a pan-European awareness campaign dealing with fundamental issues – for example freedom, the rule of law, equality, solidarity and respect for human rights – to increase Union citizens’ awareness that in cross-border situations all rights arising from citizenship of the Union are also guaranteed to them when they decide to exercise their right to move to and reside in another Member State, including their right to participate in the democratic life of the Union;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
– to promote an excellent level of awareness of rights among the employees of EU and national institutions, thus facilitating the exercise of those rights and improving their application in relations between European citizens and the institutions;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– information, education and awareness raising campaigns targeted at the general public and more specific audiences, such as vulnerable groups, young people, women, people with disabilities and employees of public institutions that make it possible to exercise rights and, to that end, free and easy access to information for all Union citizens in simple language in order to promote transparency and strengthen democracy;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– exchange of information, and sharing of experience and good practices of national, regional, local admibetween local authorities, national, regional and other State organistrations and othercivil-society organisations;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – introductory part
As a guiding principle, the implementation of the European Year will be built around a broad Union-wide information campaign which can be complemented by actions of the Member States. Both Union and national actions canmust and will also involve civil society, which has substantial experience in the field in question, and other stakeholders with a view to create ownership of all key actors. The implementation will be carried out through the following measures: