Activities of Iva ZANICCHI related to 2011/2182(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Citizenship Report 2010: dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights
Amendments (3)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that lack of information is one of the main reasons EU citizens are unable to make full use of their rights; urges the Commission, therefore, as 2013 – the European Year of Citizens – approaches, to propose a comprehensive communication strategy which pays particular attention to raising people’s awareness of the rights they enjoy as EU citizens;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the importance of volunteering and of its role in building genuine EU citizenship, particularly in the field of defending citizens’ rights and in strengthening social cohesion and mutual understanding between EU citizens;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to develop tools for improvingand Member States to take all the necessary steps to ensure academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study, thereby removing obstacles to the mobility of students and job-seekers;