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11 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2017/2024(INL)

Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part A – point 1
1. The European Parliament considers that it is necessary to revise Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 on the citizens’ initiative, since this instrument of participatory democracy needs to be simpler, clearer, more user-friendly and more widely publicised. In any event, the European Parliament looks forward to receiving the legislative proposal for the revision of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 that the Commission has announced that it will be ready to submit to the European Parliament and to the Council by the end of 2017.(Does not affect the English version.)
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part A – point 2
2. The objective of the revision is, in compliance with the Treaties, to enable Union citizens both to register and to submit a citizens’ initiative successfully and in a cost-effective manner, and to provide for their petitioconcerns to receive appropriate follow-up from the Commission, in order to encourage as many Union citizens as possible to become involved in taking the European integration process forward.
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 (new)
(-1) Recital 3 is amended as follows: [...] similar possibilities [...] instead of [...] similar conditions [...] And the following is added: [...], in particular for people with disabilities.
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 a (new)
(-1a) In recital 7, the following sentence is deleted: “That should be set as the age at which citizens are entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.” And amended as follows: “That should be set as the minimum age of 16 years.”
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 b (new)
(-1b) In recital 13, the following phrase is deleted: “including, where applicable, a personal identification number or a personal identification document number”
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 c (new)
(-1c) Recital 17 is amended as follows: [...] from the date of collection [...] instead of [...] from the date of registration [...].
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
In Article 3,Article 3 is amended as follows: In paragraph 4, the following phrase is deleted: [...] “at which citizens are entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.” The same paragraph is amended as follows: [...] of the minimum age of 16 years [...] instead of [...] of the age to be entitled to [...] And the following paragraphs are added:
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) the following paragraph is inserted: “1a. A citizens’ initiative may concern the amendment of a current legislative proposal.;deleted
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) In Article 8(1), second subparagraph, the following text is deleted: (b) to the Member State that issued the personal identification number or the personal identification document indicated in the statement of support, as specified in point 2 of Part C of Annex III.
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2
Member States and Union Institutions, and in particular the European Commission , shall carry out information campaigns in order to raise public awareness of the existence of the ECI, thereby maximising its added-value and promoting the active participation of citizens in the political life of the Union. Registered ECIs may, on reasoned request, receive financial support from the Commission out of EU funds for technical and organisational purposes.
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) In Annex III, the statement of support form — Part B (for Member States which require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number) is deleted.
2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO