2 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2017/2069(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s continuous efforts to ensure that EU citizenship rights are upheld; reminds that, in accordance with Article 9 TEU and Article 20 TFEU, a person of the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union; is convinced that EU citizens will only be able to exercise their rights fully if the Member States make a firm commitment to protecting them;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that involving citizens in the political process of their country of residence helps to build European democracy, and calls for the electoral rights of citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals, as set out in Article 22 TFEU, to be extended to include all remaining elections;