16 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2018/2111(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas the average participation in the elections to the European Parliament in 2014 was 42.6 %;whereas according to the most recent Eurobarometer published in May 2018, only19 % of Europeans interviewed knew the date of the next European elections;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas free movement provide EU citizens with opportunities to travel, study, work, and live in other EU countries; whereas more than 16 million Europeans enjoy their right to reside in another EU country;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. Whereas the right to freedom of movement is central to EU citizenship and complement the other freedoms of the EU internal market; whereas young Europeans are particularly attached to freedom of movement, which is regarded as the EU’s most positive achievement after ensuring peace in Europe;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. Whereas the European Commission has shown a commitment in the EU Citizenship Report 2017 to organise an EU-wide information and awareness raising campaign on EU citizenship in order to help citizens to better understand their rights; whereas this responsibility to better inform EU citizens of their rights and duties needs tobe shared by Member States and civil society;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Deems it important to foster the development of a shared sense of European identity, to reflect on the causes of the EU loss of credibility, to encourage civic participation and to launch an in- depth debate on European values;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that the Commission’s 2017 Citizenship Report makes no reference to the right of petition, the right to refer to the European Ombudsman, the right to access documents or the rights to support an ECI; expects the next Citizenship Report to address this shortcomings;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Deplores that since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Article 15(3) TFEU, which became the legal base for public access to documents and which extends such regime to all the Union institutions, bodies, agencies and offices, has not yet been fully implemented; considers that progress in the adoption of the new regulation has been consistently stalled by the Member States;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Is worried that the interpretation of certain provisions and terms of Directive 2004/38/EC by national courts differs not only across Member States, but sometimes also within the same jurisdiction; notes with concern that national authorities are not always fully aware of the rights and obligations established under Directive 2004/38/EC;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines the problematic of the absence of information or the provision of incorrect or confusing information on visa requirements for family members or on residence rights; insists that Member States should ensure the removal of unnecessary barriers to the right of entry/residence, in particular for third country nationals who are family members of EU citizens;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned about the difficulties encountered by citizens in getting their professional qualifications recognised across Europe; believes that the Professional Qualifications Directive and European Qualifications Framework have helped facilitate recognition among Member States; also believes that professional recognition is key to ensure a higher degree of mobility for both students and professionals; calls on the European Commission to continue the trend of facilitating as much as possible the professional recognition
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends that the Commission exercise its prerogatives under Article 258 TFEU to ask the ECJ to decide if disenfranchisement due to residence in another EU Member State should be considered to be a violation of freedom of movement and residence; calls again on Member States to implement the Venice Commission's Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters including the abolition of disenfranchisement of expatriates in elections to national parliaments;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Underlines that a growing number of European citizens have suffered terrorist attacks in a country that is not their own, and therefore urgently calls for the establishment of protocols in Member States to help non-national Europeans in the event of a terrorist attack, in line with Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls for increased effort to finalise the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights, and for the ratification of the European Social Charter.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Recommends the use of Article 165, 166 and 167 TFUE as legal basis for exploring the potential of education, vocational training and youth policies.
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Reiterates its numerous calls for a proposal on an anti-discrimination Directive, which would fully implement Article 18 and 19 TFEU in a horizontal approach;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18 d. Insists on investing on and creating Programmes and initiatives to foster a European public space where the enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms, social welfare and the fulfilment of European values become the citizen identity model;