10 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2023/2085(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas EU citizens lack sufficient awareness, knowledge and understanding of the rights and freedoms deriving from their EU citizenship; whereas there are still substantial shortcomings in the practical application of EU citizenship, some of which are caused by the non-uniform implementation of EU legislation by the Member States; whereas more and better targeted awareness-raising campaigns around rights and duties deriving from EU citizenship statute could facilitate better exercise of those;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas existing obstacles to the exercise of citizenship rights create situations of inequality and discrimination among citizens, in particular mobile citizens and members of vulnerable and marginalised groups, such as older people, citizens from rural areas and homeless people;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the CoFE underlined the importance of reinforcing EU citizenship by mentioning in its conclusions that an EU citizenship statute would be a useful tool for making the EU’s principles and values more tangible; points out that Parliament called for the creation of such a statute in its resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of the Treaty provisions related to EU citizenship and in its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the EU Citizenship Report 2020: empowering citizens and protecting their rights; Stresses that an EU citizenship statute could reduce inequalities of all sorts and improve social cohesion at European level but also within Member States, regions, cities and rural areas;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that mobile citizens are less likely to exercise their right to vote and run for office in European and municipal elections in their Member States of residence, with the reasons for this including insufficient information about their rights, language barriers, difficulties in registering to vote and the low success rate of non- national candidates; stresses that large communities of mobile citizens must be approached in the country of residence through targeted awareness campaigns within their own language; calls for increased support to political representatives of communities of mobile citizens in the country of residence;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Is concerned about the situation of millions of European young people and children facing social, educational, psychological, and health difficulties because they grow up without the direct care of one or both parents, who are generally forced by economic reasons to migrate to other European countries, and to leave their children behind; calls for increased support for these vulnerable citizens in Central and Eastern European countries in order to ensure EU citizenship rights for all;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned by the fact that mobile citizens are treated differently to nationals by their Member States of residence as regards access to social and institutional benefits; Stresses that all barriers to freedom of movement within the EU should be removed to achieve equal EU citizenship rights for all European citizens; highlights that Schengen area is one of the greatest achievements of the European Union and calls for the admission of Romanian and Bulgaria, in line with the Parliament’s resolutions;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to invest in adapting school curricula to teach the history of Europe and the European Union in order to increase awareness of the added value of being a European and an EU citizen; calls for the introduction of an EU manual to provide equal and evidence-base information about EU citizenship;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses that Erasmus+ can play an important role in boosting EU citizenship education through mobile learning mobility for all, regardless of age, gender, employment or education level;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to develop public consultations tailored to citizens, especially young people, in order to increase citizens’ participation; urges the Commission to update the way public consultations are conducted in order to enhance civic engagement and participation from all European citizens, and to engage with designers, sociologists, behavioural scientists and foresighters to design new and efficient participative tools; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to further improveredesign the ‘Have your say’ portal;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls for the creation of an EU charter of European citizenship, which brings together all existing citizenship rights and duties enjoyed by EU citizens into one legally binding document.