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Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 (new)

(-1) Recital (20) is amended as follows: "(20) The Commission should examine a citizens’ initiative and set out its legal conclusions separately. It should also set out the action it intends to take in response to it, within a period of three months of the moment the Commission received that initiative. In order to demonstrate that a citizens’ initiative supported by at least one million Union citizens and its possible follow-up are carefully examined, the Commission should explain in a clear, comprehensible and detailed manner the reasons for its intended action, and should likewise give its reasons if it does not intend to take any action. The Commission shall not implement thematic restrictions other than those provided for in this Regulation, in Article 11 TEU and in Article 24 TFEU. The Commission should not refuse to register citizens’ initiatives arbitrarily by judging them as being Euro-sceptical or reflecting the interests of a minority. The general right of citizens to participate in the democratic life of the European Union should include the power to take action with a view to amending secondary legislation in force, reforming it or repealing it in whole or in part. Whenever the Commission receives a citizens’ initiative supported by the requisite number of signatories which fulfils the all requirements set out by this Regulation, the organisers should be entitled to present that initiative at a public hearing to be held at Union level."

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 a (new)

(-1a) Article 2 is amended as follows: (-1a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "‘citizens’ initiative’ means an initiative submitted to the Commission in accordance with this Regulation, inviting the Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties, which has received the support of at least one million eligible signatories coming from at least one quarter of all Member States and potentially covering all legal acts, without being restricted to measures producing definitive effects, including the abrogation of any existing legal act and the modification of a current legislative proposal.";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

(c) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. In order to be eligible to support a proposed citizens’ initiative, signatories shall be citizens of the Union and shall be aged 16 years or over.";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 a (new)

(2a) the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "After the registration is confirmed in accordance with paragraph 2, for the purpose of including it in the register, the Commission shall provide translation services for the proposed citizens’ initiative into the other official languages of the Union.";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 d (new)

(2d) paragraph 2b is amended as follows: "The proposed citizens’ initiative does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union implementing the Treaties, as well as for the repeal of an existing legal act or for the modification of a current legislative proposal.";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 b (new)

(2b) paragraph 2c is amended as follows: "The proposed citizens’ initiative is not manifestly abusive or vexatious; and";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 c (new)

(2c) paragraph 2d is amended as follows: "The proposed citizens’ initiative is not incompatible with the values of the Union as set out in Article 2 TEU, with the principles set out in Article 6 TEU and with the rights enshrined in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights.";

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 3 – point b – paragraph 2

“Signatories may only support a given proposed citizens’ initiative once and ~~should~~they shall be able to sign it from their countr~~ies~~y of residence~~.”;~~ or by providing their document of identity.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 3 – point a – point 1 (new)

In Article 5, the following subparagraph is added: 4a. Calls the European Commission to recommend Member States to unify their respective procedure, so as to simplify the collection of signatures

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 3 – point c – paragraph 2

“The collection of statements of support shall begin after the date of registration of the proposed initiative, on a date established by the organisers, and within a period not exceeding 128 months.”.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 2

“Statements of support may be collected on paper and online. The Commission shall on a permanent basis operate a free Commission-run centralised online collection system in order to simplify the collection of statements of support as well as to facilitate the checking of those statements by the national authorities.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Independent experts, NGOs, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Commission shall cooperate to create an online platform to collect data for the purposes of this Regulation.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point a – paragraph 2

“wWithin three months, set out in a communication its legal ~~and political~~ conclusions on the citizens’ initiative, the action it intends to take~~, if any, and its reasons for taking that act~~ explaining exhaustively and in full details the reasons for its decision.”

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point b – paragraph 2

~~“In the case of a s~~Successful citizens’ initiative~~, in the normal run of events there is a presumption that the Commission will submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council~~s shall be followed up, within a twelve -months period of the end of the three months period referred to in point (c)~~. If the Commission is of the opinion that there are good reasons not to submit such a proposal, then it shall duly justify its decision~~, by a proposal from the Commission of a legal act. For the purposes of this Article, special attention should be paid to Article 296(2) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union..

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 6 – paragraph 2

“Where the conditions of Article 10(1)(a) and (b) are fulfilled, and within two months from the publication of the citizens’ initiative in accordance with Article 10(1)(a), the organisers ~~may~~shall present the citizens’ initiative at a public hearing. The Commission and the European Parliament shall ensure that this hearing is organised at the European Parliament, if appropriate together with such other institutions and bodies of the Union aswhich may wish to participate, and that the Commission is represented at an appropriate level.”;

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2

“The European Parliament shall hold a debate on those citizens’ initiatives that successfully meet all of the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those debates may be concluded by the adoption of a motion for resolution ~~.”;~~. The debates in the committees should involve outside stakeholders and experts as of the early stage of the discussion.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

Barbara SPINELLI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2

“Organisers shall be liable for any damage they cause in the organisation of a citizens’ initiative through acts that are unlawful and committed intentionally or with culpable or serious negligence, in accordance with applicable national law. Citizens' committees shall be able to acquire legal personality. ”;

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

17 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2017/2024(INL)

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