Activities of Morten MESSERSCHMIDT related to 2017/2069(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens’ Rights in a Union of Democratic Change
Amendments (4)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2. Is engaged in enhancing the democratic dimension of the European elections by reforming current European electoral law with a view to increasing citizens’ participation and confidence in the EU democratic system, thanks to increased transparency and awareness and new voting sys, decreased digital divide between Member States in terms, including e- democracy tools; of digital infrastructure, digital literacy and citizens experience with e-participation;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Warns against possible legal uncertainty over the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and those of UK citizens living in the EU arising as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; believes that core rightsthe position of EU citizens living in UK and UK nationals living in EU should be safeguarded in the UK withdrawal agreement and the agreement on the future relationship between the EU and the UK; stresses that any agreement should be based on the principle of reciprocity;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to revise the European Citizens’ Initiative Rregulation with a view to improving its functioning; strongly supports the regulation as an important tool for participatory democracy that, if used to its full potential, could increase citizens’ trust in the EU institutions and, contribute to the construction of a genuine and inclusive EU legislative process and complement representative democracy in the European Union;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the security of EU citizens and the fight against terrorism should be a top priority for the EU; welcomes the steps taken by the EU to reinforce the Security Union; calls for the speedy implementation of the interoperability of EU information systems for security, migration and border management; emphasises that the coordination ofconcurrent internal and external EU actions of Member States in the field of security isare essential for the efficient protection of EU citizens.;