9 Amendments of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2011/2182(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets, however, the hiatus between the provisions on citizenship in the Treaties and actual practice; recalls, in this respect, that EU citizenship represents an additional set of rights that are guaranteed by the EU Treaties, enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and developed in secondary law; notes that the provisions concerning citizenship of the Union must be read in the light of the principle that decisions should be taken as openly and as close to the citizen as possible;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that lack of information is one of the main reasons EU citizens are unable to make full use of their rights; urges the Commission, therefore, to propose a comprehensive communication strategy which pays particular attention to raising people’s awareness of the rights they enjoy as EU citizens, to remove cultural and linguistic barriers, to remedy any gaps in information, to encourage citizenship education and to introduce citizenship education measures;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that apart from common principles – namely free, secret elections by universal suffrage – some practical considerations and powerful European symbols (e.g. organising European elections at the same time in every Member State) are also necessary to increase voter participation; calls on the Commission to undertake specific actions to promote the actual exercise of the right accorded to European citizens to participate in local elections in the State where they reside and in European elections;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. since EU citizenship affords particular status to a person who is a political participant in the European integration process, and grants the assurance of a unified approach in respect of each and everyone irrespective of their citizenship;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to establish mechanisms to foster the development of a culture of protecting and promoting fundamental rights at all the various political levels, so as to encourage interactive political dialogue and put the principle of participative democracy into practice;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to ensure the validity of any form of citizenship and to remove those cultural, linguistic and technological obstacles, or those connected with information, which inhibit everyone consciously and freely in exercising his/her rights and maintaining his/her responsibilities;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Repeats its previous calls to the Member States to ensure freedom of movement for all EU citizens and their families, without discrimination on grounds of their sexual orientation or nationality2; repeats its call to Member States to implement fully the rights granted under Articles 2 and 3 of Directive 2004/38/EC not only to different- sex spouses, but also to the registered partner, member of the household or partner with whom an EU citizen has a duly attested, stable relationship, including members of same-sex couples, on the basis of the principles of mutual recognition, equality, non-discrimination, dignity and respect for private and family life; in that connection, calls on the Commission to ensure that the directive is strictly applied, drawing on the analysis and conclusions contained in the reports of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, and to monitor these issues;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to pay more attention and respond more precisely to the numerous petitions received on the mutual recognition of civil-status documents and of their effects3 and therefore highlights the importance of making progress as quickly as possible towards ensuring the mutual recognition of the status of same-sex marriages and same-sex and different-sex recognised partnerships across the EU and overcoming discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or type of relationship (civil partnership or marriage); calls on the Commission, further, to put forward appropriate legislative proposals as a matter of urgency;