8 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2010/2015(INI)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that through the new article 12 TEU national parliaments are involved in EU policy-making at an earlier stage than before and encourages this involvement to increase the level of EU political debate at national level;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the optimal way to create a common European consciousness is through direct participation by for example direct elections; therefore the appointment of important posts such as High Representative, the President of the Commission and President of the European Council, should involve the citizens of Europe by direct elections;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests developing EuroparlTV, further integrating it into Parliament’s internet strategy and stepping up the distribution of its content tomaking its content as widely available as possible for TV channels and online media who wish to use it;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that national and regional public service broadcasters have a particular responsibility to inform citizens about politics and policy-making at European level; underlines in this regard that public broadcasters need to look critically, with full editorial independence, at their own EU coverage and set ambitious targets for improving it;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out to positive examples, whereby public service broadcasters have set up a press corps in Brussels matching the size of press corps in national parliaments thus recognizing the importance of EU affairs;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages the Member States to produce clear public service guidelinesunderline the importance onf coverage of EU affairs and ensure that they are respected, acknowledging EU reporting as a high priorityin public service broadcasting;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recognises that public service broadcasters are not the only tool that can be used to get EU messages across to citizens, as empirical evidence suggests that private broadcasters are also a key resource for EU news coverage and can assist in the development and promotion of a European public sphere;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Suggests setting up a fund to support student radio and TV broadcasting on EU matters at European universities;