Activities of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2010/0074(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Citizens’ initiative (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens’ initiative
Amendments (11)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) It is important to initiate effective campaigns to promote public debate of current initiatives. Their aim should be to build a European public space; in this context, an important role will be played both by the existing programmes which promote mobility and active citizenship and by the new forms of communication in the shape of social networking sites, which promote public debate amongst young people.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The European Commission representations and the European Parliament's information offices in the Member States together with the Commission's information networks should have a permanent role in the provision to citizens of all necessary information regarding the citizens´ initiative.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come. In order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest, this number should be set at one thirdquarter of Member States.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) TWithin a period of four months, the Commission should examine a citizens' initiative and, set out its conclusions and the actions it envisages to take in response to it, within a period ofindicate which legal act or measure it considers to be appropriate to achieving the aim of the initiative. Within the same period the European Parliament shall submit a proposal four months. a hearing in its competent committee with the organising committee of the initiative.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Regulation fivthree years after its entry into force.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. “"Organiser” means a natural or legal person or organisationing committee" means a group of at least seven citizens of the Union, coming from at least seven Member States, which is responsible for the preparation and submission of a citizens’' initiative to the Commission. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. In order to be eligible to support a proposed citizens' initiative, signatories shall be citizens of the Union and shall be of the age to be entitled to vote in the European electionsat least 16 years old.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one thirdquarter of Member States.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In one thirdquarter of Member States, signatories shall comprise at least the minimum number of citizens set out in Annex I.