6 Amendments of Jarosław WAŁĘSA related to 2017/2024(INL)
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the simplification of online signature collection (“OCS”) and verification and for a progressive approach to countering the technological barriers to OCS; invites the Commission to address data requirement divergences in national systems, especially regarding nationality and place of residence; welcomes the AFCO proposal that the Commission run a free, centralised OCS system; suggests that this system make use of existing, proven online platform technologies and enable synergies with social media tools to galvanize more widespread signature collection; welcomes the Commission’s public survey on creating a “Collaborative ECI Platform”; invites the Commission to prolong the collection period such that the clock for collection starts running from the date of ECI registration; calls for greater transparency measures for ascertaining ECI financing;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls upon the Commission to create a one-stop shop for ECI information dissemination and citizen advisory services, in particular the provision of support in defining a compliant legal basis for an initiative; welcomes the AFCO proposal forsupports the idea of a provision in the new Regulation on ECI communication activities at EU level; urges the Commission to link such efforts to the principles set out in the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the AFCO proposal to ensure the follow-up of successful ECIs, in terms of concrete legislative proposals from the Commission, while using the whole potential of the European Parliament as a co-legislator; calls for maintaining the current system of designating lead committees thematically according to competence, with PETI as associated committee; recalls the importance of public hearings in ensuring that an inclusive approach is taken to increasing attendance by various stakeholders both for and against a specific initiative; underlines the importance of the reimbursement of travel expenses when possible both for the ECI organizers and the experts;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Proposes that the commitment of EU funds to the financing of ECIs be limited to successful ECIs i.e. those having succeeded in collecting one million signatures; suggests that such financing proceed on a reimbursement basis of costs already incurred by ECI organisers/citizens' committees and previously recorded in the ECI Register; calls for such conditionality to apply both to existing budget lines dedicated to ECI funding, such as under the Europe for Citizens Programme, or any other future ECI funding programme, whether originating in the Commission or in the European Parliament;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for extending the ECI "lifecycle” by increasing the period for the collection of statements of support to 18 months provided that the minimum of 75% of the required 1 million signatures is reached within the period of 12 months;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)