7 Amendments of Elena BĂSESCU related to 2013/2051(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the EU has designated 2013 ‘European Year of Citizens’ to celebrate the 20th anniversary of EU citizenship;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CTaking into account the fact that half of the European citizens agrees that the second most important citizens' right is the right to good administration, considers that the Ombudsman's continuous effort to enhance and improve openness, transparency and accountability in decision-making processes and administrations in the European Union have made a decisive contribution towards creating a Union in which decisions are taken ‘as openly as possible and as closely as possible to the citizen’, as provided in Article 1 of the Treaty on the European Union;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that 52% of the citizens consider that the Ombudsman's most important function is to insure that EU citizens know their rights and how to use them, therefore the Ombudsman needs to improve his communication towards the European citizens and enhance the cooperation with the European Network of Ombudsmen;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reiterates the fact that 42% of the European citizens are not satisfied with the level of transparency in the EU administration, and highlights the need for the Ombudsman to continue his efforts in helping the EU institutions become more open, effective and citizen friendly, building bridges between the institutions and citizens;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that transparency-related complaints have always been at the top of the Ombudsman's complaints list; notes also that such complaints are decreasing from the peak year of 2008, in which 36 % of complainants alleged lack of transparency, to 21.5 % in 2012; considexpresses concersn that this is a sign that the EU institutions have made significant efforts to become more transparent; calls on the EU institutions, agencies and bodies to help bring this number down further; owards the large number of still existing complaints regarding openness, public access and personal data, as these are jeopardising both interinstitutional dialogue and the EU's public image and attitude towards citizens;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights the fact that every closed inquiry represents a step in the right direction and a good opportunity for bringing in the improvements that the public has identified and called for, as a way of making the concept of European citizenship as participatory as possible with regards to the European legislative process;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that the previous and the current Ombudsman have in 17 and a half years presented only 18 special reports; considers that this is proof of the cooperative approach adopted by the EU institutions in the majority of cases; acknowledges the importance of these special reports and encourages the Ombudsman to further pursue such cases when it comes to important cases of maladministration concerning EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies;