Activities of Rui TAVARES related to 2012/0022(APP)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Interim report on the Proposal for a Council regulation on the Statute for a European Foundation (FE)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (European Citizenship),
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are existence and activities of foundations operating in the Union, particularly are crucial in the fields of education, research, social and health provision, protection of the environment, youth and sport, as well as arts and culture, whicharts and culture, youth and sport, and have an impact far beyond national borders;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, particularly when national budgets are tighin a time of tight national budgets, particularly for cultural, artistic activities, education and sport, the financial and social commitment of foundations is essential, although they can only complement, and cannot replace, the state in the pursuit of public-benefit purposes;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recommendation ii
Recommendation ii
(ii) Encourages the Member States to use the momentum to work for the swift introduction of the Statute on a comprehensive basis, with all guarantees of transparency, so that barriers to foundations’ cross-border work can be dismantled and new foundations can be set up for the benefit of European citizens generally;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recommendation iv
Recommendation iv
(iv) Welcomes the fact that the Statute lays down minimum standards in terms of transparency, accountability, supervision, origin and use of funds, which can, in turn, serve both citizens and donors as a form of quality labelcure confidence and prompt a EU development of activities for the benefit of all citizens;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recommendation v
Recommendation v
(v) Notes, however, that to underpin confidence in the FE, the sustainability, seriousness and viability of foundations, as well as the effectiveness of their supervision, must be core criteria, and suggests, in this regard, that:
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recommendation v – indent 2
Recommendation v – indent 2