Activities of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2009/2139(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report of the Petitions Committee 2009 (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Parliament, through its Committee on Petitions, has an obligation to investigate such concerns and to do its best to bring such breaches of the law to an end; whereas, in order to offer citizens the most appropriate and rapid remedies, the Committee on Petitions has continued to reinforce its cooperation with the Commission, other parliamentary committees, European bodies, agencies and networks, and Member States,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the number of inadmissible petitions received in 2009 indicates that additional emphasis should be placed on informing citizens better about the competences of the Union and the role of its various institutions, as well as subjects concerning which petitions are likely to be submitted to the Committee on Petitions,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas citizens are entitled to speedy and solution-oriented redress and to a high level of transparency and clarity from all European institutions and whereas Parliament has repeatedly requested the Commission to use its prerogatives as guardian of the Treaty to act against breaches of European legislation revealed by petitioners, especially where transposition of EU legislation at national level results in its infringement,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, although the Commission can fully check compliance with EU law only when a final decision has been taken by national authorities, it is important, particularly in relation to environmental matters and all cases in which the time aspect is especially important, to verify at an early stage that national authorities correctly apply all relevant procedural requirements under EU law,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and is confident that Parliament will be closely associated withinvolved in the development of the new citizens’ initiative so that this instrument can fully achieve its purpose and ensure enhanced transparency and accountability in the EU decision- making process, allowing citizens to suggest changes or additions to EU law;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the newly elected Commission - especially the Commissioner responsible for inter- institutional relations and administration - and trusts that they will cooperate with the Committee on Petitions as closely and effectively as possible and respect it as one of the most important channels between citizens and European institutions;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that, while extensive use of the Internet should be encouraged as it facilitates communication with citizens, a solution should be found to prevent the Committee being burdened with ‘non- petitions’; considers that a possible solution could lie in revision of the registration process in Parliament and in the reinforcement of the staff involved in the management and assessment of the petitions which still lacks the linguistic coverage necessary, and encourages the staff responsible to re-direct the files in question to the Correspondence with Citizens Unit, rather than submitting them to the Committee on Petitions;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that research should be carried out concerning the reasons for the difference in the number of petitions submitted to the European Parliament by nationals and residents of EU Member States and also an information campaign should be organized on the findings of the research;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a Stresses that up until the best solution to the issue of resources is found, an immediate improvement of the existing website is necessary;