Activities of Angelika WERTHMANN related to 2010/2295(INI)
Plenary speeches (8)
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Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2010 (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. bearing in mind the importance of the petitions process and its specific attributes which should enable the committee responsible to seek and provide solutions for EU citizens who petition Parliament,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the fact that the Charter of Fundamental Rights acquired legally binding force with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and underlines the importance of the Charter, given the new boost it has provided to the activities of the EU and the Member States in this field, and is confident that it will help increase citizens’ awareness and understanding of fundamental rights; the European Commission - as guardian of the Treaties - will do everything in its power to ensure the effective implementation of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the Commission’s Declaration entitled ‘Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by the European Union’ and considers that a genuine culture of fundamental rights must be developed, promoted and reinforced in both the EU institutions and the Member States, in particular when they apply and implement EU law; takes the view that the information activities concerning the Union's role and powers in the area of fundamental rights referred to in the 'Strategy' should be specific and comprehensive, in order to ensure that powers are not arbitrarily passed back and forth between the Commission and the Member States in the future, particularly in connection with sensitive issues;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to declare 2013 the ‘European Year of Citizenship’ in order to give momentum to the debate on European citizenship and inform EU citizens of their rights - above all regarding the admissible usage of the various instruments at EU level; takes the view that the ‘European Year of Citizenship’ should be used for the broad dissemination of information on the new 'European citizens initiative', in order to forestall a high rate of inadmissibility comparable to the rate that is still to be found in the 'petitions' field; considers that at the same time a debate should be opened on the limited scope of the 'Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union';
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the Petitions Committee should forge closer working links with similar committees in Member States’ national and regional parliaments and conduct fact-finding missions to promote mutual understanding of petitions on European issues, and vice versa, in order to gain an insight into the various working methods of national petitions committees so that the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament is in a position to take a conscious and farsighted decision when rejecting a petition on grounds of competence issues;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the creation, as a matter of urgency, of a dedicated Web portal for petitions, offering an interactive template for the recording thereof and providing information for citizens about Parliament’s remit and what can be achieved by petitioning it, as well as links to alternative means of redress at European and national level and a comprehensive description of the EU’s powers so as to eliminate confusion between the competences of the EU and those of the Member States; takes the view that, alternatively, consideration should be given to the possibility of including in this interactive template a compulsory question concerning the competence or competences involved, where a tick can be placed against a comprehensive list of competences;