Activities of Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS related to 2011/2317(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions (2011) (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2011 PDF (285 KB) DOC (521 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
A. whereas the right of citizens to petition the European Parliament has been enshrined in the Treaty since the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty on 1 November 1993, in order to afford them’ protection;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. expresses its satisfaction concerning the creation of a single service for citizens looking for information or wanting to lodge an appeal or lawsuit via the ‘Your Rights in the European Union’ portal;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε a (new)
Recital Ε a (new)
Ea. whereas the European institutions ought to supply more information and be more transparent with regard to EU citizens;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the shortcomings and problems faced by people as a result of the malfunctioning of the internal market, as illustrated by petitions, are confirmed by the European Citizenship Report 2010, in particular as regards free movement of EU citizens and their family members, provided they are completely legitimate, access to social security entitlements, mutual recognition of qualifications, obstacles faced by the disabled, family law issues and mass expulsions on the basis of ethnic or national origin such as those affecting the Roma, including also double- taxation issues;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the Commission cooperating with the Member States and deplores the negligence of some Member States with regard to transposing and enforcing European environmental legislation;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 α (new)
Paragraph 17 α (new)
17a. Stresses the need to guarantee transparency in handling petitions, internally by allowing MEPs direct access to petition files via e-petition, and externally by supporting the Internet portal for petitioners;