{"change_dates":[],"dossier":{"amendments":[{"authors":"Kostas Chrysogonos","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-1","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[125061],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:06"},"new":["1. Underlines that the Citizens' Initiative","should be regarded as a tool of","participatory democracy that confers the","right for EU citizens, based on at least one","million statements of support, to take the","initiative and ask the Commission to","submit, within the framework of its","powers, an appropriate proposal on matters","on which citizens consider that a legislative","act is necessary to implement the treaties;"],"old":["1. Underlines the fact that the Citizens'","Initiative is the first tool of participatory","democracy that confers the right for EU","citizens, based on at least one million","statements of support, to take the initiative","and ask the Commission to submit, within","the framework of its powers, an","appropriate proposal on matters on which","citizens consider that a legislative act is","necessary to implement the treaties;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"1","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Daniel Buda","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-2","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[125012],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["1. Underlines the fact that the Citizens\u2019","Initiative is the first tool of participatory","democracy that confers the right for EU","citizens, based on at least one million","statements of support from at least one-","quarter of the EU Member States, to take","the initiative, thereby underpinning their","new political prerogative, and ask the","Commission to submit, within the","framework of its powers, an appropriate","proposal on matters on which citizens","consider that a legislative act is necessary","to implement the treaties;"],"old":["1. Underlines the fact that the Citizens\u2019","Initiative is the first tool of participatory","democracy that confers the right for EU","citizens, based on at least one million","statements of support, to take the initiative","and ask the Commission to submit, within","the framework of its powers, an","appropriate proposal on matters on which","citizens consider that a legislative act is","necessary to implement the treaties;"],"orig_lang":"ro","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"2","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ji\u0159\u00ed Ma\u0161t\u00e1lka, Kate\u0159ina Kone\u010dn\u00e1","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-3","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 a (new)"]],"meps":[23704,23699],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["1a. Regrets however that the law on ECI","is unknown, unused and ineffective and","therefore powerless, since very few people","know of its existence, obstacles are really","high and the EU is not even obliged to","act, the law has not met expectations of","the European citizens, therefore it","contributes to a growing frustration of the","EU citizens from the functioning of the","EU;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"3","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Pascal Durand","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-4","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 a (new)"]],"meps":[124693],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["1a. Takes the view that a conflict of","interest might arise from the application","of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No","211/2011 given that the Commission, to","which ECIs are submitted, is also the","institution that verifies their admissibility;","considers that the registration procedure","should be amended so that the","admissibility of ECIs is no longer verified","by the Commission but by an independent","public body;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"4","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-5","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 a (new)"]],"meps":[118858],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["1a. Welcomes the Commission's Report","on the ECI of 1st of April 2015","acknowledging that there is still room to","improve the ECI identifying a number of","possible issues with a view of improving","the instrument; Equally welcomes the","European Ombudsman's own-initiative","enquiry into the functioning of the","European Citizens' Initiative (ECI)","formulating eleven concrete proposals to","improve the ECI process;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"5","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Daniel Buda","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-6","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 2"]],"meps":[125012],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["2. Considers it essential that citizens can","contribute to the exercise of the legislative","prerogatives of the Union and be involved","directly in the initiation of legislative","proposals; calls on the Commission in this","connection to engage actively, providing","the organisers of European Citizens\u2019","Initiatives with as many detailed","guidelines as possible regarding the","interpretation of the legal provisions;"],"old":["2. Considers it essential that citizens can","contribute to the exercise of the legislative","prerogatives of the Union and be involved","directly in the initiation of legislative","proposals;"],"orig_lang":"ro","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"6","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Pascal Durand","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-7","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[124693],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["2a. Notes that the Commission refused to","register the Stop TTIP ECI on the","grounds that it was not covered by the","scope of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011;","stresses, however, that a mandate for the","negotiation of a trade agreement will in","due course be reflected in EU law, and","that a legal solution needs to be found to","enable European citizens to have a real","influence on the EU\u2019s trade policy","choices;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"7","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Pascal Durand","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-8","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 b (new)"]],"meps":[124693],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["2b. Considers that the scope of Regulation","(EU) No 211/2011 should be clarified and","extended; calls on the Commission to","include in its future proposal amending","Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 the option","for European citizens to launch Citizens\u2019","Initiatives with a view to bringing about","Treaty amendments in accordance with","Article 48 of the Treaty on European","Union;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"8","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Virginie Rozi\u00e8re","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-9","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[103845],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["3. Notes that more than six million EU","citizens have participated in a Citizens\u2019","Initiative and that only three initiatives,","namely \u2018Right2Water\u2019, \u2018One of Us\u2019 and","\u2018Stop Vivisection\u2019, were deemed","admissible; points, however, to the various","practical difficulties which the organisers","have encountered since the entry into force","of the regulation in April 2012;"],"old":["3. Notes that more than six million EU","citizens have participated in a Citizens\u2019","Initiative and that three initiatives, namely","\u2018Right2Water\u2019, \u2018One of Us\u2019 and \u2018Stop","Vivisection\u2019, were successful; points,","however, to the various practical","difficulties which the organisers have","encountered since the entry into force of","the regulation in April 2012;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"9","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ji\u0159\u00ed Ma\u0161t\u00e1lka, Kate\u0159ina Kone\u010dn\u00e1","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-10","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[23704,23699],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["3. Notes that more than six million EU","citizens have participated in a Citizens'","Initiative and that three initiatives, namely","\u2018Right2Water', \u2018One of Us' and \u2018Stop","Vivisection', were successful; points,","however, to the various practical","difficulties which the organisers have","encountered since the entry into force of","the regulation in April 2012, and the fact","that the number of initiatives is still","declining;"],"old":["3. Notes that more than six million EU","citizens have participated in a Citizens'","Initiative and that three initiatives, namely","\u2018Right2Water', \u2018One of Us' and \u2018Stop","Vivisection', were successful; points,","however, to the various practical","difficulties which the organisers have","encountered since the entry into force of","the regulation in April 2012;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"10","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Daniel Buda","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-11","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[125012],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["3. Notes that more than six million EU","citizens have participated in a Citizens\u2019","Initiative and that three initiatives, namely","\u2018Right2Water\u2019, \u2018One of Us\u2019 and \u2018Stop","Vivisection\u2019, were successful; points,","however, to the various practical","difficulties which the organisers have","encountered since the entry into force of","the regulation in April 2012; points out,","moreover, that the ECI is, in its current","form, weak and restricted in scope and","requires substantial modification, given","that only 3 out of 51 initiatives have been","ruled eligible by the Commission and six","ECI organisers have challenged the","Commission's refusal before the","European Court of Justice, corresponding","to 30% of all rejections;"],"old":["3. Notes that more than six million EU","citizens have participated in a Citizens\u2019","Initiative and that three initiatives, namely","\u2018Right2Water\u2019, \u2018One of Us\u2019 and \u2018Stop","Vivisection\u2019, were successful; points,","however, to the various practical","difficulties which the organisers have","encountered since the entry into force of","the regulation in April 2012;"],"orig_lang":"ro","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"11","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ji\u0159\u00ed Ma\u0161t\u00e1lka, Kate\u0159ina Kone\u010dn\u00e1","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-12","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 3 a (new)"]],"meps":[23704,23699],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["3a. Calls on the Commission to use all","public communication channels to raise","awareness of the ECI and facilitate","communication of running ECIs, for","example by creating a mobile app with","information, notifications and possibility","of mobile signing;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"12","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Daniel Buda","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-13","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 3 a (new)"]],"meps":[125012],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["3a. Calls for a review of the dual role of","the Commission, which could give rise to","a conflict of interests, bearing in mind","that a number of ECI organisers","acknowledge the significance and value of","its input; calls in this connection on the","Commission to consider the European","Parliament also as a decision maker,","particularly since it is the only institution","whose members are directly elected by the","EU citizens;"],"orig_lang":"ro","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"13","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Daniel Buda","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-14","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 3 b (new)"]],"meps":[125012],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:07"},"new":["3b. Notes that there is a need for a legal","entity, but argues that this should be non-","mandatory, given the considerable","amount of red tape possibly involved in","endowing it with binding legal status;","calls in addition for risk reduction","measures to encourage ECI committee","members to take concrete initiatives, the","simplification of personal data","requirements and the provision of civil","liability insurance;"],"orig_lang":"ro","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"14","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-15","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 3 a (new)"]],"meps":[118858],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:08"},"new":["3a. Is of the opinion that if in the past","three years, only 3 initiatives have","reached the threshold of one million","signatures out of 51 requests to launch an","initiative, shows that much still needs to","be done to make sure that the ECI lives up","to its full potential;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"15","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Daniel Buda","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-16","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[125012],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:08"},"new":["4. Calls on the Commission to ensure","comprehensive support, including free (or","pro bono) legal advice \u2013 for example, by","creating a point of contact responsible for","the Citizens\u2019 Initiative in the Commission","representations in all Member States with","the task of providing information and the","necessary advice and assistance for","Citizens' Initiatives\u2013 in view of the","difficulty faced by organisers in identifying","the relevant treaty and legal provisions on","which to base a valid initiative;"],"old":["4. Calls on the Commission to ensure","comprehensive support, including non-","binding legal advice \u2013 for example, by","creating a point of contact responsible for","the Citizens\u2019 Initiative in the Commission","representations in all Member States \u2013 in","view of the difficulty faced by organisers","in identifying the relevant treaty and legal","provisions on which to base a valid","initiative;"],"orig_lang":"ro","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"16","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Virginie Rozi\u00e8re","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-17","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[103845],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:08"},"new":["4. Calls on the Commission to ensure","comprehensive support, including non-","binding legal advice \u2013 for example, by","designating a clearly identified point of","contact responsible for the Citizens\u2019","Initiative in the Commission","representations in all Member States \u2013 in","view of the difficulty faced by organisers","in identifying the relevant treaty and legal","provisions on which to base a valid","initiative;"],"old":["4. Calls on the Commission to ensure","comprehensive support, including non-","binding legal advice \u2013 for example, by","creating a point of contact responsible for","the Citizens\u2019 Initiative in the Commission","representations in all Member States \u2013 in","view of the difficulty faced by organisers","in identifying the relevant treaty and legal","provisions on which to base a valid","initiative;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"17","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Emil Radev, Eva Paunova","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-18","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[124850],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:08"},"new":["4. Calls on the Commission to ensure","comprehensive support, including non-","binding legal advice \u2013 for example, by","creating a point of contact responsible for","the Citizens' Initiative in the Commission","representations and Europe Direct","Information Centres in all Member States","\u2013 in view of the difficulty faced by","organisers in identifying the relevant treaty","and legal provisions on which to base a","valid initiative;"],"old":["4. Calls on the Commission to ensure","comprehensive support, including non-","binding legal advice \u2013 for example, by","creating a point of contact responsible for","the Citizens' Initiative in the Commission","representations in all Member States \u2013 in","view of the difficulty faced by organisers","in identifying the relevant treaty and legal","provisions on which to base a valid","initiative;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"18","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Pascal Durand","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-19","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[124693],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:08"},"new":["4a. Calls on the Commission to undertake","to propose a legislative act every time an","ECI meets the conditions laid down in","Article 2(1) and Article 7 of the","Regulation; calls, where the Commission","fails to submit a legislative proposal","within 12 months, for Parliament\u2019s","relevant committee to launch an own-","initiative report; calls on the European","Parliament to modify its Rules of","Procedure accordingly;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"19","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" J\u00f3zsef Sz\u00e1jer, Axel Voss, Emil Radev, Eva Paunova","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-20","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[23821,96761,124850],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:08"},"new":["5. Calls on the Commission, furthermore,","to improve its internet portal in order to","make it more comprehensible and user-","friendly, especially related to the","information on its competences and the","support that can be acquired for a","successful application, given that the","registration of a large number of submitted","citizens' initiatives was rejected on the","grounds that they manifestly fell outside","the framework of the Commission's","competence;"],"old":["5. Calls on the Commission, furthermore,","to revise the list of its competences on its","internet portal and make it more","comprehensible and user-friendly, given","that the registration of a large number of","submitted citizens' initiatives was rejected","on the grounds that they manifestly fell","outside the framework of the Commission's","competence;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"20","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ji\u0159\u00ed Ma\u0161t\u00e1lka, Kate\u0159ina Kone\u010dn\u00e1","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-21","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[23704,23699],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:08"},"new":["5. Calls on the Commission, furthermore,","to revise the list of its competences on its","internet portal and make it more","comprehensible and user-friendly, given","that the registration of a large number of","submitted citizens' initiatives was rejected","on the grounds that they manifestly fell","outside the framework of the Commission's","competence; stresses that in the case of","rejection the Commission must explain its","political choices to the public in a detailed","and transparent manner, so that the","reasoning is more robust, consistent and","comprehensible to the citizen and at the","same time inform the organisers of the","relevant legal considerations, so that they","can decide whether to revise their ECI","and resubmit it in a modified form;"],"old":["5. Calls on the Commission, furthermore,","to revise the list of its competences on its","internet portal and make it more","comprehensible and user-friendly, given","that the registration of a large number of","submitted citizens' initiatives was rejected","on the grounds that they manifestly fell","outside the framework of the Commission's","competence;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"21","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Emil Radev, Eva Paunova","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-22","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[124850],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:08"},"new":["5. Calls on the Commission, furthermore,","to revise the list of its competences on its","internet portal and make it more","comprehensible and user-friendly, given","that the registration of a large number of","submitted citizens' initiatives was rejected","on the grounds that they manifestly fell","outside the framework of the Commission's","competence; in addition to a clear list of","its competences, the Commission should","clarify the registration procedure,","providing detailed guidelines it uses to","assess the legal basis of citizens'","initiatives. Furthermore, the Commission","should consider establishing an","independent figure with a view to","assessing whether the legal basis of an","ECI submitted is correct;"],"old":["5. Calls on the Commission, furthermore,","to revise the list of its competences on its","internet portal and make it more","comprehensible and user-friendly, given","that the registration of a large number of","submitted citizens' initiatives was rejected","on the grounds that they manifestly fell","outside the framework of the Commission's","competence;",""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"22","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" J\u00f3zsef Sz\u00e1jer","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-23","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5 a (new)"]],"meps":[23821],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:09"},"new":["5a. Calls on the Commission to consider","registering only those parts of the","initiatives that meet the required","conditions. For such a registration, a","prior consultation with the applicant","citizens committee would be adequate;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"23","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" J\u00f3zsef Sz\u00e1jer, Therese Comodini Cachia","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-24","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[23821,124968],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:09"},"new":["6. Stresses the need to explore the","possibility for a harmonised procedure for","submitting statements of support, as it is","unacceptable that EU citizens should be","excluded from supporting Citizens'","Initiatives. Calls on the Member States to","review their requirements on personal","data, as a matter of urgency in order to","reduce the unnecessary bureaucratic","burden for the collection of statements;"],"old":["6. Stresses the need for a harmonised","procedure for submitting statements of","support, as it is unacceptable that EU","citizens should be excluded from","supporting Citizens' Initiatives owing to","differing personal data submission","requirements in the Member States; calls","on the Member States, as a matter of","urgency, to remove the requirement that a","personal identification number be","provided for a statement of support, as","this represents an unnecessary","bureaucratic burden for the collection of","statements of support and also an","","unnecessary way of checking the identity","of a signatory;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE560.859v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"24","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-560859_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Daniel Buda","changes":{},"committee":["JURI"],"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","id":"PE560.859-25","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[125012],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:54:09"},"new":["6. 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Calls on the Commission to improve the","user-friendly character of its software for","the online collection of signatures and to","offer its servers for the storage of online","signatures for free on a permanent basis;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE555.247v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"59","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-557247_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Josep-Maria Terricabras on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFCO"],"date":"2015-05-21T00:00:00","id":"PE555.247-60","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[124932],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:01:11"},"new":["6. Calls on the Commission to improve the","user-friendly character of its software for","the online collection of signatures, to make","it accessible to people with disabilities and","to offer its servers for the storage of online","signatures for free on a permanent basis;"],"old":["6. Calls on the Commission to improve the","user-friendly character of its software for","the online collection of signatures and to","offer its servers for the storage of online","signatures for free on a permanent basis;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE555.247v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"60","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-557247_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Jo Leinen","changes":{},"committee":["AFCO"],"date":"2015-05-21T00:00:00","id":"PE555.247-61","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[1849,4262],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:01:11"},"new":["6. Calls on the Commission to improve the","user-friendly character of its software for","the online collection of signatures and in","particular to make it more accessible for","people with disabilities, and to offer its","servers for the storage of online signatures","for free on a permanent basis;"],"old":["6. Calls on the Commission to improve the","user-friendly character of its software for","the online collection of signatures and to","offer its servers for the storage of online","signatures for free on a permanent basis;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE555.247v01-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"61","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-557247_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Barbara Spinelli, Helmut Scholz, Kostas Chrysogonos","changes":{},"committee":["AFCO"],"date":"2015-05-21T00:00:00","id":"PE555.247-62","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[124810,96646,125061],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:01:11"},"new":["6. 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Recalls that, in previous resolutions and","annual reports prepared by the Committee","on Petitions, Parliament pointed out the","weaknesses of the existing legal framework","and the bureaucratic burdens in the","practical running of the ECI owing to a","lack of IT support and disparate use in the","national administrations; calls for","simplified and harmonised personal data","requirements and procedures;"],"orig_lang":"es","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"20","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Eleonora Evi, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Marco Affronte, Laura Agea","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-21","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 \u2013 subparagraph 1 (new)"]],"meps":[124779,124812,124797,124811],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:32"},"new":["Highlights, therefore, the need for","uniform personal data requirements for","the statements of support as provided for","by the original Commission proposal 1 a ;","stresses that, at present, 18 Member states","require the provision of a personal ID","number, despite the fact that the","European Data Protection Supervisor had","advised against it; calls for the","establishment of a permanent server,","hosted by the Commission, which would","provide a certified Online Collection","System working as an online ECI tool","thus avoiding unnecessary regulatory","burdens;","__________________","1a COM(2010)119 final"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"21","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Gabriele Preu\u00df","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-22","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[124888],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:33"},"new":["2a. Regrets the lack of clear information","from the outset regarding the European","citizens\u2019 initiative, resulting in widespread","misunderstandings as to the nature","thereof and disappointment when the first","ECIs were rejected by the Commission;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"22","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Julia Pitera, Jaros\u0142aw Wa\u0142\u0119sa","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-23","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[124898,96774],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:33"},"new":["2a. Points out that before action is taken","to improve the ECI, there needs to be","evidence that shows the real situation,","including the numbers of complaints","lodged with the Court of Justice; points","out that such changes should not be based","solely on the personal assessments of","individuals or groups of stakeholders;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"pl","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"23","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-24","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:33"},"new":["2a. Stresses that a major simplification","and revision of the ECI Regulation needs","to focus on measures improving the","accessibility to the ECI, both for","organisers and for signatories, providing","more dynamic and citizen-friendly","process, and guaranteeing measures that","have greater legal impact of the","successful initiatives;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"24","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" J\u00f3zsef Nagy","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-25","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[124926],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:33"},"new":["2a. Insist that the Commission effectively","implements the ECI regulation and","proceeds for the removal of all","administrative burdens encountered by","citizens when submitting and following an","ECI, and urges the Commission to","consider the implementation of a common","ECIs' registering system to all members","states"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"25","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Eleonora Evi, Marco Affronte, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Laura Agea","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-26","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[124779,124797,124812,124811],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:33"},"new":["2a. Calls on the Commission to urge","Member states to use the ECI Validation","Tool for Statements of Support, developed","under the Interoperability Solutions for","European Public","Administrations programme;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"26","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino, Demetris Papadakis","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-27","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 b (new)"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880,124692],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:33"},"new":["2b. Reports that to date only three","initiatives managed to collect one million","signatures in at least seven Member","States, the first ever initiative was","\"Right2Water\" and the most recent one is","\"Stop Vivisection ECI\"; Regrets that the","first two initiatives were not followed-up","by a concrete legislative proposal and","invites the Commission to adopt more","concrete measures with the next","successful initiatives;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"27","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Eleonora Evi, Marco Affronte, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Laura Agea","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-28","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 b (new)"]],"meps":[124779,124797,124812,124811],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:33"},"new":["2b. Stresses that, within the scope of the","instruments available to enhance","participatory democracy across the Union,","IT tools should be made available also to","regions, thus allowing for greater","involvement of citizens in public affairs;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"28","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Marina Albiol Guzm\u00e1n, \u00c1ngela Vallina","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-29","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[125048,125050],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:33"},"new":["3. Expresses its concern about the low","percentage of successful initiatives and the","dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives; points out that this low","percentage is the result of","disproportionate requirements, and","regrets the fact that, because initiatives","have had no legislative impact, and","because a number of successful ones have","been rejected by the Commission, use of","the instrument is being discouraged;","stresses that the European institutions and","the Member States must take all necessary","steps \u2013 including a review of the","requirements for an initiative to be","deemed successful \u2013 to promote the ECI","and to foster citizens\u2019 confidence in this","tool; believes that the instrument, once the","ECI Regulation has been revised, may","have the potential to engage the public and","to promote dialogue among citizens and","between citizens and EU institutions;","welcomes the fact that some ECIs have","managed to have an impact at local level;"],"old":["3. Expresses its concern about the low","percentage of successful initiatives and the","dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives; stresses that the European","institutions and the Member States must","take all necessary steps to promote the ECI","and to foster citizens\u2019 confidence in this","tool; believes that the instrument still has","the potential to engage the public and to","promote dialogue among citizens and","between citizens and EU institutions;","welcomes the fact that some ECIs have","managed to have an impact at local level;",""],"orig_lang":"es","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"29","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Eleonora Evi, Marco Affronte, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Laura Agea","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-30","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[124779,124797,124812,124811],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["3. Expresses its concern about the fact that,","since 2012, out of 31 registered ECIs only","3 reached the last phase; highlights how","the dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives is direct consequence of a","cumbersome and unnecessarily complex","system as well as discouraging","Commission response to successful ECIs;","stresses that the European institutions and","the Member States must take all necessary","steps to promote the ECI and to foster","citizens\u2019 confidence in this tool; believes","that the instrument still has the potential to","engage the public and to promote dialogue","among citizens and between citizens and","EU institutions; welcomes the fact that","some ECIs have managed to have an","impact at local level;"],"old":["3. 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Expresses its concern about the low","percentage of successful initiatives and the","dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives; stresses that the European","institutions and the Member States must","take all necessary steps to promote the ECI","and to foster citizens\u2019 confidence in this","tool; believes that the instrument still has","the potential to engage the public and to","promote dialogue among citizens and","between citizens and EU institutions;","proposes to increase the time span for","collection of signatures to 18 months;","welcomes the fact that some ECIs have","managed to have an impact at local level;"],"old":["3. Expresses its concern about the low","percentage of successful initiatives and the","dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives; stresses that the European","institutions and the Member States must","take all necessary steps to promote the ECI","and to foster citizens\u2019 confidence in this","tool; believes that the instrument still has","the potential to engage the public and to","promote dialogue among citizens and","between citizens and EU institutions;","welcomes the fact that some ECIs have","managed to have an impact at local level;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"31","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Gabriele Preu\u00df","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-32","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[124888],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["3. Expresses its concern about the low","percentage of successful initiatives and the","dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives; stresses that the European","institutions and the Member States must","take all necessary steps to promote the ECI","and to foster citizens\u2019 confidence in this","tool; believes that the instrument has the","potential to engage the public and to","promote dialogue among citizens and","between citizens and EU institutions;","welcomes the fact that some ECIs have","managed to have an impact at local level;"],"old":["3. Expresses its concern about the low","percentage of successful initiatives and the","dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives; stresses that the European","institutions and the Member States must","take all necessary steps to promote the ECI","and to foster citizens\u2019 confidence in this","tool; believes that the instrument still has","the potential to engage the public and to","promote dialogue among citizens and","between citizens and EU institutions;","welcomes the fact that some ECIs have","managed to have an impact at local level;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"32","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino, Demetris Papadakis","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-33","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880,124692],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["3. Expresses its concern about the low","percentage of successful initiatives and the","dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives; stresses that the European","institutions and the Member States must","take all necessary steps to promote the ECI","and to foster citizens\u2019 confidence in this","tool; believes that if revised the instrument","still has the potential to engage the public","and to promote dialogue among citizens","and between citizens and EU institutions;","welcomes the fact that some ECIs have","managed to have an impact at local level;"],"old":["3. Expresses its concern about the low","percentage of successful initiatives and the","dramatic decrease in the number of new","initiatives; stresses that the European","institutions and the Member States must","take all necessary steps to promote the ECI","and to foster citizens\u2019 confidence in this","tool; believes that the instrument still has","the potential to engage the public and to","promote dialogue among citizens and","between citizens and EU institutions;","welcomes the fact that some ECIs have","managed to have an impact at local level;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"33","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Josep-Maria Terricabras","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-34","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 3 a (new)"]],"meps":[124932],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["3a. Considers that the use of regional and","minority languages, as defined by the","European Charter for Regional or","Minority Languages, is a civic right;","further stresses that the possibility to use","one's mother tongue encourages citizen","participation; calls for the inclusion of the","use of regional and minority languages in","all the activities linked to an ECI;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"34","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" J\u00f3zsef Nagy","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-35","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 3 a (new)"]],"meps":[124926],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["3a. Notes that if citizens lose their interest","and trust in the EU institutions after their","successful and widely supported ECIs are","neglected by the Commission, the EU is","putting its credibility at risk."],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"35","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" P\u00e1l Cs\u00e1ky, Peter Jahr","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-36","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[124930,96772],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["4. Considers that the review of the ECI","regulation should be also used as an","opportunity to underline the main","differences between the ECI and the right","to petition, whereas this could be done via","harmonised information on the European","institutions' websites and in their","advertisement policies;"],"old":["4. Considers that the review of the ECI","regulation should be used as an opportunity","to enhance awareness of the petitions","process, explain the distinction between","ECIs and petitions and promote a link","between them, via harmonised information","on the European institutions\u2019 websites and","in their advertisement policies;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"36","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Gabriele Preu\u00df","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-37","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[124888],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["4. Considers that a review of the ECI","regulation should be used as an opportunity","to explain the distinction between ECIs and","petitions and promote a link between them,","via harmonised information on the","European institutions\u2019 websites and in their","advertisement policies;"],"old":["4. Considers that the review of the ECI","","regulation should be used as an opportunity","to enhance awareness of the petitions","process, explain the distinction between","ECIs and petitions and promote a link","between them, via harmonised information","on the European institutions\u2019 websites and","in their advertisement policies;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"37","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Notis Marias","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-38","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[125069],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["4a. Stresses the need for services","providing legal advice regarding ECIs","and for the adoption of legal framework","provisions to protect their members;"],"orig_lang":"el","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"38","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Gabriele Preu\u00df","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-39","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[124888],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["deleted"],"old":["5. Regrets the lack of clear information","on the ECI instrument at the early stages,","which led to a general misconception","about its nature and generated some","frustration when the first ECIs were","rejected by the Commission; recalls that","the instrument should be simple, clear","and user-friendly;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"39","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Josep-Maria Terricabras","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-40","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[124932],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["5. Regrets the lack of clear information on","the ECI instrument at the early stages,","which led to a general misconception about","its nature and generated some frustration","when the first ECIs were rejected by the","Commission; recalls that the instrument","should be simple, clear and user-friendly;","expresses its concerns with the potential","conflict of interests within the fact that the","Commission itself has the","exclusive responsibility to carry out the","initial legal check and asks for this","situation to be addressed properly in the","future;"],"old":["5. Regrets the lack of clear information on","the ECI instrument at the early stages,","which led to a general misconception about","its nature and generated some frustration","when the first ECIs were rejected by the","Commission; recalls that the instrument","should be simple, clear and user-friendly;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"40","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" P\u00e1l Cs\u00e1ky, Peter Jahr","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-41","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[124930,96772],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["5. Regrets the lack of clear information on","the ECI instrument at the early stages,","which led to a general misconception about","its nature and generated some frustration","when the first ECIs were rejected by the","Commission; stresses that the ECI process","should be improved in line with the","experiences gathered in the practice;","recalls that the instrument should be","simple, clear and user-friendly;"],"old":["5. Regrets the lack of clear information on","the ECI instrument at the early stages,","which led to a general misconception about","its nature and generated some frustration","when the first ECIs were rejected by the","Commission; recalls that the instrument","should be simple, clear and user-friendly;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"41","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino, Demetris Papadakis","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-42","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880,124692],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["5. Reports that the general public's","awareness and knowledge of the ECI","among citizens is very low; Regrets the","lack of clear information on the ECI","instrument at the early stages, which led to","a general misconception about its nature","and generated some frustration when the","first ECIs were rejected by the","Commission; recalls that the instrument","should be simple, clear and user-friendly;"],"old":["5. Regrets the lack of clear information on","the ECI instrument at the early stages,","which led to a general misconception about","its nature and generated some frustration","when the first ECIs were rejected by the","Commission; recalls that the instrument","should be simple, clear and user-friendly;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"42","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Eleonora Evi, Marco Affronte, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Laura Agea","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-43","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[124779,124797,124812,124811],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:34"},"new":["5. Regrets the lack of clear information on","the ECI instrument at the early stages,","which led to a general misconception about","its nature and generated frustration when","the first ECIs were rejected by the","Commission; recalls that the instrument","should be simple, clear and user-friendly;"],"old":["5. Regrets the lack of clear information on","the ECI instrument at the early stages,","which led to a general misconception about","its nature and generated some frustration","when the first ECIs were rejected by the","Commission; recalls that the instrument","should be simple, clear and user-friendly;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"43","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino,","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"compromise":[" Demetris Papadakis"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-44","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5 a (new)"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["5a. 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Calls on the Commission, in view of","the various problems arising, to table as","soon as possible a proposal for the","revision of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011","of the European Parliament and of the","Council on the citizens\u2019 initiative, so as to","make the instrument simple, clear and","user-friendly and enable it to fulfil its","potential more effectively in future;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"45","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lavrilleux","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-46","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 5 a (new)"]],"meps":[124731],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["5a. Calls on the Commission to promote","the ECI among elected representatives at","national and local level so that they can","spearhead the democratisation of the ECI,","lending support and bringing it closer to","the citizens;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"46","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-47","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 5 b (new)"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["5b. Appreciates the Commission's efforts","in updating its Guide to the European","Citizens Initiative, and also in providing","information and advice via its Europe","Direct Contact Centre; Is of the opinion","that more technical, legal and political","support is needed to organisers of ECI","initiatives in terms of launching and","running an initiative, and in particular","when drafting their ECI proposal,","identifying a legal basis for it, respecting","the strict IT requirements or national data","protection rules;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"47","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-48","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["6. 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Points out that there is a Commission","and Parliament representation in each","Member State; points out, furthermore,","that the possibility of setting up, in every","Member State, an office to deal with","citizens\u2019 initiatives would generate","additional bureaucratic costs;"],"orig_lang":"pl","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"52","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-53","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 6 a (new)"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["6a. Invites the Commission to consider","different options of providing","administrative and financial support to","the ECI projects through the existing","budget lines of the Europe for Citizens","Programme and the Rights, Equality and","Citizens Programme;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"53","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Eleonora Evi, Marco Affronte, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Laura Agea","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-54","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 6 a (new)"]],"meps":[124779,124797,124812,124811],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["6a. Calls on the Commission to consider","uniformly lowering the minimum age to","support an ECI to 16, to encourage civic","participation of the younger generation in","EU affairs;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"54","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino, Demetris Papadakis","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-55","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 6 b (new)"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880,124692],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["6b. Welcomes the European Economic","and Social Committee's (EESC) new","linguistic service for providing ECI","organisers with translation of the ECI","submission text in all EU languages for","all validated ECIs and calls on the","European Commission to propose a long","term solution to provide the existing","translation services in the institutions to","the organisers of ECI initiatives so that","translations of ECI texts are provided into","all official languages and thus remove","one major difficulty for citizens when","organising cross-border ECI campaign in","all Member States;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"55","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Julia Pitera, Jaros\u0142aw Wa\u0142\u0119sa","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-56","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 6 b (new)"]],"meps":[124898,96774],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["6b. Points out that the idea of promoting","the ECI should not rely on excessive","involvement in organising and funding","citizens\u2019 initiatives, as this deprives them","of their quality of citizenship and makes","the European Parliament jointly","responsible for the intentions of those","behind the initiatives;"],"orig_lang":"pl","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"56","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino Josep- Maria Terricabras","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-57","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 6 c (new)"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["6c. Regrets that when it comes to a refusal","to register an ECI, the European","Commission is not always very clear in its","reasoning, therefore there is a need to","provide more robust, consistent and","transparent reasons as to why the ECIs","are not responded to with a legislative","proposal and where possible suggest a","redrafting of the ECI or partially","accepting the parts that are within the","Commission's remit;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"57","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Peter Jahr, Hermann Winkler","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-58","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[96772,96764],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:35"},"new":["7. Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions; calls on the Commission,","in cases of only partial legal admissibility,","not to rule the entire ECI inadmissible but","to inform the applicants exactly which","part of the ECI is admissible, thereby","enabling them to register it, or even to do","so itself automatically, as well as","indicating which parts are inadmissible","and why; asks the Commission to submit","a suitable proposal as part of a review if it","believes that a review is the only way in","which this can be done;"],"old":["7. Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"58","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-59","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:36"},"new":["7. Agrees that the admissibility test at the","beginning of the ECI process puts a legal","burden on organisers and therefore calls","on the Commission to ensure transparency","in the decision-making process and clarify","the procedure for legal admissibility; Is","interested in the decision of the European","Court of Justice which should clarify","whether the Commission applies the","admissibility check too rigidly; Suggests","meanwhile to the Commission to take a","more flexible approach to the registration","process and assist organisers in","identifying a legal basis and in framing","their proposal; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions such as the preparation","of a legal act on successful initiatives","within 12 months of their acceptance and","in case the Commission does not submit a","proposal it needs to provide citizens with","justifiable reasons;"],"old":["7. Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"59","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Josep-Maria Terricabras","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-60","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[124932],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:36"},"new":["7. Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; regrets the reluctance to","declare admissible proposed citizens'","initiatives where citizens manifest their","opposition to the negotiation of","international agreements that will become","directly or indirectly the basis for a later","legal act;"],"old":["7. 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Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"61","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Eleonora Evi, Marco Affronte, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Laura Agea","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-62","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[124779,124797,124812,124811],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:36"},"new":["7. 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Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"63","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Marina Albiol Guzm\u00e1n, \u00c1ngela Vallina","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-64","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[125048,125050],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:36"},"new":["7. Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions and a higher level of","involvement;"],"old":["7. Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions;"],"orig_lang":"es","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"64","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Svetoslav Hristov Malinov","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-65","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[111027],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:36"},"new":["7. Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions and legislative proposals;"],"old":["7. Calls on the Commission to ensure","transparency in the decision-making","process and clarify the procedure for legal","admissibility; invites the Commission to","respond to successful ECIs with more","concrete actions;"],"orig_lang":"bg","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"65","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Marlene Mizzi, Soledad Cabez\u00f3n Ruiz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Andrea Cozzolino","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-66","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 7 a (new)"]],"meps":[118858,125041,124953,96880],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:36"},"new":["7a. Understands stakeholders' concerns","with the collection of signatures and in","particular when it comes to the different","personal data requirements for","signatories; Invites the European","Commission and Member States to","simplify and harmonise personal data","requirements and procedures in order to","facilitate the process for EU citizens","wishing to sign an ECI and to further","explore the possibility of creating a","simplified voluntary online EU registry","where citizens will be able to sign an ECI","initiative;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE554.962v04-00","reference":"2014/2257(INI)","seq":"66","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-554962_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Eleonora Evi, Marco Affronte, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Laura Agea","changes":{},"committee":["PETI"],"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","id":"PE554.962-67","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 7 a (new)"]],"meps":[124779,124797,124812,124811],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T07:03:36"},"new":["7a. 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Welcomes Commission's efforts to","launch and improve the online signature","(OCS) collection system; Acknowledges,","however, that further efforts are needed to","completely redesign and customise the","OCS; Calls on the Commission to improve","the online collection system (OCS)","software and make it accessible to persons","with disabilities, allow for electronic","signatures and for the collection of e-mail","addresses and to link it to the new relevant","social and digital media tools, and include","the most up-to-date online campaigning","features, following the example of other","successful online campaigning platforms;","calls on the Commission to support the","creation of a public ECI application for","mobile and smart devices; Suggests as","well that the Commission turns this","temporarily provided server for the","collection of online signatures into a","permanent solution of a centralised, user-","friendly and free of charge central public","online collection platform;"],"old":["8. 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The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted an\nown-initiative report by György SCHÖPFLIN (EPP, HU) on\nthe European Citizens Initiative.
\nThe Committee on Petitions, exercising its prerogative\nas an associated committee in line with Article\n54 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, was also\nconsulted for an opinion on this report.
\nThe European Citizens Initiative (ECI) is a new\npolitical right for citizens as well as a unique and innovative\nagenda-setting tool for participatory democracy in the European\nUnion, allowing citizens to play an active part in projects and\nprocesses that affect them.
\nThe report noted that more than six million EU\ncitizens have participated in an ECI, that there were 51\nrequests to launch an initiative, of which only three \nthe Right2Water, One of Us and Stop\nVivisection initiatives were deemed admissible.\nThe report pointed to the various practical difficulties which\norganisers have encountered since the entry into force of the\nregulation in April 2012, and to the fact that the number of\ninitiatives is declining.
\nThree years on from the entry into application of Regulation\n(EU) No 211/2011 on 1 April 2012, Members considered it\nnecessary to evaluate its implementation thoroughly in order\nto identify any shortcomings and to propose viable solutions for\nits prompt revision.
\nRaising public awareness and giving the ECI a higher\nprofile: pointing out the importance\nof public awareness of the ECI in order for it to be an effective\ntool for democratic participation, Members called on the Commission\nto use all public communication channels to raise awareness, and to\ntake the necessary measures to ensure the transparency of the ECI\nand facilitate communication relating to current ECIs, for example\nby creating applications that provide information, send\nnotifications and allow online signing. Member States\nnational parliaments should mention the ECI on their official\nwebsite.
\nThe Commission is called upon to make its software\nfor the online collection of signatures more user-friendly, to\nmake it accessible to people with disabilities, to offer its own\nservers for the storage of online signatures for free on a\npermanent basis, using existing EU budgets. There is a need to link\nthe online collection of signatures to the relevant new social\nand digital media campaigning tools.
\nImprove information to organisers: Members called on the Commission to provide\nappropriate and comprehensive guidance especially of a legal\nnature as early as possible to the organisers of ECIs\nthrough the Europe Direct Contact Centre, so that organisers are\naware of the possibilities open to them and will not fail by\nproposing an ECI that is manifestly outside the Commissions\npowers and does not comply with the legal admissibility criteria.\nThe report called for consideration to be given to the possibility\nof establishing another independent body tasked with giving\nadvice. The Commission should consider setting up a dedicated\nECI office at its representations in each Member State to\nprovide all the necessary information, advice and support for ECIs.\nA dedicated ECI office could also contribute to raising public and\nmedia awareness about the ECI.
\nMoreover, the report called for the provision of\nmore detailed guidelines on the interpretation of legal\nbases and of more information on data protection\nrequirements in each Member State in which the organisers run\ntheir campaigns.
\nAcknowledging the many complaints from organisers\nabout not having received detailed and exhaustive reasons for the\nrejection of their ECIs, Members invited the Commission to\nexplain in detail the reasons for rejecting an ECI in order:\n(i) that the validity and complete objectivity of those elements\ncan be subjected to legal scrutiny, (ii) that the\nCommissions power of discretion as judge and party in\nthe assessment of an initiatives admissibility can be\nreduced as far as possible, and; (iii) that the organisers\ncan decide whether to revise their ECI and resubmit it in a\nmodified form.
\nThe Commission is invited to explore ways of referring\ninitiatives, or those parts of initiatives, that do not fall within\nthe scope of the Commission's powers to the competent authority, be\nit at national or regional level.
\nImproving user-friendliness: Members called for the improvement of the\nmultilingual ECI website run by the Commission and for a\nsingle set of guidelines in all the EUs official languages on\nthe rights and obligations of ECI organisers and on the\nadministrative procedures applicable throughout the ECI\nprocess.
\nIn this regard, the report called for the future\nestablishment of a physical and online one-stop\nshop providing, on a permanent basis, information,\ntranslation services and technical, legal and political support for\nECIs.
\nMembers called on the Commission to recommend to the\nMember States that they lower the age for supporting and\nparticipating in an ECI from 18 to 16 and that it not to be\ntied to the right to vote in elections to the European Parliament,\nthus giving young people, in particular, the possibility of\nbecoming actively involved in taking the European project\nforward.
\nPersonal data: Members\ndeemed it too complicated for organisers to provide different\npersonal data in support of ECIs in the 28 Member States. They\ncalled for the standardisation of the nature of the data collected\nin the Member States and encouraged the Commission to negotiate\nfurther with Member States with a view to reducing the number of\ndata requirements and making them more\nuser-friendly.
\nAcknowledging the delicate problem of\norganisers personal liability with regard to data\nprotection when collecting signatories personal data, the\nreport proposed that the range of data required be reduced and that\nthe wording Regulation (EU) No 211/2011, on liability, be changed\nto make it clear that personal liability is not\nunlimited.
\nPublic hearings: in\norder to emphasise the political dimension of ECIs, Members\nsuggested that a public hearing, under the terms of Regulation (EU)\nNo 211/2011, should be structured in such a way as to allow\norganisers to engage in a dialogue with Members of the European\nParliament and relevant Commission officials. Hearings on ECIs\nshould be organised under the auspices of a 'neutral' committee\nthat does not have the main responsibility for their subject-matter\nin terms of content, and furthermore that external experts should\nbe involved at all times.
\nThe Commission is invited to report regularly\nto Parliament on the state of play of ongoing ECIs.
\nThe Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted an\nown-initiative report by György SCHÖPFLIN (EPP, HU) on\nthe European Citizens Initiative.
\nThe Committee on Petitions, exercising its prerogative\nas an associated committee in line with Article\n54 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, was also\nconsulted for an opinion on this report.
\nThe European Citizens Initiative (ECI) is a new\npolitical right for citizens as well as a unique and innovative\nagenda-setting tool for participatory democracy in the European\nUnion, allowing citizens to play an active part in projects and\nprocesses that affect them.
\nThe report noted that more than six million EU\ncitizens have participated in an ECI, that there were 51\nrequests to launch an initiative, of which only three \nthe Right2Water, One of Us and Stop\nVivisection initiatives were deemed admissible.\nThe report pointed to the various practical difficulties which\norganisers have encountered since the entry into force of the\nregulation in April 2012, and to the fact that the number of\ninitiatives is declining.
\nThree years on from the entry into application of Regulation\n(EU) No 211/2011 on 1 April 2012, Members considered it\nnecessary to evaluate its implementation thoroughly in order\nto identify any shortcomings and to propose viable solutions for\nits prompt revision.
\nRaising public awareness and giving the ECI a higher\nprofile: pointing out the importance\nof public awareness of the ECI in order for it to be an effective\ntool for democratic participation, Members called on the Commission\nto use all public communication channels to raise awareness, and to\ntake the necessary measures to ensure the transparency of the ECI\nand facilitate communication relating to current ECIs, for example\nby creating applications that provide information, send\nnotifications and allow online signing. Member States\nnational parliaments should mention the ECI on their official\nwebsite.
\nThe Commission is called upon to make its software\nfor the online collection of signatures more user-friendly, to\nmake it accessible to people with disabilities, to offer its own\nservers for the storage of online signatures for free on a\npermanent basis, using existing EU budgets. There is a need to link\nthe online collection of signatures to the relevant new social\nand digital media campaigning tools.
\nImprove information to organisers: Members called on the Commission to provide\nappropriate and comprehensive guidance especially of a legal\nnature as early as possible to the organisers of ECIs\nthrough the Europe Direct Contact Centre, so that organisers are\naware of the possibilities open to them and will not fail by\nproposing an ECI that is manifestly outside the Commissions\npowers and does not comply with the legal admissibility criteria.\nThe report called for consideration to be given to the possibility\nof establishing another independent body tasked with giving\nadvice. The Commission should consider setting up a dedicated\nECI office at its representations in each Member State to\nprovide all the necessary information, advice and support for ECIs.\nA dedicated ECI office could also contribute to raising public and\nmedia awareness about the ECI.
\nMoreover, the report called for the provision of\nmore detailed guidelines on the interpretation of legal\nbases and of more information on data protection\nrequirements in each Member State in which the organisers run\ntheir campaigns.
\nAcknowledging the many complaints from organisers\nabout not having received detailed and exhaustive reasons for the\nrejection of their ECIs, Members invited the Commission to\nexplain in detail the reasons for rejecting an ECI in order:\n(i) that the validity and complete objectivity of those elements\ncan be subjected to legal scrutiny, (ii) that the\nCommissions power of discretion as judge and party in\nthe assessment of an initiatives admissibility can be\nreduced as far as possible, and; (iii) that the organisers\ncan decide whether to revise their ECI and resubmit it in a\nmodified form.
\nThe Commission is invited to explore ways of referring\ninitiatives, or those parts of initiatives, that do not fall within\nthe scope of the Commission's powers to the competent authority, be\nit at national or regional level.
\nImproving user-friendliness: Members called for the improvement of the\nmultilingual ECI website run by the Commission and for a\nsingle set of guidelines in all the EUs official languages on\nthe rights and obligations of ECI organisers and on the\nadministrative procedures applicable throughout the ECI\nprocess.
\nIn this regard, the report called for the future\nestablishment of a physical and online one-stop\nshop providing, on a permanent basis, information,\ntranslation services and technical, legal and political support for\nECIs.
\nMembers called on the Commission to recommend to the\nMember States that they lower the age for supporting and\nparticipating in an ECI from 18 to 16 and that it not to be\ntied to the right to vote in elections to the European Parliament,\nthus giving young people, in particular, the possibility of\nbecoming actively involved in taking the European project\nforward.
\nPersonal data: Members\ndeemed it too complicated for organisers to provide different\npersonal data in support of ECIs in the 28 Member States. They\ncalled for the standardisation of the nature of the data collected\nin the Member States and encouraged the Commission to negotiate\nfurther with Member States with a view to reducing the number of\ndata requirements and making them more\nuser-friendly.
\nAcknowledging the delicate problem of\norganisers personal liability with regard to data\nprotection when collecting signatories personal data, the\nreport proposed that the range of data required be reduced and that\nthe wording Regulation (EU) No 211/2011, on liability, be changed\nto make it clear that personal liability is not\nunlimited.
\nPublic hearings: in\norder to emphasise the political dimension of ECIs, Members\nsuggested that a public hearing, under the terms of Regulation (EU)\nNo 211/2011, should be structured in such a way as to allow\norganisers to engage in a dialogue with Members of the European\nParliament and relevant Commission officials. Hearings on ECIs\nshould be organised under the auspices of a 'neutral' committee\nthat does not have the main responsibility for their subject-matter\nin terms of content, and furthermore that external experts should\nbe involved at all times.
\nThe Commission is invited to report regularly\nto Parliament on the state of play of ongoing ECIs.
\n