2015/2329(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises the importance of the Member States, regions and local governments in increasing the effectiveness and popularity of the programme, including by taking on a greater role in defining the priorities of the programme and maximising the potential of the national contact points (NCP) by making it possible for them to work and exchange experience with entities responsible for similar projects – Erasmus and Creative Europe, for example;

Amendment 11 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recognises the success of the twinning cities projects all over the EU, and calls on the Member States to promote it among municipalities and to facilitate cooperation.

Amendment 12 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that the objectives of the Europe for Citizens programme are similar and complementary to those of the European Citizens’ Initiative, in particular the aspiration to get citizens involved in EU work; believes, for that reason, that efforts should be made to link up the two programmes, possibly by means of exchanges of experience between those members of the public concerned who have already had recourse to such programmes, given that grassroots involvement in a programme has been shown to enhance the value thereof;

Amendment 13 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that the objectives of the Europe for Citizens programme are similar and complementary to those of the European Citizens’' Initiative, in particular the aspiration to get citizens involved in ~~EU work~~the EU as well as encouraging a sense of ownership; believes, for that reason, that efforts should be made to ~~link up the two programmes, possibly by means of exchanges of expe~~have a common approach in designing EU policies aimed at fostering a European identity so citizens' participation and the exercise of citizens' rights can be their inspiring core prienceiples;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that the objectives of the Europe for Citizens programme are similar and complementary to those of the European Citizens’ Initiative, in particular the aspiration to get citizens involved in EU work; believes, for that reason, that efforts should be made to link up the two programmes, possibly by means of exchanges of experience and by a consistent communication strategy aimed at including under one umbrella all Commission's programmes related to European Citizenship;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that ~~the~~certain objectives of the Europe for Citizens programme are similar and complementary to those of the European Citizens’ Initiative, in particular the aspiration to get citizens involved in EU work; believes, for that reason, that efforts should be made to link up the two programmes, possibly by means of exchanges of experience;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the need to create an open list of potential partners in each member state, in order to facilitate partnerships between those who would like to access the Programme Europe for Citizens.

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls for the removal of language barriers when applying for the programme and underlines that in spite of the EU’s efforts to provide information in all languages of the Union, most information is provided in English, French and German.

Amendment 19 #

Sylvie GOULARD, Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that participation in the programme by countries seeking EU membership would lead to better mutual understanding and closer cooperation; proposes, therefore, that thought should be given to promoting projects involving cooperation between EU NGOs and NGOs from Eastern Partnership countries and other countries seeking EU membership.deleted

Amendment 2 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes warmly the 2 791 applications submitted under the Europe for Citizens programme in 2015, and suggests increasing participation in the coming years by making promotional campaigns for domestic media setting out clear information on the priorities and accessibility of the programme and informing European citizens of the existence of the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme, encouraging them to consider the benefits thereof and to feel more involved; proposes allowing applicants to use e-participation tools;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 21 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that participation in the programme by countries seeking EU membership would lead to better mutual understanding and closer cooperation; ~~propo~~recommends more internationalisation of the programme and proposes, therefore, to invite all EFTA/EEA countries, acceding countries and candidate countries to cooperate with EU Member States in applying for projects, in accordance with their association agreements and bilateral agreements with the EU; recognises, therefore, that thought should be given to promoting projects involving cooperation between EU NGOs and NGOs ~~from Eastern Partnership countries and other countries seeking EU membership~~also from neighbours countries.

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that participation in the programme by countries seeking EU membership ~~would~~ leads to better mutual understanding and closer cooperation; ~~proposes, therefore, that thought should be given to promoting projects involving cooperation between EU NGOs and NGOs from Eastern Partnership countries and other countries seeking EU membership.~~

Amendment 23 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that participation in the programme by countries seeking EU membership would lead to better mutual understanding and closer cooperation; ~~proposes,~~calls therefore~~, that thought should be given to promoting projects involving~~ for cooperation between EU NGOs ~~and~~, NGOs from Eastern Partnership countries and other c~~ountries seeking EU membership~~andidate countries.

Amendment 24 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)

(1) Takes the view that the programme should also serve to publicize those channels of direct participation that already exist in the European Union such as: the European Citizens' Initiative, citizens’ forums, public consultations, etc. so as to raise public awareness of the possibilities of direct participation within the EU institutional framework.

Amendment 26 #

Sylvie GOULARD, Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines that before accession of a country to the European Union takes place profound and holistic preparation is required concerning issues of remembrance, coming to terms with the past and ensuring the active participation of citizens in civic life in the country concerned.

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Given the actual context of rising Euroscepticism, calls for a simplified procedure for accessing the programme and for an increased funding in order to insure better results.

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Underlines the great potential of the social networks and social media and calls for their better use as instruments in promoting the values and history of the EU, within the programme Europe for Citizens.

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes warmly the 2 791 applications submitted under the Europe for Citizens programme in 2015, and suggests in accordance with article 11 of the Treaty on European Union, which introduces an important dimension of participatory democracy, increasing participation in the coming years by making promotional campaigns for domestic media setting out clear information on the priorities and accessibility of the programme; proposes allowing applicants to use e-participation tools;

Amendment 4 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes warmly the 2 791 applications submitted under the Europe for Citizens programme in 2015~~, and suggests increasing participation in the coming years by making promotional campaigns for domestic media setting out clear information~~; regrets, however, the insufficient budgetary resources dedicated to this programme and the resulting frustration of applicants who cannot be part onf the pr~~iorities and accessibility of the programme; proposes allowing applicants to use e-participation tool~~ogramme despite their proposal fully complies with its aim and requirements;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Repeats its call for a stronger role in setting the priorities and objectives of the programme,; recommends that the next generation of Europe for Citizens Programme should have a legal base which enables the European Parliament to take fully part in the legislative process under the ordinary legislative procedure and to be involved in the definition of the priorities of the programme as a co- legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; and recommends further simplifying its language to make it widely accessible;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Repeats its call for a stronger role in ~~sett~~designing the pr~~iorities and objectives of the programme, and recommends further simplifying its language to make it widely accessibl~~ogramme by using Article 167 TFEU as legal basis and, thus, allowing the EP to be involved through the ordinary legislative procedure;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Repeats its call for an independent and stronger role in setting the priorities and objectives of the programme, and recommends further simplifying its language to make it widely accessible;

Amendment 8 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that this programme should contribute to citizens' understanding of the Union, its history and diversity as well as to foster European citizenship and to improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at Union level; moreover it should raise awareness of remembrance, common history and values and of the Union's aim to promote peace, ensuring in general a broader understanding of the history of the European Union and its origins also in the aftermath of two world wars; it should also encourage democratic and civic participation of citizens at Union level, by developing citizens' understanding of the Union policy making-process and promoting opportunities for societal and intercultural engagement and volunteering at Union level; this could be achieved for example by organising promotional awareness campaigns, stimulating debate, reflection and development of networks;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises the importance of the Member States in increasing the effectiveness and popularity of the programme, including by taking on a greater role in defining the priorities of the programme and maximising the potential of the national contact points (NCP) by making it possible for them to work and exchange experience with entities responsible for similar projects – Erasmus and Creative Europe, for example; calls in addition for greater involvement of the European Parliament, for example in the form of an annual public assessment of programme monitoring within the Culture Committee;

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2016/11/15 BUDG 37 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Jonathan ARNOTT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Welcomes the fact that in the first two years of the new funding cycle the Europe for Citizens programme seems to be running well;~~deleted

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the simplification of the programme structure, for example through multiannual priority-setting which, overall, has made it simpler for interested citizens and organisations to apply, as well as a number of new financial arrangements, such as a system of lump-sum payments, that have reduced the administrative burden on beneficiaries; regrets, that only a few results have been achieved through the Europe for Citizens program;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the simplification of the programme structure, for example through multiannual priority-setting which~~, overall,~~ has made it simpler for interested citizens and organisations to apply, as well as a number of new financial arrangements, such as a system of lump-sum payments, that have reduced the unnecessary administrative burden on beneficiaries;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcom~~Notes the simplification of the programme structure, for example through multiannual priority-setting which, overall, has made it simpler for interested citizens and organisations to apply, as well as a number of new financial arrangements, such as a system of lump-sum payments, that have reduced the administrative burden on beneficiaries;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 14 #

Liadh NÍ RIADA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Requests the Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to assess the impact that a number of budgetary arrangements have had on applicants and potential eligible applicants; deeply regrets that a lack of financial capacity continues to be one of the main obstacles for potential applicants; deeply regrets the delay on the part of the Commission, to try to address the under-representation of micro operators among funded organizations and certain sectors in the programme;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Requests the Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to assess the impact that a number of budgetary arrangements have had on applicants and potential eligible applicants; in particular, requests an assessment of whether the reduced rate of pre-financing (from 50 to 40% for projects and from 80 to 50% for operating grants and National Contact Points (NCPs)) applied in 2015 due to an acute shortage of payment appropriations, the need for co-financing and the application of the same parameters irrespective of the actual cost of living and geographical remoteness, may have put - and continue to put - some types of organisations and specific Member States at a disadvantage;

Amendment 16 #

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Pavel POC, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pina PICIERNO, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Requests the Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to assess the impact that a number of budgetary arrangements have had on applicants and potential eligible applicants, to develop further strategies to bring European Institutions closer to European citizens and to better inform citizens on various EU policies;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Requests the Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to assess regularly the impact that a number of budgetary arrangements have had on applicants and potential eligible applicants;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Requests the Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to assess the impact that ~~a number of~~the budgetary arrangements have had on applicants and potential eligible applicants;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages National Contact Points (NCPs) and the EACEA to seek, wherever possible, synergies across EU programmes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and the European Social Fund, so as to generate economies of scale and maximise impact;deleted

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that in the first two years of the new funding cycle the Europe for Citizens programme seems to be running well, with a rising number of applicants, high project quality and sound project implementation;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. EAcknowledges that the biggest challenge is to achieve the current ambitious goals with the limited funding available; therefore encourages National Contact Points (NCPs) and the EACEA to seek, wherever possible, synergies across EU programmes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and the European Social Fund, so as to generate economies of scale and maximise impact;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages National Contact Points (NCPs), together with local and regional authorities associated with them, and the EACEA to seek, wherever possible, synergies across EU programmes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and the European Social Fund, so as to generate economies of scale and maximise impact;

Amendment 23 #

Raffaele FITTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages National Contact Points (NCPs) and the EACEA to ~~seek, wherever possible,~~facilitate and boost synergies across EU programmes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and the European Social Fund, so as to generate economies of scale and maximise impact;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 25 #

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Pavel POC, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pina PICIERNO, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 26 #

Jonathan ARNOTT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the Commission and the EACEA to come up with a realistic strategy for the medium and long term and to weigh up different options, such as a redefinition of programme goals to make them more specific or an increase in funding to bring it more in line widraft a final assessment concerning the financial and budgetary implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme at the end of the current MFF period. This evaluation should be used to redefine the future goals and budgetary requirements of the programme ~~ambitions~~in view of the upcoming MFF;

Amendment 28 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the Commission and the EACEA to come up with a realistic strategy for the medium and long term and to ~~weigh up different options, such as a redefinition of~~redefine programme goals to make them more specific or an increase in funding to bring it more in line with programme ambitions;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the importance of keeping operating grants as a way of maintaining the structural support to organisations and beneficiaries and allowing them long-term planning

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that in the first two years of the new funding cycle the Europe for Citizens programme, which is set to bridge the gap between the EU institutions and European citizens seems to be running well;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication.~~deleted

Amendment 31 #

Jonathan ARNOTT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication.~~deleted

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication., in order to increase awareness about the programme and reach out even more effectively to citizens in the participating countries, including by improving communication, enhancing the use of social media, and going into topics that today are high on many citizens' minds, such as jobs, growth and migration;

Amendment 33 #

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Pavel POC, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pina PICIERNO, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to ~~make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication~~extol national sovereignty and cooperation between Member States rather than constantly talking up the European Union, which is an artificial construct rejected by the peoples of Europe.

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication by employing the available financial resources in the most efficient way.

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and their local and regional partner authorities, and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication.

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make ~~additional~~immediate efforts to enhance ~~visibility and communication.~~ the effectiveness of the programme.

Amendment 37 #

Raffaele FITTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to ~~make additional efforts to~~improve and enhance visibility and communication.

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes the fact that in the first two years of the new funding cycle~~Urges that the Europe for Citizens programme ~~seems to be running w~~be cancelled;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that in the first two years of the new funding cycle the Europe for Citizens programme seems to be running ~~well~~better than before;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes the fact~~Notes that in the first two years of the new funding cycle the Europe for Citizens programme ~~seems to be running well~~has served no useful purpose;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the importance of such programmes in times when permanent crises, anti-European forces are calling constantly into question the very existence of the European project;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the simplification of the programme structure, for example through multiannual priority-setting which, overall, has made it simpler for interested citizens and organisations to apply, as well as a number of new financial arrangements, such as a system of lump- sum payments, that have reduced the administrative burden on beneficiariesbut calls for the programme itself, which was set up for propaganda purposes, serves no useful purpose and costs Member States a very large amount of money, to be scrapped;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the simplification of the programme structure, for example through multiannual priority-setting which, overall, has made it simpler for interested citizens and organisations to apply, as well as a number of new finRecommends that the socio-ethical disorientation of European ci~~al arrangem~~tizents, ~~such as a system of lump-sum payments, that have reduced the administrative burden on beneficiaries~~through tax-funded EU propaganda and apologising for the past, be halted;

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2016/11/21 CULT 163 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,

Amendment 10 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme ~~aims to~~has a budget of EUR 185 468 000, but is failing as a programme to achieve its aims of strengthening a sense of European citizenship, ~~enhance mutual tolerance and promote a better understanding of the EU~~which was reflected within the result of Brexit, showing the discontent amongst the people;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Recommends that~~Highlights the common goal of the European citizens' initiative (ECI) anod the~~r source of funding be found for the Europe for Citizens Initiative (ECI), which~~ Europe for Citizens Programme in enabling citizens to participate directly in the development of EU policies; therefore calls on the Commission to ensure the synergy between the two actions and that ECI's implementation will not undermine the budget already allocated for EfC, since ECI is currently financed under the Europe for Citizens budget;

Amendment 101 #

Andrew LEWER, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends that ~~another source of funding be found for~~the principal purpose and implementation of the Europe for Citizens Initiative (ECI), which is currently financed under the Europe for Citizens budget is re-evaluated prior to considering further funding recommendations;

Amendment 102 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends that another source of funding be found for the Europe for Citizens Initiative (ECI), which is currently financed under the Europe for Citizens budget and asks Member States to be more involved in the financial support to these projects;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that the lump sum or flat rate system should take into consideration the price differences across the EU, depending on the costs of living in the Member States; recommends rethinking this scheme in order to ensure the sustainability of the funded projects and to better support cooperation among local administrations or organisations at a wider distance, especially smaller organisations with limited financial capacity and participants with special needs, especially those with disabilities necessitating special adaptations to ensure accessibility;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that the lump sum or flat rate system should take into consideration the price differences across the EU, depending on the costs of living in the Member States; recommends rethinking this scheme and the reduction in pre-financing in order to ensure the sustainability of the funded projects and to better support cooperation among local administrations or organisations at a wider distance, ~~especially~~and in particular to facilitate the involvement of smaller organisations with limited financial capacity and participants with special needs;

Amendment 105 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes that a further parameter should be incorporated into the lump sum or flat rate system, so that persons with special needs can be accommodated more effectively, since many more staff and, often, additional measures, which in turn generate higher costs, are needed in order to enable persons with a disability to participate;

Amendment 106 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Krystyna ŁYBACKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Underline~~Recommends that operating grants guarantee independence to beneficiaries (i.e. Think Tanks) and offer the possibility of long-term planning to realise vision- oriented activities and to develop expertise; recommends the use of specific criteria, indicators and annual reporting to monitor progress towards their goals and to make sure that these funding schemes do notbe replaced by targeted project grants; considers that there is a serious risk of operating subsidies leading to the beneficiary’s dependency on the Commission;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines that operating grants guarantee independence to beneficiaries ~~(i.e. Think Tanks)~~ and offer the possibility of long-term planning to realise vision- oriented activities and to develop expertise; recommends the use of specific criteria, indicators and annual reporting to monitor progress towards their goals ~~and~~, to make sure that these funding schemes do not lead to the beneficiary’s dependency on the Commission, and possibly limit its support up to 50% of the budget of beneficiary organisations;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to gather together all useful information regarding the Europe for Citizens programme (programme guide, priorities, calls for proposals, ongoing and past projects, outcome and lessons learned, newsletter), along with all the programmes, actions, grants and structural funds that come under the umbrella of European citizenship (such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Voluntary Service), in a unique, user- friendly communication portal (one-stop- shop online platform); recommends that this platform should be used as a public register of the beneficiaries’ contact details and as a tool to access the projects’ descriptions and to find partners in other countries;deleted

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on ~~the Commission~~willing Member States to gather together all useful information regarding the Europe for Citizens programme (programme guide, priorities, calls for proposals, ongoing and past projects, outcome and lessons learned, newsletter), along with all the programmes, actions, grants and structural funds that come under the umbrella of European citizenship (such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Voluntary Service), in a unique, user-friendly communication portal (one- stop-shop online platform); recommends that this platform should be used as a public register of the beneficiaries’ contact details and as a tool to access the projects’ descriptions and to find partners in other countries;

Amendment 11 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Luigi MORGANO, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme aims to ~~strengthen a sense of European citizenship, enhance mutual tolerance and promote a better understanding of the EU~~contribute to citizens' understanding of the EU, its history and diversity, foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to gather together all useful information regarding the Europe for Citizens programme (programme guide, priorities, calls for proposals, ongoing and past projects, outcome and lessons learned, newsletter), along with all the programmes, actions, grants and structural funds that come under the umbrella of European citizenship (such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Voluntary Service), in a unique, user-friendly communication portal (one- stop-shop online platform), also accessible to persons with disabilities; recommends that this platform should be used as a public register of the beneficiaries’ contact details and as a tool to access the projects’ descriptions and to find partners in other countries;

Amendment 111 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recommends as well the creation of an online platform for the main organisations working in the field of citizenship and benefiting from the programme in order to pool good practices, reinforce capacities and strengthen visibility once projects finish;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;deleted

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Calls on the Commission to implemen~~Notes that an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, ~~especially those in which the level of participation is lower~~could be useful, while pointing out that communication alone will not be enough to bring citizens closer to the EU and that instruments are needed to assess and meet real public expectations; points out that the funds earmarked for communication purposes should not be spent on communicating EU political priorities;

Amendment 114 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Luigi MORGANO, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to consider other ways of publicising the programme, in order to raise its profile and make the public more aware of its objectives, for example by implementing an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 116 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, reinforcing local engagement in the programme and constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;

Amendment 117 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, radio and TV advertisement, and billboards, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy with the active involvement of NCPs for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the participating countries which have not yet done so to designate a national contact point; recommends reinforcing the coordination and synergy among these countries, the Member States and the Commission;deleted

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme aims to strengthen a sense of European citizenship~~, enhance~~ and belonging, enhance solidarity, mutual tolerance and respect, promote a better understanding of the EU; and foster active dialogue between EU citizens;

Amendment 120 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Urge~~Recommends theat participating countries which have not yet done so to designate a national contact point; ~~recommends reinforcing the coordination and synergy among these countries, the Member States and the Commission;~~

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to increase even more its efforts on the administrative simplification, considering that formal requirements are sometimes difficult to overcome for particularly small organisations that should not be discriminated against for bureaucratic reasons;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recommends that the funds allocated to communication should not be used to cover institutional communication of the priorities of the Union, as is currently set out in Article 12 of the present programme, but should be ~~used to publicise the programme itself in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower~~redirected towards campaigns to promote or raise awareness of major objectives, such as measures to combat Alzheimer's disease or other health priorities in Europe, research activity and the benefits of sport;

Amendment 123 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Re~~commend~~grets that the funds allocated to communication ~~should not b~~are used to cover institutional communication of the priorities of the Union, as is currently set out in Article 12 of the present programme, ~~but~~and recommends that they should be used to publicise the programme itself in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls the Commission and the EACEA to publicly account for the expenses incurred through strand 3 on Horizontal Action - Valorisation - Analysis, dissemination and use of project results;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recommends, in the next generation programme, formalising the multiannual approach in the definition of the priorities and enhancing synergies among the strands and the components of the programme; stresses that changing the structure of the programme might lead to confusion and ~~reduce its impact~~that it is therefore advisable for all upstream actors, including the public, to be more closely involved in policy formulation;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recommends, in the next generation programme, formalising the multiannual approach in the definition of the priorities and enhancing synergies among the strands and the components of the programme; stresses that any chang~~ing~~es to the structure of the programme ~~might lead to confusion and~~should be made in such a way as to prevent the possibility of confusion for its end users, thereby reduceing its impact;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the strong focus on citizens and societal aspects of the EU, allowing EU institutions to directly engage with civil society on the ground; highlights within the priorities of the programme the importance of projects focused on current challenges for Europe, on issues such as migration, social inclusion and intercultural dialogueStresses that, if the programme is to bring the EU closer to its citizens, it should begin by taking into account their views, as regards programme priorities for example, including in particular priority 2. 3. entitled ‘Combating stigmatisation of "immigrants" and building counter narratives to foster intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding’; points out that the majority of citizens in the Member States, for example 56% of French voters, not to mention 98.3% of Hungarian voters in the referendum on the migrant quotas imposed by Brussels, are against accepting more migrants;

Amendment 128 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the strong focus on citizens and societal aspects of the EU, allowing EU institutions to directly engage with civil society on the ground; highlights within the priorities of ~~the programme~~"Democratic engagement & civic participation" strand the importance of projects focused on current challenges for Europe, on issues such as ~~migration,~~promoting different forms of solidarity, countering stigmatisation of "immigrants" and citizens with different political opinions, fostering social inclusion and intercultural dialogue;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme aims to ~~strengthen a sense of European citizenship, enhance mutual tolerance and promote a better understanding of the EU~~promote better understanding of the EU and public participation in its decision-making processes;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 131 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Argues that the programme should reach out to a wider range of participants, guarantee the participation of people with special needs, promote the participation of marginalised and disenfranchised people, including migrants, refugees and asylum people;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Stresses the need to guarantee a gender balance in participants and to take into account the gender perspective when selecting projects;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Is of the opinion that, where relevant, the programme should build on existing successful grassroots initiatives such as town twinning;

Amendment 136 #

Lars ADAKTUSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a European identity that should be oriented towards the future and not only the past, with a view to achieving~~Recalls that ‘without a past, there can be no future’ and that no cultural identity can be created from nothing; points out that it is therefore only by enhancing their own heritage and traditions, highlighting their shared Greek and Latin philosophical origins and Christian roots, that Member State citizens will be able to regain awareness of their common secul~~ar integration;~~ tural values;

Amendment 139 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘~~Welcomes "European Rremembrance’" strand ~~– a European identity that should be oriented towards the future and not only th~~which focuses on the history of the totalitarian regimes in Europe; stresses the need to develop within this strand European and national identities which are pbas~~t, with a view to achieving common secular integration~~ed on deep-rooted knowledge of one's own history and culture, and common and shared European values;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme aims to strengthen a sense of European citizenship, enhance mutual tolerance and promote a better understanding of the EU, of its origin and development, values, institutions, competencies and policies developed for the benefit of its citizens;

Amendment 140 #

Andrew LEWER, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a ~~Europea~~constructive debate on identity that should be oriented towards the future of EU Member States and not only the past~~, with a view to achieving common secular integration~~;

Amendment 141 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a European identity that should be plural, transcultural, dynamic, and cosmopolitan, open to migration flows and the influences from the rest of the world, oriented towards the future ~~and not only the past~~, with a view to achieving common secular integration;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 143 #

Luigi MORGANO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a European identity that should be oriented towards the future and not only the past, with a view to achieving common secular integration; in this perspective it is important, when learning about the past, to ensure heritage and history is not used as a divisive tool but as an opportunity to address contemporary challenges through sensitive interpretation and skilful, targeted education programmes;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a European identity that should be oriented towards the future and not only the past, with a view to achieving common secular integration; emphasises, however, in that connection, the importance of the experience which older people in particular can draw on in this area, experience which should be made available to younger generations by fostering inter-generational project work;

Amendment 146 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses that the programme should not turn into mean of support for only 'Euro-enthusiastic' projects which determine ever closer Union as the only proper direction of the development of the EU, justified by historical determinism and shaped by teleological thinking; emphasize the necessity that the priority concerning understanding euroscepticism and critical debating of the EU should be implemented as a matter on which different views are or could be held and to expound those different views as impartially as possible;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Proposes the creation of the chapter "Know Europe", within the "Europe for the Citizens" programme, devoted to financing research and outreach activities regarding the valorisation of the European common cultural legacy and the promotion of a European approach to the study of the continent´s history, overcoming strictly national outlooks;

Amendment 148 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses the need to encourage projects presenting new formats of discussion with citizens, in an attractive format and style, presenting multidimensional approach;

Amendment 149 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Proposes the yearly publication by the Commission of a synthetic report containing the main proposals for the improvement of the European construction that are voiced by the participants in the projects financed by the "Europe for the Citizens" programme;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme aims to strengthen a sense of European citizenship, enhance mutual tolerance and promote a better understanding of the EU; whereas the activities under the programme can be seen as part of informal lifelong education in citizenship;

Amendment 150 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Stresses the need to enrich~~Recommends strongly that the programme be enriched with proposals regarding citizens’ participation in the democratic process and in EU decision- making, for instance through the implementation of e- democracy;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need to enrich the programme with proposals regarding citizens’ participation in the democratic process and in EU decision-making, in a way that contributes to empowering citizens to make use of their rights, for instance through the implementation of e- democracy;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need to enrich the programme with proposals regarding citizens’ participation in the democratic process and in EU decision-making, for instance through the implementation of e- democracy; points out, however, that such tools cannot be effective if the EU persists in disparaging other tools of direct democracy such as referendums and accordingly expresses disquiet at the numerous utterances by the Commission President, who has regularly found fault with national referendums, not least those which have been held in Greece; maintains that if European leaders adopt attitudes of this kind, European peoples are likely to become increasingly distrustful of the EU;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need to enrich the programme with proposals regarding citizens’ participation in the democratic process and in EU decision-making, for instance through the implementation of e- democracy; in order to do this, the Union and its Member States should develop actions and policies for strengthening transferable, critical, creative thinking skills and digital and media literacy, inclusion and curiosity of their citizens, especially children and youth, so that they will be able to make informed decisions and contribute positively to democratic processes;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21. Recommends more internationalisation of the programme and proposes to promote cooperation between organisations in the EU and in neighbouring countries;~~deleted

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21. Recommends more internationalisation of the programme and proposes to promote cooperation between organisations in the EU and in neighbouring countries;~~deleted

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recommends ~~more internationalisation of~~, that third countries not be included in the programme and ~~proposes to promote cooperation between organisations in the EU and~~/or subsidy payments, given that funding is limited and the time ins n~~eighbouring countries~~ot yet ripe;

Amendment 157 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recommends more internationalisation of the programme and proposes to promote cooperation between organisations in the EU and in ~~neighbouring~~third countries;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recommends more internationalisation of the programme and proposes to promote cooperation between organisations in the EU and in neighbouring countries on the European values;

Amendment 159 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses the need to develop the Europe for Citizens Programme in terms of town twinning, focusing on ways of making greater use of the scheme, its promotion and its results, including adequate allocation of financial resources;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the one euro per citizen campaign for the Europe for citizens programme aims at sending a strong symbolic message about listening to citizens' voice in Europe;

Amendment 160 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

~~Legal aspects of implementation~~deleted

Amendment 161 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recommends that the next generation of the Europe for Citizens programme should be adopted with a legal base enabling Parliament to be involved in the adoption of the programme as a co-legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; encourages the Commission to think of possible solutions to achieve this objective;deleted

Amendment 162 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recommends that the next generation of the Europe for Citizens programme should be adopted with a legal base enabling Parliament to be involved in the adoption of the programme as a co- legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; points out also that the European Parliament is still, despite everything, the only European institution directly elected by citizens; encourages the Commission to think of possible solutions to achieve this objective;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recommends that the next generation of the Europe for Citizens programme should be adopted with a legal base enabling Parliament to be involved in the adoption of the programme as a co- legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; encourages the Commission to think of possible solutions to achieve this objective, and considers it to be a necessary precondition for any future discussion with the European Parliament on that matter;

Amendment 17 #

Andrew LEWER, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the c~~urrent rise of~~onstant denigration, by elected representatives and the media, of what is commonly termed ‘Euroscepticism’ –, which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EUis nothing other than the exercise of free will and of freedom of expression in a democratic setting, is one reason for the vote in favour of Brexit;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunitieis justified in the light of the neoliberal policies adopted by the EU leadership that have, inter alia, effectively excluded the majority of citizens bfro~~ught about by belonging to the EU~~m the political process;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

– having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ ~~– which culminated recently in the vote in favour~~reinforces the need to reflect on the causes of the European Union’s loss of Bcre~~xit – reinforces the need to encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EU~~dibility and calls for constructive, self-critical thinking about the crisis in European values, which should involve the whole of civil society and the institutions themselves;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to ~~encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to~~dismantle the EU;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the ~~need to encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EU~~idea that citizens should not need to be enticed by 'opportunities' in order to support the EU; whereas Euroscepticism does not equate to lack of knowledge of the EU, but is merely acceptant of the EU's flaws;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need~~currently 62% of the European citizens believe their voices do not count in the EU and only about half of EU citizens are optimistic about the future of the EU; whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to strengthen code of conduct for the EU executives and fix its revolving door policy, to increase transparency in EU decision process, to encourage civic participation in it and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EU;

Amendment 24 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to foster the development of a shared sense of European identity, encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EU;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values and training campaign on the functioning of EU institutions, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EU;

Amendment 26 #

Andrew LEWER, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, in this connection, pluralism, which is enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), is one of the core components of democracy and is defined as a system recognising diversity of thinking, conduct, political and religious opinions, and political parties;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme should encourage a dialogue on the current problems of the European Union and recognize a diversity of views on the topic, whilst giving an equal weight to Eurosceptic views;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. asserting therefore that the European Union cannot draw closer to the citizens of Member States while it continues to fail to respect the diversity of their opinions, in particular by contemptuously rejecting time after time the outcome of referendums despite the fact that, by their very nature, they are the most democratic mechanism that exists;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas in line with Article 11 TEU, the EU institutions are bound to give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action; whereas this provision also entails the EU institutions’ obligation to have an open, transparent and regular dialogue with civil society and the Commission’s duty to carry out broad consultations with stakeholders; whereas the Commission has already failed as regards the latter obligation, since there have been few consultations in some areas such as, for example, immigration policy;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 19 January 2016 on the role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas, furthermore, Article 10(3) TEU grants every citizen the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union and stipulates that decisions should be taken as openly and as closely as possible to the citizen; stressing, however, that that commitment has by no means been fully honoured by the Commission, in particular in connection with negotiations on free-trade agreements;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishes the fundamental status of Union citizenship and details th~~e rights attached to it, and whereas in order to empower citizens to fully enjoy these rights, a better understanding of the EU is an importan~~at 'Citizenship of the Union shall be additional to and not pre~~condition~~place national citizenship';

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishes the fundamental status of Union citizenship ~~and~~, which remains subordinate to national citizenship because, etymologically and legally, citizenship is inextricably bound up with nationality; whereas though Article 20 details the rights attached to cit~~, and whereas~~izenship it should also be reasserted that citizenship involves obligations; stressing, lastly, that in order to empower citizens to ~~fully enjoy~~be aware of theose rights, and obligations a better understanding of the EU is an ~~important~~essential precondition;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishes the fundamental status of Union citizenship and details the rights attached to it, and whereas in order to empower citizens to fully enjoy these rights, a better understanding of the EU, transparency of its andecision processes and a genuine desire to implement citizens' will on the side of the EU executives are important precondition;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas active citizenship, education for citizenship and intercultural dialogue are key to building open, inclusive and resilient societies;

Amendment 37 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the current programme is founded on Article 352 TFEU, which only gave Parliament the right to express its position under the consent procedure ~~and was vigorously contested by Parliament at the time the proposal was submitted by the Commission~~; stressing that that legal framework is already jeopardising the legitimacy of the Europe for Citizens programme, since it excludes from the decision-taking process the only EU institution elected by universal suffrage;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the current programme is founded on Article 352 TFEU, which only gave Parliament the right to express its position under the consent procedure and was vigorously contested by Parliament at the time the proposal was submitted by the Commission as it stands in strong contradiction with the democratic nature of the programme;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the ex-post evaluation conducted by the Commission confirmed the relevance of the programme’s objectives and the fact that, as it is distinct from other programmes in terms of its scope, objectives, activities and target groups, it enabled initiatives that could not have been funded elsewhere;deleted

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

~~A. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme is a unique and highly symbolic programme, as it is a listening exercise on civil society’s debate and critical thinking about the European project;~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas ~~the ex-post evaluation conducted by the Commiss~~, according to the study carried out by Parliament’s Policy Department B, national con~~firmed the relevance of~~tact points report that applicants regard the programme’s objectives a~~nd the fact that, as it is distinct from o~~s still being couched in too much institutional jargon, making ther programme~~s in terms of its scope, objectives, activities and target groups, it enabled initiatives that could not have been funded elsewhere~~ more difficult to understand;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas following the budgetary cuts resulting from the negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020, the financial envelope for the Europe for Citizens programme was reduced by around EUR 29.5 million, and whereas the limited financial envelope of EUR 185.47 million for the programme only represents 0.0171 % of the MFF;deleted

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. ~~whereas~~noting that, following the budgetary cuts resulting from the negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020, the financial envelope for the Europe for Citizens programme was reduced by around EUR 29.5 million, and whereas the ~~limited~~ financial envelope of EUR 185.47 million for the programme ~~only~~ represents 0.0171 % of the MFF;

Amendment 43 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas it can be noted that Member States tends to disengage from the co-financing of these projects and that local authorities find themselves in difficulties when it comes to European projects with high co-financing rates;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas as a consequence of the reduction in the financial envelope, the number of projects that were able to be financed in 2014 fell by almost 25% compared to the previous programme;~~deleted

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. ~~whereas as a consequence of the reduction~~ stressing th~~e financial envelope,~~at the number of projects that were able to be financed in 2014 fell by almost 25 % compared to the previous programme; whereas to a large extent that stems from the imbalance in funding disbursements for the programme’s strands, since only 20% of the budget is allocated to the ‘European remembrance’ strand, as opposed to 60% to the ‘Democratic engagement and civic participation’ strand, and a decision has been taken to give priority to projects on migration-related topics;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas non-formal and informal learning, as well as volunteering, sport, arts and culture, provide many opportunities for citizenship education and active citizenship;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

~~J. whereas further synergies with other programmes and better communication with other DGs are needed in order to reduce overlap and reinforce the impact of the programme;~~deleted

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas ~~further synergies with o~~the fact that ther programme~~s and better communication with other DGs are needed in order to reduce overlap and reinforce the impact of the programme~~ is run jointly by several DGs, including the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, may sow confusion as to its real objectives and undermine its effectiveness;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme ~~is a unique and highly symbolic programme, as it is~~should be a listening exercise on civil society’s debate ~~and~~, with critical thinking about the European project; whereas the programme is being carried out in a context in which, according to the findings of Eurobarometer survey 415 published in 2014, 59% of Member State citizens tend not to trust the EU and its institutions and 47% of them do not understand how the EU works1; 1http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archi ves/ebs/ebs_415_fact_fr_en.pdf

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas further synergies with other direct and indirect financing programmes and better communication with other DGs are needed in order to reduce overlap and reinforce the impact of the programme, also with regard to the reporting of results;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ι a (new)

Ia. Repeats its call for a stronger role in setting the priorities and objectives of the programme; stresses that priorities must be set in an impartial manner and independently of political factors;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. Having regard to the proven worth of the existing international twinning of cities and municipalities (Town twinning — Networks of Towns), which enhances mutual understanding between citizens and fosters friendship and cooperation;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Rejects the proposal below. Considers it impossible for the European Commission to cultivate understanding of EU realism by continuing the ‘Europe for Citizens’ Programme, as the Commission has never displayed any understanding of EU realism and describes any criticism as Euroscepticism;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the overall funding available (EUR 185.47 million) to the only programme entirely dedicated to European citizenship, i.e. the Europe for Citizens programme, is negligible in comparison with other education and culture programmes, such as Creative Europe (EUR 1.46 billion) and Erasmus + (EUR 14.7 billion);deleted

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Underlines that~~Notes the overall funding available (EUR 185.47 million) tofor the ~~only programme entirely dedic~~Europe for Citizens programme and reiterateds t~~o European citizenship, i.e. the Europe for Citizens programme,~~hat its success will not depend solely on the budget allocated to it, but above all on its ~~negligible in comparison with other education and culture programmes, such as Creative Europe (EUR 1.46 bill~~ability to define goals that correspond to what citizens really want, with listening more to their opinion)s and ~~Erasmus + (EUR 14.7 billion)~~demands being particularly necessary;

Amendment 56 #

Andrew LEWER, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the overall funding available (of EUR 185.47 million) to the only programme entirely dedicated to European citizenship, i.e. the Europe for Citizens programme, is negligible in comparison with other education and culture programmes, such as Creative Europe (EUR 1.46 billion) and Erasmus + (EUR 14.7 billion)Europe for Citizens programme, is a vast amount of taxpayers money, and is completely unnecessary;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Underlin~~Notes that the overall funding available (EUR 185.47 million) to ~~the only programme entirely dedicated to European citizenship, i.e.~~ the Europe for Citizens programme, is ~~negligible in comparison with~~lower than other education and culture programmes, such as Creative Europe (EUR 1.46 billion) and Erasmus + (EUR 14.7 billion);

Amendment 58 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the overall funding available (EUR 185.47 million) to the only programme entirely dedicated to European citizenship, i.e. the Europe for Citizens programme, is n~~egligible in comparison with~~ot proportionate to that of other education and culture programmes, such as Creative Europe (EUR 1.46 billion) and Erasmus + (EUR 14.7 billion);

Amendment 59 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme is a unique and highly symbolic programme, as it is a listening exercise on civil society’s debate and it stimulates critical thinking ~~about~~on the European project;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that the main obstacle to the successful implementation of the programme is the insufficient financial allocation and deeply regrets that it was cut by 13.7 % under the MFF 2014-2020, which has dramatically reduced the number of financeable projects and means that the high demand cannot be met, causing frustration among candidates with valuable projects;deleted

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 62 #

Andrew LEWER, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that the ~~main obstacle to the successful implementation of the programme is the insufficient financial allocation and deeply regrets that it was cut by 13.7 % under the MFF 2014-2020, which~~ imbalance between the funds earmarked for Strand 1 (20 %) and those earmarked for Strand 2 (60 %), as well as objectives thast d~~ramatically reduced the number of financeable projects and means that the high demand cannot be met, causing frustration among candidates with valuable projects~~o not always meet the real expectations of Member State citizens, represent the main obstacle to the successful implementation of the programme;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that the main obstacle to the successful implementation of the programme is the insufficient financial allocation and deeply regrets that it was cut by 13.7 % under the MFF 2014-2020, which has dramatically reduced the number of financeable projects and means that the high demand cannot be met, c~~ausing frustration among candidates with valuable projects~~reating an internal contradiction between the values that Europe seeks to transmit through that programme and the real financial contribution needed to support it;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers it incomprehensible and indicative of a serious lack of expertise that the rapporteur has concluded that the low success rate of ‘Europe for Citizens’ projects is due to the lack of financing, without adducing any facts in support of this;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that, owing to budgetary constraints, the total number of funded projects is too small to achieve the programme’s ambitious goals and that only around 6 % of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects were able to be financed in 2015, which is very low in comparison to the Creative Europe programme results for the same year (19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA); indicates that the funding for these two strands of the Europe for Citizens programme should be substantially increased;deleted

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 68 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that~~, owing to budgetary constraints,~~ at mid-term, the programme has had a very poor rate of success as the total number of funded projects is too small to achieve the programme’s ambitious goals and that only around 6 % of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects were able to be financed in 2015, which is very low; in comparison to the Creative Europe programme results for the same year (19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA); indicates that the funding for these two strands of the Europe for Citizens programme should be substandicates that a debate should be launched, following a public consultation, on the programme’s goals so that they truly match the needs of Member State citizens, and not the EU’s political~~ly increased~~ expectations;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that, owing to budgetary constraints, the total number of funded projects is too small to achieve the programme’s ambitious goals and that only around 6 % of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects were able to be financed in 2015, which is very low ~~in comparison to~~, ending up in generating more frustration than enthusiasm among those Cre~~ative Europe programme results for the same year (19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA)~~sponsible for projects, having deleterious effects on the image of the programme itself; indicates that the funding for these two strands of the Europe for Citizens programme should be substantially increased in order to reach the objective of 1,000 projects per year;

Amendment 7 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme is a unique and highly symbolic programme, as it is a listening exercise on civil society’s debate and critical thinking about the European project, its history and that of the movements and ideas that have promoted it;

Amendment 70 #

Andrew LEWER, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that~~, owing to budgetary constraints,~~ the total number of funded projects is too small to achieve the programme’s ambitious goals and that only around 6 % of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects were able to be financed in 2015, which is very low in comparison to the Creative Europe programme results for the same year (19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA); ~~indicates that the funding for these two strands of the Europe for Citizens programme should be substantially increased;~~

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Utterly rejects the fact that the rapporteur supports the squandering of taxpayers’ money on such programmes as ‘Democratic Engagement and Civic Participation’, with ‘Understanding and Debating Euroscepticism’ as its main pillar;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls furthermore that in view of its limited budget, programme grants ought to focus on projects run by associations or institutional authorities in the Member States and not be dispensed to projects run by non-Member State third countries;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcomes~~Disapproves of the Europe for Citizens newsletter and the database on funded projects, launched by the Commission, as this amounts to waste of resources;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Europe for Citizens newsletter and the database on funded projects, launched by the Commission;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the fact that the Europe for Citizens’ National Contact Points (NCPs) have an important role in raising awareness and providing support and guidance to potential applicants (in particular first-time applicants in target countries); recalls that National Contact Points are the most suitable level at which to meet the expectations of potential candidates or organisations and that their capacity to support programme beneficiaries whose application has been successful should be developed;

Amendment 77 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Julie WARD, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the fact that the Europe for Citizens’ National Contact Points (NCPs) have an important role in raising awareness and providing support and guidance to potential applicants (in particular first-time applicants in target countries), as well as European and national associations of local and regional government and civil society organisations;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Welcomes the multidisciplinary approach of the programme, its clear and simple application form and reporting requirements and its focus on specific activities;~~deleted

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcomes~~Acknowledges that the multidisciplinary approach of the programme, and its clear and simple application form and reporting requirements ~~and its focus on specif~~have been appreciated by the National Contact Points responsible for implementation; reiterates however that Parliament ought to have a role to play in defining the priorities, which a~~ctivities~~re currently defined solely by the Commission;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the multidisciplinary approach of the programme, its clear and simple application form (available in all the official languages) and reporting requirements and its focus on specific activities;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the fact that the priorities defined for both strands of the programme, ‘European Remembrance’ and ‘Democratic engagement and civic participation’, which were previously modified annually, have henceforth become multiannual and will apply throughout the remaining period of the programme (2016-2020)Notes that for the programme’s priorities multiannual programming is more efficient; expresses some doubts however as to the relevance of some priorities, such as the one concerning Euro-scepticism as this discriminates against all citizens daring to have a different view of Europe;

Amendment 83 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Mircea DIACONU, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges the fact that the impact of the programme remains proportionally high, as is shown by the fact that in 2015 an estimated 1 100 000 participants were involved in the 408 projects selected; ~~considers also that the high number of applications – 2 087 in 2014 and 2 791 in 2015 – and the quality of projects indicate a high level of interest in the programme;~~

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges the fact that the impact of the programme remains proportionally high, as is shown by the fact that in 2015 an estimated 1 100 000 participants were involved in the 408 projects selected; considers also that the high number of applications – 2 087 in 2014 and 2 791 in 2015 – and the quality of projects indicate a high level of interest in the programme and the need to dedicate more human and financial resources to the programme in order to increase the number of projects supported;

Amendment 85 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges the fact that the impact of the programme remains proportionally high, as is shown by the fact that in 2015 an estimated 1 100 000 participants were involved in the 408 projects selected; considers also that the high number of applications – 2 087 in 2014 and 2 791 in 2015 – and the quality of projects indicate a high level of interest in the programme, and the need for the EU to dedicate more resources to the programme in order to increase the number of projects supported;

Amendment 86 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

~~Financi~~Legal aspects of implementation

Amendment 87 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Mircea DIACONU, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -9 a (new)

-9a. Recommends that the next generation of the Europe for Citizens programme should be adopted with a legal base enabling Parliament to be involved in the adoption of the programme as a co-legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; encourages the Commission to think of possible solutions to achieve this objective;

Amendment 88 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 b (new)

Financial aspect of implementation

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that, given the low rate of success of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %, as against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe programme), a 60 % increase in the current budget would be necessary in order to achieve a target rate of 20 % of funded projects; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 300 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF;deleted

Amendment 9 #

Andrew LEWER, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme ~~aims to strengthen a sense of European citizenship, enhance mutual tolerance and promote a better understanding of the EU~~ought to provide an opportunity for the EU’s institutions and political leaders to take into consideration the opinions of all citizens of Member States, including critical views of European integration, so as to revitalise democratic practice and make the EU more inclusive for the millions of citizens who hold minority views that either are not represented or are underrepresented;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 92 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. CRegarding the decisive role played by this programme as a prerequisite for citizens' participation in the democratic life of the Union, considers that, given the low rate of success of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %), a~~s against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe programme), a 60 %~~ substantial increase in the current budget would be necessary in order to achieve a higher target rate ~~of 20 % of funded projects~~; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 3500 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF, which only represent 1 € per citizen;

Amendment 94 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Curzio MALTESE, Helga TRÜPEL, Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that~~, given the low rate of success of~~ high quality projects have been rejected because of the lack of sufficient funding in the Europe for Citizens Programme, such as the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects ~~in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %~~(6 % of rate of success, as against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe pProgramme),; Considers that a 60 % increase in the current budget would be necessary in order to achieve a target rate of 20 % of funded projects; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 300 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF;

Amendment 95 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that, given the low rate of success of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %, as against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe programme), ~~a 60 % increase in the current budget~~better management of the current budget, in particular through sharing the funds out better between the two strands, would be necessary in order to achieve a target rate of 20 % of funded projects; calls, therefore, on the Commission, t~~he Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 300 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF~~o review the programme’s financial structure along these lines;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Recommends that another source of funding be found for the Europe for Citizens Initiative (ECI), which is currently financed under the Europe for Citizens budget;~~deleted

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Recommends that another source of funding be found for the Europe for Citizens Initiative (ECI), which is currently financed under the Europe for Citizens budget;~~deleted

Amendment 99 #